Tracking Ex Oriole Thread

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, weams said:

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/jonathan-schoop-hits-slam-as-brewers-sweep/c-293952070

This was after MadBaum intentionally hit Braun.

 

[Aglets]

On ‎9‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 3:53 PM, Can_of_corn said:

This is going to come as a shock to some folks while others will say of course.

 

Translation:

If you'll give me more money to play 3rd than you would to play SS..........I would be open to playing 3rd.

[Frobby]

On 8/20/2018 at 4:21 PM, Can_of_corn said:

Good might be overstating things.

 

Under the radar:  nobody claimed Flash, he was outrighted to Gwinnett, then recalled on Sept. 2. So, he’s back in the majors!

[BarclaySouthway]

Link

Josh Hader dominating on Monday.  6 batters, 6 K.  Tied the record for most batters faced while striking them all out.  24 pitches, 22 fastballs

[24fps]

Unlucky 13th start for Wade Miley last night.  He gave up 2 ER over 5 innings against the Cubs to raise his ERA to 2.23.

[Aglets]

20 minutes ago, 24fps said:

Unlucky 13th start for Wade Miley last night.  He gave up 2 ER over 5 innings against the Cubs to raise his ERA to 2.23.

Insert joke about how O's just can't develop their own prospects.......

[Just Regular]

33 minutes ago, 24fps said:

Unlucky 13th start for Wade Miley last night.  He gave up 2 ER over 5 innings against the Cubs to raise his ERA to 2.23.

I didn't realize his ERA was that good.  He's a generic pitcher, and the performance was generically blah, but in a team and race context, beating Lester at Wrigley is a tremendous win, and I'm sure he's proud as a peacock today.

I think Miley is the pitcher he is, and most of what we're seeing is the defense part of run prevention.  The Statcast podcast guys talked a little Brewers after the strange IF acquisitions about how good their defense was everywhere, and how their shifts were a little different than many other teams.

I think the Brewers may have some insights around infield defense specifically, where they feel they can just put linebackers in the right spots and be good.  I do think the direction of ground balls is more clustered by batter than the direction of air balls, so that there may be some ways to finesse infield defense that aren't available out on the grass.

[Aglets]

5 minutes ago, OrioleDog said:

I think the Brewers may have some insights around infield defense specifically, where they feel they can just put linebackers in the right spots and be good.  I do think the direction of ground balls is more clustered by batter than the direction of air balls, so that there may be some ways to finesse infield defense that aren't available out on the grass.

Hmmm, a new market inefficiency to be exploited?   Taking football players and converting them into defensive specialists?  

[SteveA]

Jim Johnson gets a start for the Angels tonight.

[Frobby]

23 hours ago, SteveA said:

Jim Johnson gets a start for the Angels tonight.

Jim Palmer must be happy.   

[Ohfan67]

On 9/5/2018 at 11:19 AM, Frobby said:

I see that Christian Walker is up with the D-Backs and getting some at bats as a pinch hitter.   He had a .922 OPS in the PCL this season.

Fun factoid: Walker is a year younger than John Andreoli. I was going to write good for Walker for sticking with baseball for so long and noted his birthday. 

[weams]

 

[weams]

I always enjoyed Gausman, but he could get wonky on us quickly. 

[weams]

 

[weams]