Adley is in the Show!

[jdwilde1]

6 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'm just resigned to the fact that he's going to be a bust.

[spiritof66]

21 minutes ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:

I am definitely not saying to send him down but honest question: what would it take to get a demotion to Norfolk?

Publicly disclosing whatever it is that Owings has on some Orioles executive. (Did you expect an honest answer?)

[NelsonCruuuuuz]

9 minutes ago, spiritof66 said:

Publicly disclosing whatever it is that Owings has on some Orioles executive. (Did you expect an honest answer?)

Owings was ex-CIA I heard…

[OriolesMagic83]

2 minutes ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:

Owings was ex-CIA I heard…

We'll know it's true if you suddenly disappear.

[spiritof66]

Base hit for Adley! Need another Rutschman giveaway night at the ballpark.

[byrdz]

On 6/5/2022 at 3:11 PM, amdcpus said:

Sorry but I've never been impressed by this guy. 24.5 and stinking it up so far. 38 year old kurt suzuki is even hitting 640 OPS as Angels catcher

 

46 minutes ago, amdcpus said:

This guy is terrible I'm sorry to say. His numbers in the minors were not impressive whatsoever either. Looking more and more like a bust. 24.5 years old and looks like a AAA player at best

You sound sorry and unimpressed.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

20 minutes ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:

Owings was ex-CIA I heard…

That would explain why he sucks as a ballplayer. Owings is too busy running covert ops to improve his game. 

[eddie83]

2 minutes ago, byrdz said:

 

You sound sorry and unimpressed.

Westburg and Gunnar didn’t even put the ball in play tonight.  

[Three Run Homer]

I've watched some of his at bats but not all of them, and I am in no way a scout, so I have the following questions:  (1) is Adley hitting into bad luck (making good contact but unlucky with where the ball is going)?  (2) Are pitchers making better pitches to Adley than they are to other Orioles' hitters, or is Adley failing to take advantage of hittable pitches coming his way?  

A scout or very knowledgeable fan who has watched his at bats might be able to answer these questions.  I suspect that the right data analytics could also answer these questions.  

[Frobby]

I’m noticing that Adley’s hitting a lot of balls off the lower end of the bat.  His stance is kind of interesting.   He doesn’t have his hands all the way back.  I feel like his timing is just a little off but once he gets rolling he’ll be fine.  

[webbrick2010]

8 hours ago, Frobby said:

I’m noticing that Adley’s hitting a lot of balls off the lower end of the bat.  His stance is kind of interesting.   He doesn’t have his hands all the way back.  I feel like his timing is just a little off but once he gets rolling he’ll be fine.  

Here it is again that new OH term developed for Adley: "he'll be fine"

I'll ask again is "fine" what you would expect from a 1-1?

I still hope/expect that he will be a competent ML catcher, but he is definitely not what  I  wanted at 1-1

 

[Frobby]

57 minutes ago, webbrick2010 said:

Here it is again that new OH term developed for Adley: "he'll be fine"

I'll ask again is "fine" what you would expect from a 1-1?

I still hope/expect that he will be a competent ML catcher, but he is definitely not what  I  wanted at 1-1

 

I can pretty easily draw a line: appreciably better than Matt Wieters.  Matt was a competent, somewhat above average major league catcher.   If Rutschman isn’t more than that, I’ll consider him disappointing.  Am I supposed to judge whether he’ll become that based on 2.5 weeks?    That’s preposterous.  

[Going Underground]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

I can pretty easily draw a line: appreciably better than Matt Wieters.  Matt was a competent, somewhat above average major league catcher.   If Rutschman isn’t more than that, I’ll consider him disappointing.  Am I supposed to judge whether he’ll become that based on 2.5 weeks?    That’s preposterous.  

I am waiting for next Thursday at 10 PM. See if he is a bust or not. So far of the top prospects only Rodriguez has been good. Witt has shown flashes but slumping again. Torkelson has not been good .TIme will tell which player becomes any good or a few turn into nothing. Much too soon for all of them. The rest are a few years younger then Adley.

[webbrick2010]

3 hours ago, Frobby said:

I can pretty easily draw a line: appreciably better than Matt Wieters.  Matt was a competent, somewhat above average major league catcher.   If Rutschman isn’t more than that, I’ll consider him disappointing.  Am I supposed to judge whether he’ll become that based on 2.5 weeks?    That’s preposterous.  

Nope I didn't say anything about a time scale

Just wondering what fine is, and I appreciate the better than Matt Wieters definition.

 

[Frobby]

3 minutes ago, webbrick2010 said:

Nope I didn't say anything about a time scale

Just wondering what fine is, and I appreciate the better than Matt Wieters definition.

 

Objectively, I could argue that “good as Matt Wieters” should be good enough.  Only 24 1-1 picks have exceeded Wieters’ 18.3 rWAR, so that’s about the median outcome for a 1-1.   Emotionally, I can’t make that argument.