Terrin Vavra 2021

[ArtVanDelay]

Vavra is slashing .300/.533/.500 through 3 games for Bowie.  Career OBP is .408.  It’s nice to have a guy with some serious on-base skills in the organization. 

[Tony-OH]

I've been impressed with Vavra's ability to go the other way and his willingness to just get on base vs trying to hit every ball out of the park. He seems to understand his offensive game from the three games I've watched him.

Haven't seen him challenged in his one game in CF, but he's a little stiff at 2B and his arm strength is slightly below average from what I've seen. I'd like to see him at both more before making an opinion about his defensive abilities though.

 

[Just Regular]

Vavra kept the .533 OBP steady through 9 games, but tonight is 2-for-2 with 2 walks trying to get to .600.

[ISU94]

Make it 3/3 w/ 2 walks

 

[UMDTerrapins]

Hard to imagine him spending too long in Bowie. But it sure is fun watching him own AA pitching. 

[Legend_Of_Joey]

With Martin getting hurt tonight, if he is out for an extended time, Vavra could go to Norfolk.

[webbrick2010]

Need to promote him, he is making Rutschman look really bad

[glenn__davis]

Haha, I knew as soon as I saw webbrick post in this thread that it would be used to take a shot at Rutschman.

Never change my friend.

Certainly great to see such a good start from Vavra.  Need as many potential IF pieces as we can get.

[jabba72]

He's got alot of competition coming up behind him at 2B, like 4-5 players, but he might also be the first promoted to Baltimore. If he can just be average with the glove, he could become a everyday player. 

[BohKnowsBmore]

4 hours ago, glenn__davis said:

Haha, I knew as soon as I saw webbrick post in this thread that it would be used to take a shot at Rutschman.

Never change my friend.

Certainly great to see such a good start from Vavra.  Need as many potential IF pieces as we can get.

You see, when one player is doing well, what that REALLY means is that another one is doing worse by comparison. That's always the most important thing.

[Tony-OH]

5 hours ago, glenn__davis said:

Haha, I knew as soon as I saw webbrick post in this thread that it would be used to take a shot at Rutschman.

Never change my friend.

Certainly great to see such a good start from Vavra.  Need as many potential IF pieces as we can get.

There is something to be said for consistency from posters. lol

It's hard not to like what we've seen so far from Vavra offensively. 

[Ruzious]

I guess the O's thought he couldn't stick at 2B - because he seems entrenched at CF.  That's one thing he has in common with Austin Martin, btw.  Still OPSing .922 - not a surprise considering he's hit wherever he's been.  It's hard to see him getting a legit chance with the O's if he stays in the OF - unless they make him a super-utility player in the Melvin Mora mold.    

[Ruzious]

If Hayes and Santander are pencilled in as our starting corner OFer's of the present and future, maybe that opens things up for Vavra to get a lot of at-bats as the 4th OFer - given how injury-prone they are?   

[UMDTerrapins]

I’m not sure what to make of the recent starts in CF, but I don’t think he’s shown himself to be a lability at 2B. I’m more concerned about Jones’ defense. It seems like positional versatility is important to Elias. Totally speculative, but it could be that Mullins is drawing a lot of trade interest and Elias is looking for options to replace him. Already has McKenna, so I’m not going to sell that theory unless they don’t see him as an everyday player in the future. 

[sportsfan8703]

Darn, was really hoping to see Vavra stay on the dirt. I’m all for position flexibility, but I sure hope they let the guy have more chances at second. That’s a pretty swing. 
 

A move to the OF isn’t the worst considering that Hays, Santander, and Diaz are always getting hurt.