GIDP

[Three Run Homer]

Another GIDP for Trey Mancini today.  He now leads MLB with 5.  Rio Ruiz is the only other Oriole to ground into a double play this year, and he has only one.

In case you are wondering, the all time record for GIDP in a season is 36, by Jim Rice in 1984.  Trey is on pace to have 62 GIDP this season.  Trey shares a lot of characteristics with most of the single-season GIDP leaders--right handed, slower than average, good hitter overall, hits the ball hard.  Cal Ripken is in the top 10, with 28 in 1996. 

[Just Regular]

After another one today, I too had the feeling it was "a lot" and checked he had the MLB lead with 4 even before the 5th.

Entering the year I had been neutral on how Trey/Santander/RMC should fill 2/3/4 most days, but I think I'm getting to liking Trey at cleanup to at least keep that monster away from the 1st inning.

Encouraging overall though to see him hitting it out to center and center/right.

[Moose Milligan]

In the high strikeout era we're in, I doubt he sets a single season record.  That would suck if he did, though.

He also hit a dinger today, so it wasn't all bad.  I think he'll be fine this year.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

In the high strikeout era we're in, I doubt he sets a single season record.  That would suck if he did, though.

He also hit a dinger today, so it wasn't all bad.  I think he'll be fine this year.

Is he going to have enough guys on base?

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Is he going to have enough guys on base?

Well he has so far.  But I see your point and I agree.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Well he has so far.  But I see your point and I agree.

Buck would sit him if he got close to the record.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

Buck would sit him if he got close to the record.

That's good, but Buck ain't here.  

[rm5678]

35 minutes ago, OrioleDog said:

After another one today, I too had the feeling it was "a lot" and checked he had the MLB lead with 4 even before the 5th.

Entering the year I had been neutral on how Trey/Santander/RMC should fill 2/3/4 most days, but I think I'm getting to liking Trey at cleanup to at least keep that monster away from the 1st inning.

Encouraging overall though to see him hitting it out to center and center/right.

But Trey tends to hit well in the 1st inning, both in previous years and even this year (2 first inning home runs out of his 3 total). Not guaranteed to bat in the 1st when he's batting cleanup.

Edited April 16, 2021 by rm5678

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, rm5678 said:

But Trey tends to hit well in the 1st inning, both in previous years and even this year (2 first inning home runs out of his 3 total). Not guaranteed to bat in the 1st when he's batting cleanup.

Do you think that is an actual repeatable skill?

[rm5678]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Do you think that is an actual repeatable skill?

Not sure, but I do remember in 2019 that he consistently hit better in the 1st inning as compared to any other inning.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, rm5678 said:

Not sure, but I do remember in 2019 that he consistently hit better in the 1st inning as compared to any other inning.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=mancitr01&year=2019&t=b

1.  1.044
2.  .979
3. 1.034
4.  .916
5. .724
6. .636
7. .736
8. .996
9. .931

Yea, it was highest in the first but I'm not seeing a statistically significant difference.

 

[InsideCoroner]

7 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=mancitr01&year=2019&t=b

1.  1.044
2.  .979
3. 1.034
4.  .916
5. .724
6. .636
7. .736
8. .996
9. .931

Yea, it was highest in the first but I'm not seeing a statistically significant difference.

 

I can’t be the only one who saw a list like this and could hear Bordick reading off each of these numbers in succession despite them being shown on the screen. Mike Bordick, eternal friend of the visually impaired. 

[SteveA]

16 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=mancitr01&year=2019&t=b

1.  1.044
2.  .979
3. 1.034
4.  .916
5. .724
6. .636
7. .736
8. .996
9. .931

Yea, it was highest in the first but I'm not seeing a statistically significant difference.

 

Clearly if he comes up in the 6th we should pinch hit for him.

[scOtt]

19 hours ago, Three Run Homer said:

Another GIDP for Trey Mancini today.  He now leads MLB with 5.  Rio Ruiz is the only other Oriole to ground into a double play this year, and he has only one.

In case you are wondering, the all time record for GIDP in a season is 36, by Jim Rice in 1984.  Trey is on pace to have 62 GIDP this season.  Trey shares a lot of characteristics with most of the single-season GIDP leaders--right handed, slower than average, good hitter overall, hits the ball hard.  Cal Ripken is in the top 10, with 28 in 1996. 

Cal is (check my memory...) like top-3 all-time? Longevity and ABs is a large part of that... but Cal was S ... L ... O ... W ...........

 

 

 

 

 

Who has the ML record for pitching LOSSES?

Cy Young.