Rodriguez, Tork and Witt make OD rosters

[btdart20]

On 4/5/2022 at 8:16 AM, Can_of_corn said:

So it's awesome and good for the game when other teams don't game service time but smart when the Orioles do.

I said it before, the teams that get the draft picks are going to come out better than the teams that make the play for the extra service time.

Regarding the service time game - Ideally, the best players would play MLB.  But that's not the system they have created.  If we don't understand the service time game/goal at this point, then I'm not sure what else that can be said to help us.

The extra pick vs. extra service time is TBD.  But it seems like the mileage may vary depending on the goals for that one too (like trading away a prospect for a post-season run).

[Just Regular]

Royals Witt hit 2nd, but Torkelson buried at 8th behind Schoop, Miggy and others.

Curious to see where Mariners put Julio tonight.

[Frobby]

Tork 0 for 4 with 2 K’s

Rodriguez 0 for 4

Witt 1 for 4, RBI double 

Lowe 0 for 2 with 2 walks

Pena 0 for 4 in debut, 3 for 5 with a homer and a double double n game 2.

 

[Frobby]

Also Stott 2 for 4 with an RBI double.  Would have edited my post but I’m getting a message saying it can no longer be edited.   Weird.  

[Just Regular]

Bryson Stott has Kelenic'd...MLB Arms send him back to AAA 4-for-30 with 10 strikeouts.

Glad to welcome Felix Bautista to this thread - go, Felix, go!    Adley & Grayson could never be Rookie of the Year league-wise if they aren't even the top rookies on their own team!

[Just Regular]

Twins at Orioles Monday May 2nd is the occasion of a respectable MLB debut.

Jose Miranda, obviously.

[Frobby]

Witt: .558 OPS but decent the last 9 games (.751).   

Tork: .660 OPS and slumping the last 11 games (.493).

Rodriguez: .631 OPS and hot the last 9 games (.978 and his first homer yesterday).   
 

[Just Regular]

As he has opened his career kind of like Francisco Rodriguez in the 2002 postseason, and super relievers are gobbling up the pitching pie, probably fair to say Jhoan Duran rates a shout out as an excellent young player who made his team's Opening Day roster.

[Can_of_corn]

Hasn't pitched in AAA.

[Frobby]

On 5/7/2022 at 8:25 PM, Can_of_corn said:

Hasn't pitched in AAA.

6 shutout innings in his debut.  

[Frobby]

Rodriguez .627 OPS

Witt .604

Tork .581 

Through May 8

So far the big winners among position players debuting in 2022 look like Jeremy Pena (.799 OPS, 1.7 rWAR) and Steven Kwan (.867 OPS, 1.1 rWAR).

[Just Regular]

The underdogs bolting to an early lead has to worry Elias a little.  

Usual AL All-Star catchers Perez and Grandal scuffling, Murphy and Garver lead the AL catcher WAR chart today without setting the world on fire.   An All-Star berth might not yet be out of Rutschman's reach.   If he has Jeremy Pena's first six weeks, I might go so far as to say he's 50/50 or better to make the team.  

Rodriguez and Witt have some nice counting stat stuff going on.   I believe Julio's going to end up at least around 18 HR, 30 SB in a full slate of games so should be good for a Top 2 spot even if his rate stats aren't that great.

I don't expect Kwan to stay near top for 162.   Maybe Pena but even he's an old rookie with just mid-round pedigree.   Astros player development looks like it has done its usual good job, but not sure there is more than medium-good case Jordan Westburg there.

[Frobby]

11 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

The underdogs bolting to an early lead has to worry Elias a little.  

Usual AL All-Star catchers Perez and Grandal scuffling, Murphy and Garver lead the AL catcher WAR chart today without setting the world on fire.   An All-Star berth might not yet be out of Rutschman's reach.   If he has Jeremy Pena's first six weeks, I might go so far as to say he's 50/50 or better to make the team.  

Rodriguez and Witt have some nice counting stat stuff going on.   I believe Julio's going to end up at least around 18 HR, 30 SB in a full slate of games so should be good for a Top 2 spot even if his rate stats aren't that great.

I don't expect Kwan to stay near top for 162.   Maybe Pena but even he's an old rookie with just mid-round pedigree.   Astros player development looks like it has done its usual good job, but not sure there is more than medium-good case Jordan Westburg there.

I guess what we really should want is for Rutschman to play very well over the final 125ish games of the year, but not finish in the top two for ROY, right?

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

I guess what we really should want is for Rutschman to play very well over the final 125ish games of the year, but not finish in the top two for ROY, right?

I want him to win, I think it'd be hilarious.

[Just Regular]

11 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I guess what we really should want is for Rutschman to play very well over the final 125ish games of the year, but not finish in the top two for ROY, right?

I guess that might be what Elias and the organization wants.   I want him to earn and unseat JT Realmuto's ridiculous tiny fraction more than Joe Mauer's AAV as soon as possible, even if the 2028 Orioles forecast $$$/WAR takes a hit.

Will Smith might take care of that for me first.