The Marauding Delmarva Offense
In the 13 games since the 2021 draft class joined the Shorebirds, they’ve scored 104 runs, an average of 8 per game. They’ve hit double digits 5 times, scoring 18, 17, 11, 10 and 10 runs. The team is 10-3 in that window.
Standouts during that time:
Cowser .934 OPS (1st rounder)
Teter .891 (13th rounder)
Mayo .880 (4th rounder 2020)
Norby .848 (2nd rounder)
Pavolony .812 (7th rounder)
If you follow the games, collectively this is a team that just grinds a
I was using them as an example of how difficult a position the O's are in and how, I think, they are going to have to do something out of the box to have any chance.
My really out of the box idea is to sign kids who aren't currently ready for the majors to very team friendly long term deals with the idea that learning in the majors will benefit their career over the long term while saving the team money for other moves.
Does that approach have the potential to be a disaster? Yep.