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28 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

Yeah, and I think that's another example of the O's being slower than other organizations in promoting players.  He shouldn't be in AAA so long that he has a huge lead in hits.  The years of control thing (that someone will instinctively bring up) just isn't a good enough reason - it's a premature concern at best.  If the O's are worried about that, they can try to sign him to a contract similar to what Atlanta gave to Albies and Acuna.      

Yes, I am tired of the "service time" argument.

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17 hours ago, DirtyBird said:

Yes, I am tired of the "service time" argument.

I agree but after watching the O’s rush players for years I’m okay with them being slow to promote. Nothing wrong with spending an entire year in AAA. 

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39 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

Mountcastle hit his 22nd home run today, and more importantly (apparently), walked for the third time in his last 4 games. .312/.342/.521.

I know you mean this sarcastically, but honestly that is a more significant development re: his chances of becoming a valuable major leaguer. Almost rather see him walk in 3 out of 4 games than homer in 3 out of 4 at this point. We know he's got plenty of power. 

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5 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Me too. Give the guy September. We’ve already secured a top 2 pick. Let’s see what the guy can do. 

I don’t believe that is true in the least. This series vs the Royals is very important to that end. 

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17 hours ago, Flash- bd said:

I know you mean this sarcastically, but honestly that is a more significant development re: his chances of becoming a valuable major leaguer. Almost rather see him walk in 3 out of 4 games than homer in 3 out of 4 at this point. We know he's got plenty of power. 

Seriously, the game is change and if you'd rather see him work a walk rather than hit a 440 foot home run then i would disagree with that vehemently. 

You'd be happier with Mountcastle hitting .260, but walking the extra 20-30 times vs the singles, double and homers he did instead of walking? 

I think this walk thing has gotten out of control with some of you. Yes, I'd like to see the K-BB ratio better, but the guy it hitting the snot out of the ball and the game has changed.

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3 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Seriously, the game is change and if you'd rather see him work a walk rather than hit a 440 foot home run then i would disagree with that vehemently. 

You'd be happier with Mountcastle hitting .260, but walking the extra 20-30 times vs the singles, double and homers he did instead of walking? 

I think this walk thing has gotten out of control with some of you. Yes, I'd like to see the K-BB ratio better, but the guy it hitting the snot out of the ball and the game has changed.

I only think it will be a real issue if he makes a habit of chasing pitchers' pitches and producing weak contact.

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2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

The kid just refuses to get it.

I think they need to bench him.

Sure, he took the first pitch for a ball, but the second pitch was right down the middle and he swung. You gotta let that go if you want to draw a walk, you can't go hitting that pitch out of the ballpark.

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2 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

I think they need to bench him.

Sure, he took the first pitch for a ball, but the second pitch was right down the middle and he swung. You gotta let that go if you want to draw a walk, you can't go hitting that pitch out of the ballpark.

What is more important, scoring runs or running up a guy's pitch count?

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