Mountcastle’s last 21 games

[Ripken]

13 minutes ago, TommyPickles said:

Why not try Mountcastle out at third?

Franco has a .592 OPS and is rating as one of the worst defensive thirdbasemen in the league. Hays is coming back and Stewart is heating up. 

Because he can't throw.

[glenn__davis]

25 minutes ago, Ripken said:

Because he can't throw.

Plus, as soon as Hays comes back, one of Santander or Stewart will go on the IL.

It's the new Oriole Way.

[Ruzious]

20 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Is there any evidence that struggles like his inhibit development?

All we need to is look at how Willie Mays was brought up too soon at age 20.  He went 0 for his first 12, homered off Warren Spahn, and then made 13 more consecutive outs.  1 for 26... and that killed his career.  Oh wait, he overcame that as well as horrible taunts and went on to arguably the greatest career in MLB history.   

[SteveA]

21 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

All we need to is look at how Willie Mays was brought up too soon at age 20.  He went 0 for his first 12, homered off Warren Spahn, and then made 13 more consecutive outs.  1 for 26... and that killed his career.  Oh wait, he overcame that as well as horrible taunts and went on to arguably the greatest career in MLB history.   

Although he was hitting .400-something in the minors, I believe, when they brought him up.   So he "earned" that promotion.

Cal Ripken and Mike Schmidt had some growing pains in their first exposure at the major league level too.

[SteveA]

1 hour ago, TommyPickles said:

Why not try Mountcastle out at third?

Franco has a .592 OPS and is rating as one of the worst defensive thirdbasemen in the league. Hays is coming back and Stewart is heating up. 

That ship has sailed.

The horse has left the barn.

The bridge has been burnt.

[Add any cliche of your choice]

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

15 minutes ago, SteveA said:

That ship has sailed.

The horse has left the barn.

The bridge has been burnt.

[Add any cliche of your choice]

Robin Ventura had an 0-41 slump as a rookie.