waroriole Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 20 minutes ago, joelala said: Can the case be made that he currently has the highest offensive ceiling in the system? I think he’ll be on at least one top 100 list next spring. Ummmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTO's Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 23 minutes ago, joelala said: Can the case be made that he currently has the highest offensive ceiling in the system? I think he’ll be on at least one top 100 list next spring. Outside of Adley I think he has the highest power ceiling in the system. Kid is 6'5, athletic, working on an uppercut swing and still has room to pack on muscle. Question with him will be the hit tool and defense at third as he grows. Too early for top 100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Guy Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Just now, LTO's said: Outside of Adley I think he has the highest power ceiling in the system. Kid is 6'5, athletic, working on an uppercut swing and still has room to pack on muscle. Question with him will be the hit tool and defense at third as he grows. Too early for top 100 Kjerstad has the highest power ceiling…but Mayo is “in the system” right now, so if you put that caveat in place, I think this is true. But if Kjerstad is back, I think he takes the #1 spot in that discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelala Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, LTO's said: Outside of Adley I think he has the highest power ceiling in the system. Kid is 6'5, athletic, working on an uppercut swing and still has room to pack on muscle. Question with him will be the hit tool and defense at third as he grows. Too early for top 100 See I think he may have a higher power ceiling than Adley. But yea, I guess mid season next year, if he keeps showing like this, would be the earliest he’d crack any lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 We'll have to wait and see what Keith Law thinks. Of course, that may depend on his comments regarding Mayo on the day he was drafted. Mayo didn’t wind up in the top 100 of Keith Law of The Athletic or MLB.com prior to the draft, but FanGraphs (No. 67) and Baseball America (No. 79) are more bullish on the 18-year-old. FanGraphs notes Mayo has “surprising bat control for size,” while BA credits him for his “raw power,” “solid zone recognition and a mature approach at the plate.” There are some questions as to whether the 6-foot-5, 215-pounder will stick as an infielder in pro ball, but the Orioles do view him as “strictly” a third baseman, Joe Trezza of MLB.com tweets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Milligan Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 If Mayo can keep killing it, I can see him cracking Law's top 100 list halfway through next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said: If Mayo can keep killing it, I can see him cracking Law's top 100 list halfway through next season. Wonderful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tony-OH Posted August 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2021 He is definitely trending up. The more I've watched him at Delmarva the more I really think he may be something special. I just really like his ABs and for young inexperienced hitter, he really doesn't get fooled all that much. He has BIG time power that comes from a violent, but smooth swing. Defensively he's got plenty of arm for the hot corner but still needs to work on his foot work on his throws. My biggest concern for him over there is his height. There are not many long time, 6-5 third basemans in MLB history. Kris Bryant is 6-5 and has played some third base, but they also used him in the outfield and first base. Alec Bohm is 6-5 but has been well below average defensively so far in the big leagues and may need to move to first base, Scott Rolen was 6-4 and played an effective 3B across his entire career, as well as Mike Lowell, but those guys are few and far between. Obviously Cal Ripken was 6-4 and some say 6-5 and ended up playing 3B effectively after moving there later in his career. I haven't seen enough of him defensively to say he'll need to move so he certainly should play there everyday for now. Either way, I love the K-BB ratio combined with the huge power and the good arm combo. He's not going to win a ton of sprint races, but he's not base clogger so if he needed to move to the right field he would probably be fine speed wise. He has impressed me. He's the one guy on Delmarva that looks like a "can't miss guy" and he's the youngest. Not to say I don't like others there, but Mayo right now really has stood out to me. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 They mentioned him on the O's radio broadcast last night and quoted a scout that he has "generational power". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdwilde1 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 3 hours ago, LTO's said: Question with him will be the hit tool and defense at third as he grows. Well, he apparently has the arm for third, which was rated 70 in the MLB article. The 70 rating was the highest skill of any of the O’s top ten prospects. Very exciting prospect who is just starting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcard Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Tony-OH said: He is definitely trending up. The more I've watched him at Delmarva the more I really think he may be something special. I just really like his ABs and for young inexperienced hitter, he really doesn't get fooled all that much. He has BIG time power that comes from a violent, but smooth swing. Defensively he's got plenty of arm for the hot corner but still needs to work on his foot work on his throws. My biggest concern for him over there is his height. There are not many long time, 6-5 third basemans in MLB history. Kris Bryant is 6-5 and has played some third base, but they also used him in the outfield and first base. Alec Bohm is 6-5 but has been well below average defensively so far in the big leagues and may need to move to first base, Scott Rolen was 6-4 and played an effective 3B across his entire career, as well as Mike Lowell, but those guys are few and far between. Obviously Cal Ripken was 6-4 and some say 6-5 and ended up playing 3B effectively after moving there later in his career. I haven't seen enough of him defensively to say he'll need to move so he certainly should play there everyday for now. Either way, I love the K-BB ratio combined with the huge power and the good arm combo. He's not going to win a ton of sprint races, but he's not base clogger so if he needed to move to the right field he would probably be fine speed wise. He has impressed me. He's the one guy on Delmarva that looks like a "can't miss guy" and he's the youngest. Not to say I don't like others there, but Mayo right now really has stood out to me. So are you saying that Elias might be the smartest guy in the room? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabba72 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 55 minutes ago, wildcard said: So are you saying that Elias might be the smartest guy in the room? Its looking like a steal of a pick so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-OH Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 55 minutes ago, wildcard said: So are you saying that Elias might be the smartest guy in the room? Depends on the room! I think you know me well enough that I'm not easily impressed by new prospects. I make them show me why I should be impressed besides their draft status and bonus. Mayo just kinda jumps out at me like Machado did. I'm not saying he's Machado, but he's the last guy I saw at 19 that just jumped out at me as not looking like the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripken Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Kid looks great. The early Bryant comps seem to work. Really hope he can stay at 3B; we need prospects there and have a lot of OFs in the system. Pray Kjerstad is back soon, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Guy Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Kjerstad, Mayo and Adley reaching their power ceiling would probably give us the best power trio in the game. Very long way to go on that one of course but you definitely can see what Elias is valuing with his picks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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