Gunnar Henderson 2022

[wildcard]

51 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

Just another comment here, for years this board debated over the benefit of a top prospect spending time in AAA at all.  There were many posters that felt that the best prospects could just go straight from AA. And here we have a guy with an OPS over 1.000 and we're speculating that he should get a promotion to AAA around the AS break.

Just an interesting note on how the philosophy has changed.

Elias changed that.   His insisted that Adley and Grayson spend time at AAA.  And promoting pitchers from AA to the majors after 2020 turned out to be a disaster.  

The O's fans are watching and understand the environment the O's are in.

[glenn__davis]

15 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Elias changed that.   His insisted that Adley and Grayson spend time at AAA.  And promoting pitchers from AA to the majors after 2020 turned out to be a disaster.  

The O's fans are watching and understand the environment the O's are in.

Sure, I understand that.  I don't think either way is necessarily right or wrong.  I just think it's different how the context has changed.

4 years ago the talk would have been should Gunnar be promoted to Baltimore for the 2nd half.

[Can_of_corn]

1 hour ago, joelala said:

You would?

Sure.

Sign him to a team friendly long term deal and let him loose.

 

[Just Regular]

I just hope Adley and Gunnar are kind to the new guy if in 3 years there's an Austin Hays like scenario where some strong performing 22-year-old collegian somehow makes it to the playoff race.

[OriolesMagic83]

2 hours ago, glenn__davis said:

Sure, I understand that.  I don't think either way is necessarily right or wrong.  I just think it's different how the context has changed.

4 years ago the talk would have been should Gunnar be promoted to Baltimore for the 2nd half.

Maybe 5 years ago, when the O's were actually a playoff contending team in the 2nd half.

[joelala]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Sure.

Sign him to a team friendly long term deal and let him loose.

 

I forgot the green font. I don’t hate the idea because he seems like a tough player,  but there are certainly recent cases where a player wasn’t ready, and it gets awkward. Jarred Kelenic and Joe Adell. 

[emmett16]

Three more hits tonight.  Call the man up already, there is a log jam in the infield at Bowie and room for Infielders at Norfolk.  

[jamalshw]

15 hours ago, emmett16 said:

Three more hits tonight.  Call the man up already, there is a log jam in the infield at Bowie and room for Infielders at Norfolk.  

For the last three weeks, I've been stalking twitter on Mondays to see if he gets promoted (assuming the promotion would come between series). I'll continue to do so until he's promoted to AAA which has to been soon, right?

[Sports Guy]

Up to 37 on the BA top 100 list.

[btdart20]

32 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Up to 37 on the BA top 100 list.

Where did Tovar land?

[emmett16]

Two more hits tonight including a HR.  .315 avg 1.034 OPS.   Probably going to get another AB.  The kid is en fuego.  

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, emmett16 said:

Two more hits tonight including a HR.  .315 avg 1.034 OPS.   Probably going to get another AB.  The kid is en fuego.  

3 weeks ago when people were clamoring for a promotion I said the O’s would probably need to do it in a month if he kept hitting like he was.  And he’s done it for 3 more weeks.   He’s been really consistent.  

[btdart20]

18 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Up to 37 on the BA top 100 list.

Where did they rank Ezequiel Tovar?  They've been neck-and-neck stat-wise this year.

[Sports Guy]

6 minutes ago, btdart20 said:

Where did they rank Ezequiel Tovar?  They've been neck-and-neck stat-wise this year.

No idea 

[glenn__davis]

12 hours ago, Frobby said:

3 weeks ago when people were clamoring for a promotion I said the O’s would probably need to do it in a month if he kept hitting like he was.  And he’s done it for 3 more weeks.   He’s been really consistent.  

Interesting phrasing there Frobby.  "They would need to do it".  Almost like they'd be forced to instead of intentionally slow-playing him.