Coby Mayo 2022

[ChuckS]

Homer in his first at bat in High-A. 

I'm calling it first here, he will be our number one prospect by the end of the season.  May not be going out on much of a limb with Rutschman and Rodriguez likely to graduate from the list but this kid feels like the real deal. 

[yark14]

19 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Homer in his first at bat in High-A. 

I'm calling it first here, he will be our number one prospect by the end of the season.  May not be going out on much of a limb with Rutschman and Rodriguez likely to graduate from the list but this kid feels like the real deal. 

He and Gunnar will be #1 and 2.

[jabba72]

0-3 with a Sac Fly and two K's tonight. Played 3B and had a diving stop of a ground ball to prevent a Double but the accurate throw didnt beat out the runner.

[Just Regular]

The tiniest sample size of course, and just 1 error did it, but fielding percentage of .833 on opening weekend.

Gutierrez had a .970 for the Orioles last year, Maikel Franco a .967.

This is the one where former Elias/Sig colleague Kevin Goldstein in offseason Fangraphs chats was already labeling him a RF because of how big he was getting.    So far Matt Blood disagrees.

 

[LookinUp]

Totally agree. Tiniest of sample size.

[Frobby]

Are you really posting about his one error?

More relevant, I’d say, is his career .890 fielding percentage over 56 games.   That’s not stellar either, but reasonably typical in the low minors.   We’ll see how his season goes.   

[Just Regular]

I was really just posting he stayed at 3B the first weekend.    

I do hope there won't be anything like the SS/3B Mountcastle tilting at windmills, and that he won't repeat Trey Mancini's life experience of being asked to learn the OF at the same time he is trying to adjust to MLB pitching.

I hope he has the athleticism and defensive skill of young Kris Bryant!

[BohKnowsBmore]

7 hours ago, Just Regular said:

I was really just posting he stayed at 3B the first weekend.    

I do hope there won't be anything like the SS/3B Mountcastle tilting at windmills, and that he won't repeat Trey Mancini's life experience of being asked to learn the OF at the same time he is trying to adjust to MLB pitching.

I hope he has the athleticism and defensive skill of young Kris Bryant!

FWIW, the problem for Ryan Mountcastle on the left side of the infield was the arm, which is not an issue for Mayo at all by all accounts.

[Brooks The Great]

Obliterated a home run tonight, with a major league bat toss right after.

[Ripken]

14 hours ago, Brooks The Great said:

Obliterated a home run tonight, with a major league bat toss right after.

Do we have data on the launch angle of the bat toss?

 

[Moose Milligan]

38 minutes ago, Ripken said:

Do we have data on the launch angle of the bat toss?

 

Do we have a video of it?

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

26 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Do we have a video of it?

I only see this video and you can hear the crack of the bat, but it's not a great visual of the home run.

 

[emmett16]

“Say it ain’t so” after the bomb off home team pitcher is pretty brutal by the stadium PA team.  Hilarious nonetheless.   

[Ripken]

38 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Do we have a video of it?

We do.  Swing was an A+ but the toss needs work.  Add another 6 weeks to his stay down there.

[LookinUp]

I don't like the showboating. At the ML level, maybe. Not my style. 

But he sure did crush that ball.