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Slight surpluses have a way of working themselves out.  Diaz has quite a ways to go before he's pushing his way onto the Orioles' roster, and a lot can happen in the next year.  I would be in no hurry

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Nice home run tonight for DJ:  

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I'm not ready to give up on Cedric Mullins yet, but I'd much rather see DJ Stewart playing for the O's than Joey Rickard.  

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1 hour ago, Camden_yardbird said:

That power is going to keep coming on too.  I really think he could be a guy who sees an MLB jump in projected power. 

Why?  Isn't he physically pretty much the same as when the O's drafted him?  What's changed about his power potential?

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12 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

Why?  Isn't he physically pretty much the same as when the O's drafted him?  What's changed about his power potential?

DJ had a pronounced crouch in college.  When the Orioles drafted him they reworked his stance.  I have always contended that he is a professional level hitter with his batters eye but that it would take time for him to get used to the stance.

Sure enough DJs ISO over the last few years has risen.  .122, .169, .204.  Now it dropped last year at AAA to .152 but has risen back to .222 this year and was .300 (SSS) in MLB last year.

I also think he has the size and frame to add a lot of muscle as he become more of major leaguer.  At age 25 he still has some peak physical fitness he can grow into.

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3 minutes ago, Camden_yardbird said:

DJ had a pronounced crouch in college.  When the Orioles drafted him they reworked his stance.  I have always contended that he is a professional level hitter with his batters eye but that it would take time for him to get used to the stance.

Sure enough DJs ISO over the last few years has risen.  .122, .169, .204.  Now it dropped last year at AAA to .152 but has risen back to .222 this year and was .300 (SSS) in MLB last year.

I also think he has the size and frame to add a lot of muscle as he become more of major leaguer.  At age 25 he still has some peak physical fitness he can grow into.

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Not to nitpick, but his frame looks maxed out to me and then some.  He's 6'0 feet tall (at best) and listed at 230 pounds. He's a thick body and could probably do better to slim down a little bit, if anything.  I don't see adding a bunch of muscle being beneficial for him or even realistic.  He won't be able to move. 

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Stewart’s the one guy I think it is time to bring up.  He plays solid defense has hit for decent average and gets on base at high rate.  His OPS is now higher then Mountcastle.  He also doesn’t need to work on things in the minors like defense or position adjustment as it is time to let him play.

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Stewart’s the one guy I think it is time to bring up.  He plays solid defense has hit for decent average and gets on base at high rate.  His OPS is now higher then Mountcastle.  He also doesn’t need to work on things in the minors like defense or position adjustment as it is time to let him play.

Problem is Mancini and Smith are doing fine as corner OF's and I dont think they'll try Stewart in Center, so he's stuck until an injury happens.  

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