Gunnar Henderson 2021

[olddogger]

Streak is broken:

 

"Gunnar Henderson singles on a line drive to left fielder Brett Baty...."

[Hallas]

2 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Gunnar will be fine, but this is exactly why I chuckle when some people talk about bringing guys up to the majors out of Low-A ball. every level they need to make adjustments. Henderson will be just fine even if he's going through some growing pains right now.

I take it you're not a fan of MLEs?  To me they definitely seem to break down if you go lower than AA -> MLB.

[eddie83]

Still sitting on one hit. Hope he when he gets going, he takes off. 

[wildcard]

16 minutes ago, doccat said:

Gotta admit, this is getting painful to watch...  1 for 27.... 

 

Send him back down to Delmarva or give him a few more games to see if he can turn it around????

 

Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see an Orioles prospect get a promotion and completely dominate the new level....   but I don't think that's ever happened....

 

 

 

 

 

Grayson Rodriguez

[7Mo]

30 minutes ago, doccat said:

Gotta admit, this is getting painful to watch...  1 for 27.... 

Send him back down to Delmarva or give him a few more games to see if he can turn it around????

Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see an Orioles prospect get a promotion and completely dominate the new level....   but I don't think that's ever happened....

There's a good article in the Sun today talking about him making adjustments and improving his batting practice daily sessions. He'll start to break out. But it's a process. This is a good example of why you don't bring someone to MLB "to learn". There's a ton of adjustments that need to be made at every level. 

[ChuckS]

I'm not sending him back to Delmarva but I'm wondering if he struggles with higher velocity.  Everything he was hitting in Delmarva was going opposite field.  Slow bat?  I hope not. 

[jdwilde1]

6 hours ago, doccat said:

 

Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see an Orioles prospect get a promotion and completely dominate the new level....   but I don't think that's ever happened....

Don’t forget about Matt Wieters.  

Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2008	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	BAL	130	530	437	89	155	22	2	27	91	2	2	82	76	.355	.454	.600	1.053	262	15	3	1	7	8
2008	22	-2.5	Bowie	EL	AA	BAL	61	250	208	41	76	14	2	12	51	1	0	38	29	.365	.460	.625	1.085	130	9	1	0	3	3
2008	22	-0.9	Frederick	CARL	A+	BAL	69	280	229	48	79	8	0	15	40	1	2	44	47	.345	.448	.576	1.024	132	6	2	1	4	5
2009	23	-4.1	Norfolk	IL	AAA	BAL	39	163	141	25	43	9	2	5	30	0	0	20	30	.305	.387	.504	.890	71	6	0	0	2	1

[murph]

6 hours ago, doccat said:

Gotta admit, this is getting painful to watch...  1 for 27.... 

 

Send him back down to Delmarva or give him a few more games to see if he can turn it around????

 

Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see an Orioles prospect get a promotion and completely dominate the new level....   but I don't think that's ever happened....

 

 

 

 

 

12 walks in 40 plate appearances.   Has a .325 OBP with only that one hit.  And it’s only been 10 games.   

[maybenxtyr]

Just now, murph said:

12 walks in 40 plate appearances.   Has a .325 OBP with only that one hit.  And it’s only been 10 games.   

I had the opportunity to watch him at Delmarva quite a bit. I think he'll be fine. He just turned 20 and seems to have a ton of talent. Some guys just look "different" on the field.

[Sports Guy]

No of course you don’t send him back..what would that help?

We haven’t heard any reports…is he overmatched?  Is he hitting into bad luck?  

[cnmilton]

the ONLY reason to send a top prospect down, is if they are starting to lose confidence in themselves. Keep Henderson challenged in Aberdeen. Its similar to all the people asking for Mountcastle to be sent back to AAA earlier this season... the prospects can't figure things out if they aren't given the chance.

[Tony-OH]

On 7/3/2021 at 11:35 AM, 7Mo said:

There's a good article in the Sun today talking about him making adjustments and improving his batting practice daily sessions. He'll start to break out. But it's a process. This is a good example of why you don't bring someone to MLB "to learn". There's a ton of adjustments that need to be made at every level. 

Exactly. The folks that want every prospect rushed to the majors don't realize how important these steps are when it comes to making adjustments and learning at a level where they aren't crushed. Henderson is certainly trying to learn how to shorten his swing a bit as they are working him pretty hard inside right now. He's a got a ton of talent but seems to have gone into a horrific slump just when he was promoted.

the talent difference is not that much that he should be totally dominated so he should be ok. Last night was terrible game where he went 0-for-4, 2 Ks and 2 errors at SS. I really think they need to leave him at 3B and stop moving him back and forth, but it's hard to know whether he's taking his bat woes into the field. 

This is probably his longest bout of failure so it's a learning experience for him. Let's see where he is after 100 PAs.

[Frobby]

47 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

No of course you don’t send him back..what would that help?

We haven’t heard any reports…is he overmatched?  Is he hitting into bad luck?  

17 K’s in 44 PA (39% K rate) suggests he’s finding Hi A challenging.   But it’s too soon to even consider sending him back to low A.

[Sports Guy]

9 minutes ago, Frobby said:

17 K’s in 44 PA (39% K rate) suggests he’s finding Hi A challenging.   But it’s too soon to even consider sending him back to low A.

Sure but how are the at bats?  Is he completely overmatched?  When he is making contact, how is that?  Is he hitting into bad luck?  I can tell you that almost any stretch like the one he is in has some bad luck involved (just as the opposite is true when you are in a really good stretch).

[7Mo]

11 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Exactly. The folks that want every prospect rushed to the majors don't realize how important these steps are when it comes to making adjustments and learning at a level where they aren't crushed. Henderson is certainly trying to learn how to shorten his swing a bit as they are working him pretty hard inside right now. He's a got a ton of talent but seems to have gone into a horrific slump just when he was promoted.

the talent difference is not that much that he should be totally dominated so he should be ok. Last night was terrible game where he went 0-for-4, 2 Ks and 2 errors at SS. I really think they need to leave him at 3B and stop moving him back and forth, but it's hard to know whether he's taking his bat woes into the field. 

This is probably his longest bout of failure so it's a learning experience for him. Let's see where he is after 100 PAs.

Not sure if you read the Sun article but it aligns almost perfectly with what you said. Henderson even spoke about this being a learning experience, as you said. Tom Eller, while being vague, talked about him making swing adjustments and him getting closer everyday. 

As you very well know, even at his young age, swing adjustments take time. To this point, his attitude has been great so hopefully the adjustments take hold soon.