Cedric Mullins - 30/30 ?

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

I’ll take the under.

I just like the fact that someone with no Orioles ties thinks that Mullins is real.   

It will be interesting to see what the various ZiPS, PECOTA etc. projections are for him next spring.   Not that they’re reliable, just interesting.   
 

[HowAboutThat]

21 hours ago, Frobby said:

He’s been very good in the second half, but not as good as in the first half.  In the first 81 games he had a .941 OPS and was worth 4.0 rWAR.   Since then, with a week to play he’s had an .860 OPS and has been worth 2.1 rWAR.

I’m pretty sure if we had the choice for next year of locking in Mullins at .860 OPS and 4.2 rWAR, vs. taking whatever is behind door no. 2 for him, most of us would elect .860/4.2.   

Every time someone talks about “door number two” I remember a particular episode of that show that featured a newlywed couple who chose door number two and behind door number two was a brand new bright red cement mixer. And the bride was almost in tears she kept saying, “we’re newlyweds. Are you really going to do this to newlyweds?” But they got their cement mixer.

I would rather have .860/4.2

[Frobby]

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

Every time someone talks about “door number two” I remember a particular episode of that show that featured a newlywed couple who chose door number two and behind door number two was a brand new bright red cement mixer. And the bride was almost in tears she kept saying, “we’re newlyweds. Are you really going to do this to newlyweds?” But they got their cement mixer.

I would rather have .860/4.2

That’s hilarious.   But it seems like the resale value of a cement mixer would be pretty good.  

[SilverRocket]

6 hours ago, Frobby said:

I just like the fact that someone with no Orioles ties thinks that Mullins is real.   

It will be interesting to see what the various ZiPS, PECOTA etc. projections are for him next spring.   Not that they’re reliable, just interesting.   
 

I wonder which if any of these projections can take into account his giving up switch-hitting. 

[SteveA]

Not really news, but Mullins unanimously won the Most Valuable Oriole Award, according to Roch.

Also receiving votes:  Mancini, Means, Mountcastle, Santander, Urias.   Given that those names are in alphabetical order, chances are that is not the actual order of finish.   

[NCRaven]

1 hour ago, SteveA said:

Also receiving votes:  Mancini, Means, Mountcastle, Santander, Urias.   Given that those names are in alphabetical order, chances are that is not the actual order of finish.   

But, you know, it might be.

[Frobby]

4 hours ago, SteveA said:

Not really news, but Mullins unanimously won the Most Valuable Oriole Award, according to Roch.

Also receiving votes:  Mancini, Means, Mountcastle, Santander, Urias.   Given that those names are in alphabetical order, chances are that is not the actual order of finish.   

I’d like to know the case for voting for Santander over Hays.  That makes zero sense, if you’re going with one of our corner outfielders.   

[Frobby]

Felt like Mullins really hit a wall after hitting his 30th homer, as he fell short of the .300/.900 pace he’d maintained most of the year and finished at .291/.878.    Still, he had a fabulous year, good for 5.7 rWAR.   Congrats to Cedric on an amazing season.