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I got a chance to see Henderson play in person for the first time today.  I’ve watched dozens of his games on TV but hadn’t had a chance to see him play live.   My observations are the following:

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I learned a ton watching him today.  The kid is fearless and carries himself like a big leaguer.   You can see all the tools are there.   Honestly, I was even impressed by him spoiling an 0-2 pitch an

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59 minutes ago, Hazmat said:

The guy looks like an absolute physical specimen trotting around the bases.  He just needs an Ivan Drago training montage.

The finish of his swing is a thing of beauty.

But I kinda hate watching it because then I think he could be playing in Baltimore instead of Odor and it kills the buzz.

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12 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

He crushed that oppo field.

The power on this swing is incredible, like Crush Davis. He gets a pitch in the top, inside part of the zone and powers it out the other way. When I saw opposite field, I assumed he went with a pitch on the outside and lobbed it into the LF seats. 

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Nice little video piece MASN did on Henderson tonight:  https://video.masnsports.com/video/Baseball America's Kyle Glaser on Gunnar Henderson's No. 1 ranking | MASN All Access/2980

BA’s Kyle Glaser said two things in this piece that interested me.  First, they now think Henderson not only can stick at SS, but he can be above average defensively there.   Second, he said Henderson is going to get every ounce out of his talent because of his makeup and work ethic.  Great to hear both these things.   

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He hit a home run so high and deep out of the park this afternoon that Crash Davis unretired, walked out to the mound afterwards and told the pitcher, "Anything hit that far should have a stewardess on it!"

Good lord that was impressive. The kid has to know he belongs in the major leagues, but he's certainly not letting it bother him that he's not.

I believe August 24th would be day he could be promoted so he would only have 44 days in the big leagues and retain his rookie status next year as long as he doesn't also go over 130 at bats.

He could make his major league debut at home on August 23rd, but more likely they may hold him off until Sept 2nd against Oakland at home.

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55 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

He hit a home run so high and deep out of the park this afternoon that Crash Davis unretired, walked out to the mound afterwards and told the pitcher, "Anything hit that far should have a stewardess on it!"

Good lord that was impressive. The kid has to know he belongs in the major leagues, but he's certainly not letting it bother him that he's not.

I believe August 24th would be day he could be promoted so he would only have 44 days in the big leagues and retain his rookie status next year as long as he doesn't also go over 130 at bats.

He could make his major league debut at home on August 23rd, but more likely they may hold him off until Sept 2nd against Oakland at home.

Factoid:  8/24 is Cal Jr. and bobmc’s birthday.  🥲

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He hit a home run so high and deep out of the park this afternoon that Crash Davis unretired, walked out to the mound afterwards and told the pitcher, "Anything hit that far should have a stewardess on it!"

Good lord that was impressive. The kid has to know he belongs in the major leagues, but he's certainly not letting it bother him that he's not.

I believe August 24th would be day he could be promoted so he would only have 44 days in the big leagues and retain his rookie status next year as long as he doesn't also go over 130 at bats.

He could make his major league debut at home on August 23rd, but more likely they may hold him off until Sept 2nd against Oakland at home.

I'm not even sure the camera was able to capture it because Gunnar put it so far  into orbit. I've watched this video a few times and I can't spot the ball. Just heard Elias comments today about calling up Gunnar and I hope it's more than just lip service. 

I know this isn't the Orioles year, but they could sneak into the wildcard and Gunnar could be the reason why. His addition would really sure up the infield and put Odor in the best position to serve the team as a late innings pinch hitter & high five giver. 

 

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10 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I'm not even sure the camera was able to capture it because Gunnar put it so far  into orbit. I've watched this video a few times and I can't spot the ball. Just heard Elias comments today about calling up Gunnar and I hope it's more than just lip service. 

I know this isn't the Orioles year, but they could sneak into the wildcard and Gunnar could be the reason why. His addition would really sure up the infield and put Odor in the best position to serve the team as a late innings pinch hitter & high five giver. 

 

It's mostly out of camera shot. You can catch a glimpse of it coming down on the upper right corner of the screen at the 8 second mark of the vid. I'd love to know the distance on this one.

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Still producing but his plate discipline has fallen a bit off from AA.  Striking out a lot lately.  16 K's in his last 7 games.  4 separate times, including yesterday, where he's struck out 3 times in a game over the last 7.

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Still producing but his plate discipline has fallen a bit off from AA.  Striking out a lot lately.  16 K's in his last 7 games.  4 separate times, including yesterday, where he's struck out 3 times in a game over the last 7.

Yeah, I think pitchers are attacking him differently, and probably with more offspeed stuff. I've got no problems with him getting promoted, but I also think there are still things for him to work on. 

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14 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

He hit a home run so high and deep out of the park this afternoon that Crash Davis unretired, walked out to the mound afterwards and told the pitcher, "Anything hit that far should have a stewardess on it!"

Good lord that was impressive. The kid has to know he belongs in the major leagues, but he's certainly not letting it bother him that he's not.

I believe August 24th would be day he could be promoted so he would only have 44 days in the big leagues and retain his rookie status next year as long as he doesn't also go over 130 at bats.

He could make his major league debut at home on August 23rd, but more likely they may hold him off until Sept 2nd against Oakland at home.

Does he have to be on the team by 8/31 to qualify for the post season roster?  

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Yeah, I think pitchers are attacking him differently, and probably with more offspeed stuff. I've got no problems with him getting promoted, but I also think there are still things for him to work on. 

There will be things for him to work on his whole career but apparently he can only work on things in AAA.  
 

Adley is struggling vs lefties.  Maybe he should be sent back down to work on that?

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