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22 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

30 games isn’t a small sample size if you aren’t being challenged.  Right now, he’s not and this was a guy who was an advanced college bat and should be in Baltimore next year.

It actually wouldn’t even be surprising if he made the team out of ST or was on the team by mid May.  It’s what should happen if he’s that good and that advanced, which he appears to be btw.

I think Santander is gone this off season. Or possibly Mountcastle if Santander seems to take to first base. RF being Stowers' spot. Then, I think if Elias deems Cowser ready he looks to move Hays or Mullins in the off season. And I bet McKenna / Phillips holds the OF spot for a month to 6 weeks and brings Cowser up at that point. Not that Cowser can't handle it, but Elias seems to like some warmth in the player before he makes a call for the next level. My thoughts.

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Nelson, this isn’t all directed at you. You are a passionate fan, like most here. I just wish you’d state your case, once. And then let it go. But that is not your style. You feel the need to enlighte

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Last year Cowser had 45 hits.  10 of those were extra bases.  This year he has 55 hits. 23 for extra bases.  That is a significant development.  June is the Cowser we've been hoping for. 17

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Jon Meoli said as much in his Newsletter yesterday, re: Cowser, without quoting the whole thing (as it's paid and all): "Cowser said he was focused on one zone and striking out as a result..."

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Some notes from my attendance Tues-Sat last week:

Expanding on what I posted in the wee hours of the morning today, the first game of the series he was getting such lousy pitches that when using their usual "wait for a pitch you can hit," he was just waiting, waiting, waiting for anything near the zone, and got caught with 3rd-strike calls that were borderline two or three times. I was concerned that this was his norm and perhaps the cause of his high K% numbers. 

Later games, though, he looked much more comfortable. When he hit the ball, he hit it hard.

(Admittedly, some of the games I was more focused on conversation and/or getting a good video than I was on his pitch selection. But I don't recall him taking as many pitches in the other games.)

Covered ground well in CF and showed a good arm but also didn't get a lot of opportunities.  

Loved how he was loose, caught him laughing at a foul ball that landed in a cupholder, joked around with the guys in the dugout while in the on-deck circle. Also loved that he was the only one who routinely came over to sign autographs as soon as he was done warming up. (Mind you, wasn't joking around when in the outfield, the two games that I was sitting out there.)

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Still 30 points of wRC+ up on (the 1.25 years younger) Gunnar in 70% of the 2022 Baysox plate appearances.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/minor-league?pos=all&level=0&lg=5&stats=bat&qual=100&type=1&team=&season=2022&seasonEnd=2022&org=&ind=0&splitTeam=false&players=&sort=19,1

3rd place DET Kerry Carpenter getting called up to The Show this week.    Cowser's AA performance to date looks stronger than Markakis' was the year before that Spring he just wouldn't let them send him down.

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Two more hits, two more k's last night.

He's starting to look like a better prospect than Markakis. Similar hit tool, good OBP, better outfielder, more power, but ks more. 

This guy will start a lot of games for Baltimore next year. Two of Mullins, Hays, Santander and Stowers are going to have to end up somewhere else (position or team). Cowser's likely our best future outfielder at this point.

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On 8/10/2022 at 9:42 AM, LookinUp said:

Two more hits, two more k's last night.

He's starting to look like a better prospect than Markakis. Similar hit tool, good OBP, better outfielder, more power, but ks more. 

This guy will start a lot of games for Baltimore next year. Two of Mullins, Hays, Santander and Stowers are going to have to end up somewhere else (position or team). Cowser's likely our best future outfielder at this point.

Markakis was in the major leagues at age 22, posting a .799 OPS.  Cowser’s in AA.   So I’m not ready to say Cowser’s the better prospect.  But it could prove out.  I wonder if Cowser moves to AAA soon?

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7 hours ago, Frobby said:

Markakis was in the major leagues at age 22, posting a .799 OPS.  Cowser’s in AA.   So I’m not ready to say Cowser’s the better prospect.  But it could prove out.  I wonder if Cowser moves to AAA soon?

Yeah, Markakis was no chicken liver, played over 10 years, multiple gold gloves and an Allstar appearance.

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