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2 hours ago, ShoelesJoe said:

I don’t think we’ll get good value in a Mateo trade any time soon. Other teams will treat him like last year’s player rather than who he is right now, so the return will be minimal. But if he continues to be the impact player we’ve seen over the last 40 games then by next trade deadline he’d bring back significant talent in a deal. 

I suspect this is true.  But then again, when we're leading the AL East at the 2023 trade deadline will we/should we have the cajones to trade the starting SS?  

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Mateo’s play in 2022 has been a major difference in this team. This team is exciting to watch, and he is a big part of it. Since his injury, he had struggled. It appears he is back to where he was bef

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I love watching this guy play. That is all.

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I know this may sound silly to some but why try to make a super utility guy out of Mateo when he's beginning to look like a perfectly fine ML starting SS.    He turns 27 next month.   He's got less th

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1 hour ago, btdart20 said:

I suspect this is true.  But then again, when we're leading the AL East at the 2023 trade deadline will we/should we have the cajones to trade the starting SS?  

The same one who was the World Series mvp in 2022?  That would be something. 

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13 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

I love this guy's glove. I know his bat is weak, but, he has a knack for getting clutch hits.

How many games has he won this year with his bat?

Nothing extraordinary.  

The big question with Mateo is where does his bat finally settle in?  He has an 89 OPS+ for his career, 96 this season, 97 in 2021-22 as an Oriole.   He had a .660 OPS over his first 32 games this year, .441 over his next 33, .893 over the most recent 48 games.   You can look at that and see almost anything you want.   Overall, at the current 96 OPS+ his glove is easily good enough to carry his bat, which isn’t too bad.   But if his current hot streak represents some real learning and long-lasting improvement, he really could be a star-level player.   I’m not talking about .893 OPS, I mean if he could be .740-.750 long term he’d be a star.   So, he’s going to be interesting to watch.  
 

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4 hours ago, Frobby said:

Nothing extraordinary.  

The big question with Mateo is where does his bat finally settle in?  He has an 89 OPS+ for his career, 96 this season, 97 in 2021-22 as an Oriole.   He had a .660 OPS over his first 32 games this year, .441 over his next 33, .893 over the most recent 48 games.   You can look at that and see almost anything you want.   Overall, at the current 96 OPS+ his glove is easily good enough to carry his bat, which isn’t too bad.   But if his current hot streak represents some real learning and long-lasting improvement, he really could be a star-level player.   I’m not talking about .893 OPS, I mean if he could be .740-.750 long term he’d be a star.   So, he’s going to be interesting to watch.  
 

I agree. I’m just not sure. The recent swing decisions he exhibits gives me hope. There is slightly above average power there, and the hands work, but he still needs to improve his approach. He has shortened the swing and I like his load better now. He is generally very pull oriented, but occasionally shows he can go right center. If that can continue, the sky is the limit as long as he lays off the slider off the outside corner.

I am cautiously optimistic he can be a .740-.750 OPS guy. But I would not put money on it. 

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That triple was one of the more exciting plays you'll ever see.  Barely drew a throw to 3B on a gapper to LCF.  Not many guys even go three there, let alone make it, let alone make it with ease.  Awesome stuff and led to a huge run. (big left-on-left hit by Ced deserves recognition too).

 

Huge Mateo fan here.  Fast as hell, great defense, clearly coachable based on the hitting improvements we've seen, and there's some decent power in that bat.  Sign me up for more of all that.

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2 hours ago, Frobby said:

According to Kevin Brown, it was Magneuris Sierra.  

Thus am I moved to conceal no longer

Our shortstop's true name: Hermes Trismegistus.

Revered later in Rome as Mercury

(In the Ravine as Maury),

He of the wingèd cap and cleats.

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11 minutes ago, Chelsea_Phil said:

You are taxing my knowledge of Greek and Roman mythology.

It's good for you! I am currently involved in a dig that promises to unearth statuary of a pre-Macedonian pantheon of baseball gods, cf. "The Covenant" (Showalter, 2011).

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