.thumb.gif.5a61fe54435e3842f2e474318a623287.gif)
-
Who's Online 39 Members, 0 Anonymous, 368 Guests (See full list)
- canonfaz
- Emory Eagle
- d'em o's
- tsqd
- Can_of_corn
- Big Mac
- Just Regular
- OldNewGuy
- oriole
- Oriole40
- ShoelesJoe
- WestCoastBmore
- Mooreisbetter27
- spiritof66
- now
- Moshagge3
- Moose Milligan
- brooksact
- Spy Fox
- AdamK
- Conway12
- MarCakes21
- dabirds
- MCO'sFan
- SteveA
- BobP
- Jim'sKid26
- MurphDogg
- Sanfran327
- scbalt52
- Malike
- murray33
- Roy Firestone
- big_sparxx
- ledzepp8
- Mountain Bird
- Col. Claypool
- LA2
- Ridgway22
Orioles News and Information |
|
Daily Organizational Boxscores |
Orioles Prospect Information |
Statistics |
-
Posts
-
By Just Regular · Posted
ZiPS being an inhuman thing incapable of recency bias is not much out on Holliday. It only dings his 2025-2029 forecast WAR by about 3% today relative to what it was forecasting this spring. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/reassessing-the-future-for-this-seasons-disappointing-rookies/ Jackson Holliday’s numbers didn’t take a big hit for a few reasons. First, and most importantly, despite a really lousy debut in the majors, he played well enough in the minors — plus he’s so young and his résumé is so strong — that his small-sample struggles barely register. By reverse-o-fying Holliday’s major league woes into an untranslated minor league line and including it in his overall Triple-A production, ZiPS estimates that he would’ve had a 118 wRC+ in Triple-A this season, down from his actual mark of 142. A 20-year-old shortstop with a 118 wRC+ in Triple-A would still top everybody’s prospect list. -
Kjerstad should also get some reps in at first so he can be an option there as well, although now is probably not the time, best for him to DH for the rest of the season. He had 8 starts at first at AAA this season and 37 starts there between AA and AAA in 2023. -
-
In Grich’s case, I think his OBP skills weren’t appreciated at the time. He was a .266 lifetime hitter in an era when that was maybe 10 points above average, but his .371 OBP was more like 45-50 points above average. But OBP just wasn’t very valued at the time. -
By Sports Guy · Posted
We don’t have a current combo that is ideal. You have to go with the best possible grouping you have. -
By Moose Milligan · Posted
Yep, we're in agreement on the 70 rWAR threshold. A championship would help Manny's cause, though I'm not sure if that's in the cards for him in the near future. He needs a big moment on a big stage, too....as silly as that sounds, I do believe it matters in the eyes of some voters. Not to derail, but Whitaker is a guy that belongs in the HoF, too. I'm not sure why Grich never got serious consideration. -
I’ve always felt that 70 rWAR was the line between having to justify why someone shouldn’t be in the HOF versus justifying why they should. In other words, if you’re over 70, there needs to be a reason for you NOT to be in. There are 70 position players over 70 WAR, and the only ones not in are Bonds, Pujols (not yet eligible), Trout (not yet eligible), Rose, Bill Dahlen, Lou Whitaker, Raffy Palmeiro, Bobby Grich, and Carlos Beltran. Really, only Dahlen, Whitaker and Grich have no obvious reason why they’re not in. And I wouldn’t bet against Beltran getting in eventually. He’s gotten 46% and 57% of the ballots his first two tries.
-
-
Popular Contributors
-
1
-
2
-
3
-
4
-
5
-
6
-
7
-
8
-
9
-
10
-
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.