I’m glad DJ Stewart is having a moment

[now]

6 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Even if you put the qualifier at 10 PAs Stewart has the highest OPS in a full season with a BA under .200.  Of course that's full seasons, so many others had runs like this in partial seasons.  Just much harder to search for.

 

                                                                                                                                     
Rk                 Player   OPS  PA   BA Year Age  Tm Lg   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB  SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS  OBP  SLG      Pos
1              DJ Stewart 1.051  40 .185 2020  26 BAL AL  13  27  7  5  0  0  4   6 10   0  14   1  2  0   0  0  0 .421 .630    /*79H
2              David Ross  .985  13 .200 2002  25 LAD NL   8  10  2  2  1  0  1   2  2   0   4   1  0  0   0  0  0 .385 .600     /*2H
3            Ozzie Virgil  .945  15 .182 1989  32 TOR AL   9  11  2  2  1  0  1   2  4   0   3   0  0  0   0  0  0 .400 .545   /*D*H2
4              Dick Kokos  .929  14 .200 1954  26 BAL AL  11  10  1  2  0  0  1   1  4   0   3   0  0  0   1  0  0 .429 .500     *H/7
5                Rob Deer  .917  32 .167 1984  23 SFG NL  13  24  5  4  0  0  3   3  7   0  10   1  0  0   0  1  1 .375 .542     /*7H
6               C.J. Cron  .894  52 .190 2020  30 DET AL  13  42  9  8  3  0  4   8  9   0  16   1  0  0   2  0  0 .346 .548       *3
7            Ralph Miller  .892  16 .182 1899  26 BLN NL   6  11  4  2  1  1  0   2      4   4   1         0     0 .438 .455      /*1
8          Whitey Lockman  .885  13 .200 1960  33 CIN NL  21  10  6  2  0  0  1   1  2   0   3   1  0  0   1  0  0 .385 .500     *H/3
9            Dixie Howell  .871  29 .185 1957  37 CHW AL  42  27  4  5  1  1  3   3  2   0   6   0  0  0   1  0  0 .241 .630     *1/H
10               Dick Nen  .864  11 .125 1963  23 LAD NL   7   8  2  1  0  0  1   1  3   1   3   0  0  0   1  0  0 .364 .500    /*H*3
11        Troy Tulowitzki  .853  13 .182 2019  34 NYY AL   5  11  1  2  1  0  1   1  2   0   4   0  0  0   1  0  0 .308 .545     /*6H
12            Greg Vaughn  .840  46 .189 2003  37 COL NL  22  37  8  7  3  0  3   5  8   0  13   0  0  1   0  0  0 .326 .514   *H/7D9
13               Rob Deer  .839  64 .180 1996  35 SDP NL  25  50  9  9  3  0  4   9 14   0  30   0  0  0   1  0  0 .359 .480    *9H/7
14         Kevin Roberson  .837  45 .184 1995  27 CHC NL  32  38  5  7  1  0  4   6  6   0  14   1  0  0   1  0  1 .311 .526    *H7/9
15            Richie Zisk  .835  19 .200 1971  22 PIT NL   7  15  2  3  1  0  1   2  4   0   7   0  0  0   0  0  0 .368 .467     /79H
16            Corey Brown  .833  15 .167 2013  27 WSN NL  14  12  2  2  1  0  1   1  3   0   4   0  0  0   1  1  0 .333 .500    /H798
17           Tommy Milone  .833  10 .167 2011  24 WSN NL   5   6  1  1  0  0  1   3  0   0   1   0  4  0   0  0  0 .167 .667      /*1
18            Billy Bryan  .828  17 .167 1967  28 NYY AL  16  12  1  2  0  0  1   2  5   0   3   0  0  0   0  0  0 .412 .417     *H/2
19            John Weekly  .825  33 .192 1962  25 HOU NL  13  26  3  5  1  0  2   2  7   0   4   0  0  0   0  0  0 .364 .462    /*H79
20              Roy Ellam  .821  29 .190 1909  23 CIN NL  10  21  4  4  0  1  1   4      7   5   0         1     1 .393 .429     /*6H
21          George Canale  .818  44 .176 1991  25 MIL AL  21  34  6  6  2  0  3  10  8   0   6   0  0  2   5  0  0 .318 .500     *3/H
22           Deacon Jones  .816  19 .188 1963  29 CHW AL  17  16  4  3  0  1  1   2  2   1   2   1  0  0   1  0  0 .316 .500     *H/3
23           Billy Ashley  .813 133 .200 1996  25 LAD NL  71 110 18 22  2  1  9  25 21   1  44   1  0  1   3  0  0 .331 .482     *H*7
24         Fred Klobedanz  .812  14 .182 1899  28 BSN NL   5  11  3  2  0  0  1   3      3   3   0         0     0 .357 .455      /*1
25           Mark McGwire  .808 364 .187 2001  37 STL NL  97 299 48 56  4  0 29  64 56   3 118   3  0  6   7  0  0 .316 .492     *3/H

 

Thx for the research. DJ also heads that list for OPS/BA ratio, at 5.68 - except for Dick Nen who had one HR and 3 BB with his 8 AB. BTW, good call @Brooks The Greaton the Rob Deer comp, on the list twice.

[Frobby]

5 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

Folks around here talk about Hays like he's a sure thing if he can only stay healthy.

I don't see how he is.

He was bad in 20 games in 2017.

He was good in 21 games in 2019.

He was bad in 19 games in 2020.

Well, then he should be good in 20ish games next year!

I agree he hasn’t really established a level of play yet.   I still believe in the guy, but he’s not proven anything at this point.

 

 

[wildcard]

Ryan Mountcastle was asked in last night's presser: Have you ever seen DJ Stewart as hot as he is now.

Ryan's response:  I don't think I have have seen anyone has hot as DJ is now.    However, he did have a pretty hot month last year at Norfolk.

DJ's May 2019 stats at Norfolk are 70 at bats,  5 HR,  28 RBI   457/518/886/1403.   

When he's hot, he's HOT.

[Yardball85]

On 9/9/2020 at 9:26 AM, Can_of_corn said:

 

Folks around here talk about Hays like he's a sure thing if he can only stay healthy.

I don't see how he is.

He was bad in 20 games in 2017.

He was good in 21 games in 2019.

He was bad in 19 games in 2020.

Look, if Santander could play center and open up RF for Diaz/Stewart, I would be all for it.  I just think Hays is our best option in CF right now, no offense to Mullins.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Yardball85 said:

Look, if Santander could play center and open up RF for Diaz/Stewart, I would be all for it.  I just think Hays is our best option in CF right now, no offense to Mullins.

I'm not disagree that he's currently the best option.  I'm just stating that we might not have a good option for Center Field right now.

[Yardball85]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'm not disagree that he's currently the best option.  I'm just stating that we might not have a good option for Center Field right now.

I agree with that.  I think a lot of the Hays hype is based on the 19 game stretch last year, the incredible minor league season he had in 2018, and our hopes that he becomes a stalwart here.  It is surprising to see how poor his offensive numbers were, though.  I felt like he played much better than a .519 OPS and a -0.2 WAR in general.

[Frobby]

3 hours ago, wildcard said:

Ryan Mountcastle was asked in last night's presser: Have you ever seen DJ Stewart as hot as he is now.

Ryan's response:  I don't think I have have seen anyone has hot as DJ is now.    However, he did have a pretty hot month last year at Norfolk.

DJ's May 2019 stats at Norfolk are 70 at bats,  5 HR,  28 RBI   457/518/886/1403.   

When he's hot, he's HOT.

That’s what got him promoted on 5/28/19.     As I recall, we had a couple of other guys at Norfolk (Sisco and Mountcastle I think) who were also crazy hot that month.   

(Edit: Sisco 1.151 OPS, Mountcastle .889 OPS in May 2019 at Norfolk.)

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'm not disagree that he's currently the best option.  I'm just stating that we might not have a good option for Center Field right now.

Can't argue with that.   But at the same time, I don't think Hays and Mullins have proven they aren't going to be MLB CFs either... not to the point where we view it like SS as a position where we appear to have an upcoming organizational hole.   The short season and the injury mean that the "finding out" period on Hays is going to have to take place in 2021.   As for Mullins -- I suspect he is not going to be a topnotch starting CF in the majors.   Although he could possibly have a Jackie Bradley type of career.   Bradley has put up an OPS+ of higher than 102 once in his career when playing over half a season, but he's still been worth 16 WAR.   I think we'd all be happy if Mullins could do that but he has a lot to prove yet.

[DrungoHazewood]

1 hour ago, SteveA said:

Can't argue with that.   But at the same time, I don't think Hays and Mullins have proven they aren't going to be MLB CFs either... not to the point where we view it like SS as a position where we appear to have an upcoming organizational hole.   The short season and the injury mean that the "finding out" period on Hays is going to have to take place in 2021.   As for Mullins -- I suspect he is not going to be a topnotch starting CF in the majors.   Although he could possibly have a Jackie Bradley type of career.   Bradley has put up an OPS+ of higher than 102 once in his career when playing over half a season, but he's still been worth 16 WAR.   I think we'd all be happy if Mullins could do that but he has a lot to prove yet.

Mullins' problem is that complete inability to hit right handed.  The Orioles are going to have to find someone who can play CF and hit lefties if Mullins is part of the long-term solution. 

Maybe it'll be some kind of Hays/Mullins platoon, but more like Lowenstein/Roenicke.  Lowenstein almost never played against lefties, but Roenicke played quite a bit against right-handers.

[Frobby]

So, 5 home runs in 4 days for Stewart.   Does anyone know how to figure out how often that has happened in the history of baseball?    I’d guess it happens no more than half a dozen times per season, but I could be wrong about that.    

[LA2]

38 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Mullins' problem is that complete inability to hit right handed.  The Orioles are going to have to find someone who can play CF and hit lefties if Mullins is part of the long-term solution. 

Maybe it'll be some kind of Hays/Mullins platoon, but more like Lowenstein/Roenicke.  Lowenstein almost never played against lefties, but Roenicke played quite a bit against right-handers.

Or since we're talking about centerfield, where I assume platooning has been less frequent, Blair / Snyder in 1966-67.

[DrungoHazewood]

20 hours ago, Frobby said:

So, 5 home runs in 4 days for Stewart.   Does anyone know how to figure out how often that has happened in the history of baseball?    I’d guess it happens no more than half a dozen times per season, but I could be wrong about that.    

It's happening (or very similar) pretty much right now.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

It's happening (or very similar) pretty much right now.

Wow, he must be a really good player to put up an OPS like that.  I wonder what Boston is doing in their version of Bowie?

[DrungoHazewood]

22 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Wow, he must be a really good player to put up an OPS like that.  I wonder what Boston is doing in their version of Bowie?

He was the BA #75 prospect.  Which seems strange for a 25-year-old first baseman with a 30% strikeout rate in the minors who just made his MLB debut.

All I know is I'm keeping an eye on whether or not he'll homer once a game for the rest of his career. 

[Frobby]

Anyone can hit 5 homers in 5 games.    But 5 in 4 games?   That’s incredible.   

7 minute abs.....