2021 Orioles #7 Prospect - Kyle Stowers - RF

[Jagwar]

6 hours ago, LookinUp said:

So are we predicting that Stowers is the first guy to hit the warehouse in a game? Or will Neustrom beat him to it?

Gotta think that if he has the power we think, playing 81 games a year at the Yard, that his chance is non-zero. 

Is he a pull hitter?

[BohKnowsBmore]

12 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

 

I love the fact that he hits the ball harder than anyone EV wise and he will take a walk, so it's not like we're talking Mountcastle here. 

Random question, what leads to one surprising / outperforming with respect to EV? 

Is it a strength thing (ability to handle wood bat vs. aluminum)? Something else?

[Tony-OH]

42 minutes ago, BohKnowsBmore said:

Random question, what leads to one surprising / outperforming with respect to EV? 

Is it a strength thing (ability to handle wood bat vs. aluminum)? Something else?

EV typically comes from bat speed and the ability to get the barrel to the ball. Some guys are just able to do so  more than others.

[BohKnowsBmore]

5 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

EV typically comes from bat speed and the ability to get the barrel to the ball. Some guys are just able to do so  more than others.

Right. My question is what makes one able to outperform initial expectations. At draft time, I'm guessing nobody would have expected Stowers to be putting up the highest EV in the system 2-3 years down the line. 

[Tony-OH]

37 minutes ago, BohKnowsBmore said:

Right. My question is what makes one able to outperform initial expectations. At draft time, I'm guessing nobody would have expected Stowers to be putting up the highest EV in the system 2-3 years down the line. 

I don't know what EV information they had at the time of his drafting in 2019, but I do know he was supposed to be a high EV guy. Whether he "outperformed" his EV numbers depends on what he college numbers suggested. The difference of course being he used an aluminum bat in college.

[LookinUp]

For those not aware, Stowers hit a HR today. Had another loud out yesterday.

I'm really rooting for this guy as much for validation of Tony jumping ahead of all of the other raters on him as for the O's.

[waroriole]

It seems like he can be a Crush Davis type hitter at minimum. Can’t really predict 50 HR, but he has a chance to put up 40 HR at least once in his career. Just needs to keep the average in the .250 range and OBP at .350

[Just Regular]

At last....a Spring game with Statcast!

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=706858

Stowers 105.6 sixth inning flyout the third highest EV of the game.    His 108.0 on the HR has the gold star.

Jorge Lopez 98.6 with the Top Pitch Velocity.

[ShoelesJoe]

The Stowers HR swing reminded me a lot of how Cody Bellinger just explodes on a ball when he gets his pitch.  Any chance that he’s on the opening day roster in two weeks? 

[Frobby]

8 minutes ago, ShoelesJoe said:

The Stowers HR swing reminded me a lot of how Cody Bellinger just explodes on a ball when he gets his pitch.  Any chance that he’s on the opening day roster in two weeks? 

No.   

[waroriole]

18 minutes ago, ShoelesJoe said:

The Stowers HR swing reminded me a lot of how Cody Bellinger just explodes on a ball when he gets his pitch.  Any chance that he’s on the opening day roster in two weeks? 

Good chance he’s up some time this summer. 

[Frobby]

That homer was impressive.   Not a bad pitch at all, low and away, and he reached out and powered it out.  

[SpOkane]

I guess he made a good swing decision.

[Ripken]

On 3/22/2022 at 5:40 PM, Frobby said:

No.   

Because we can't have nice things.

 

[Tony-OH]

Guys, let's talk about Stowers in his 2022 thread not his prospect thread from last year. Thanks.