Anthony Santander 2022

[Sports Guy]

10 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

He seems a little underrated given all the other performances happening around him. He’s been healthy all year. Steady. Switch hits. 125 OPS+. Only 10 points off his “career year” in the shortened 2020 season. He could end up somewhere around 27/90. That’s pretty solid. 

And he’s been healthy so far.  Perfect time to trade him.

[Aristotelian]

He's really been our most consistent hitter. Appears Elias made a good choice to keep him. Love to see the improved walk rate and full season career highs in AB's, HR, , OBP, and OPS. Worst OPS by month was .705 in May. Solid season for Santander. 

[sportsfan8703]

39 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

And he’s been healthy so far.  Perfect time to trade him.

I just don’t think we can until Cowser. We need his Lefty bat. I know he’s a SH, but we’re too RH right now. 

[Chaka Garcia]

10 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

I just don’t think we can until Cowser. We need his Lefty bat. I know he’s a SH, but we’re too RH right now. 

I agree. 

We keep talking about a replacement for Mancini - we have him in-house.

Santander being our regular DH would probably bring up his numbers by not being on the field.

[ChuckS]

Santander has separated himself from our other core players this year (Hays, Stowers, Mountcastle, and Mullins) as our best overall hitter. 

I am in no rush to move him. 

 

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Santander has separated himself from our other core players this year (Hays, Stowers, Mountcastle, and Mullins) as our best overall hitter. 

I am in no rush to move him. 

 

He's not the best overall hitter on the team.

That's one of the oddest takes I've ever seen here on the Hangout.

[ChuckS]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

He's not the best overall hitter on the team.

That's one of the oddest takes I've ever seen here on the Hangout.

Rutschman is obviously on another level and has only been up since midseason.

You disagree that he’s the best bat of the players I mentioned? 

I rather move Hays or Mountcastle who are limited offensive players IMO. Hays is more expendable than he was before due to the number of athletic outfielders coming up in the system. 

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Rutschman is obviously on another level and has only been up since midseason.

You disagree that he’s the best bat of the players I mentioned? 

I rather move Hays or Mountcastle who are limited offensive players IMO. Hays is more expendable than he was before due to the number of athletic outfielders coming up in the system. 

You would rather move the players who won’t bring us much back?  

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Rutschman is obviously on another level and has only been up since midseason.

You disagree that he’s the best bat of the players I mentioned? 

I rather move Hays or Mountcastle who are limited offensive players IMO. Hays is more expendable than he was before due to the number of athletic outfielders coming up in the system. 

I don't think he's "separated" himself from the group.

He's a career 105 OPS+ guy that is currently at 125 OPS+.

Mullins is a career 111 OPS+ guy that is currently at 109 OPS+

Hays is a career 106 OPS+ guy that is currently at 110 OPS+

Mountcastle is a career 114 OPS+ guy that is currently at 107 OPS+.

 

He's the best of the lot right now.  I wouldn't take a bet that he puts up the best numbers next season.

[Frobby]

32 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Rutschman is obviously on another level and has only been up since midseason.

You disagree that he’s the best bat of the players I mentioned? 

A lot of these guys fluctuate up and down.  Santander is the best of the hitters you mentioned at the moment.  

[ChuckS]

They do fluctuate, but I feel Santander has the best combination of power and plate discipline of the four.  I've always preferred him at the plate to Hays specifically, when healthy.  

He obviously wasn't right last year due to the injuries.  He was our best hitter in 2020. 

We have a sample size larger than just 2022. 

Do I think he is more valuable than Mullins?  Nope.  But as a bat, I like what he brings compared to the rest of the group that he's being evaluated against if we are going to consider trades. 

Edited August 26, 2022 by ChuckS

[DrungoHazewood]

1 hour ago, Chaka Garcia said:

Santander being our regular DH would probably bring up his numbers by not being on the field.

A typical player sees a 14 point drop in wOBA when DHing compared to when they're playing in the field.  Santander has only DH'd about 200 PAs so far in his career, so we don't have much to go on.  So far he hasn't shown much difference.  But I wouldn't count on his numbers getting better if he was relieved of defensive responsibilities.

[Sydnor]

 

[Bahama O's Fan]

MVO?

[ORIOLE33]

I know there’s a HUGE love affair with Adley right now, but to say right now(September 3, 2022)that he’s on another level than Santander at the plate is ridiculous.