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With a previous post in this thread I highlighted a selection of notable or memorable comps for our current Orioles. Now I wonder what it would look like to compare our best roster (from that selected list, in order of WAR) with the corresponding squad of not-all-stars. Without further ado, here's our team alongside its historic counterparts: LF Norby Eugenio Suarez CF Mullins Kevin Kiermaier RF Cowser Ken Singleton 1B Mayo Bill Melton 2B Holliday Arky Vaughan SS Ortiz Jose Pagan 3B Henderson Bill Madlock C Ruthschman Ted Simmons DH Westburg Robby Thompson Bench Mateo Greg Gagne SP1 Bradish Justin Verlander SP2 Kremer Johnny Cueto SP3 Rodriguez Jose Berrios SP4 Povich Jarrod Washburn SP5 Irvin Scott McGregor RP1 Pham Jeff Samardzija RP2 McDermott Steve Renko RP3 Vespi Graeme Lloyd RP4 Baker Matt Albers Closer Bautista Trevor Hoffman Oddly enough, it's the starting rotation that appears the strength of our team of doppelgangers. -
By Chicago White Sox · Posted
Regarding Cooper, he was a fantastic pitching coach for a long time, but the game simply passed him by. Near the end of his tenure, after a tough season Giolito actually went and worked with Ethan Katz (our current pitching coach and his former HS pitching coach) and he came back new and improved. Katz also got a ton of credit for developing Cease and getting Rodon to finally tap into his potential. A year ago I would have been high on Katz, but last year was such a disaster that I’m not sure what to think. It’s clear he’s got a much more modern take on pitching than Cooper, but I also think the org in general is so behind the times when it comes analytics & biometrics that there is only so much he can do. We don’t have a single voice driving an org wide pitching philosophy (which is evident in our PD system) or much of a pitching lab to get the most out of guys. Hopefully that will change for the better with the addition of Brian Bannister. All that being said, I don’t believe for a second we get all we can out of our guys. Katz obviously helped Giolito, Cease, & Rodon improve but these were all elite prospects acquired from other orgs. We still struggle to unlock the next tier of guys, although I blame that on broader organizational issues than purely Katz. -
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I love this. Most fans that go to the game live within 45 minutes of the ballpark I would suspect. The good thing is you can get home by 10:00 most evenings. -
I selfishly don't like it, I'm a displaced fan in the central time zone. 5:30 weeknight start times are rough for me, the games are usually over before I get home from the office. But they should make decisions based on the people who might actually go to the games. -
That's something that can only be determined in hindsight. Lots of options and lots of flexibility this offseason to really set the team up for the next 2-3 years. I'm very curious to see how it plays out. Checking my crystal ball, I don't see Aroldis Chapman anywhere on the program -
By Can_of_corn · Posted
I agree and I don't want him on the team. But I'm not sure this specific moment is more critical than say, when he picked Gunnar Henderson in the second round. -
Perhaps he looked and doesn’t have the dough to spend or wants to part with the asking price for Cease or 1 year of the other guys rumored available.
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