Adley is in the Show!

[sportsfan8703]

Adley is a smart guy. I think he learned a valuable lesson last night. He doesn’t have a Derek Jeter rep, therefore he needs to be swinging at borderline pitches with guys on base. 

[Frobby]

23 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Adley is a smart guy. I think he learned a valuable lesson last night. He doesn’t have a Derek Jeter rep, therefore he needs to be swinging at borderline pitches with guys on base. 

The Armstrong pitch was just perfectly located.   I think a lot of players would have been muttering on their way back to the dugout on that one.   The other pitch was six inches below the strike zone.  I don’t want Adley to get in the habit of swinging at pitches like that, in any count.   That’s called a ball 95% of the time.  

[Moose Milligan]

0 LOB today. 

[bobmc]

18 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

0 LOB today. 

.710* OPS ( @Frobby bar?)

*.709 w sac fly

[Ohfan67]

13 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

0 LOB today. 

Yeah but it was a solo shot. If he was any good it would have been a three run homer. 

[Sports Guy]

53 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

0 LOB today. 

Only threw out Arozarena by like 5 feet.  Scrub.

[Snutchy]

14 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Only threw out Arozarena by like 5 feet.  Scrub.

Should have been by like at least 7-8 feet. 

[baltfan]

20 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

He really does.  I'm wondering if a result of having such a great approach and a great eye will result in a lot of called strike threes moving forward.  

It's the Ted Williams (for you reading comprehension challenged folks, I am NOT comparing Adley to Ted Williams) where he'd get the benefit of the doubt from umpires when he took a close pitch.  The great hitters, as the anecdotes and legends go, get the benefit of the doubt from umpires as to whether or not a close pitch was a strike. 

If Adley asserts himself into a beast hitter, he might have that luxury one day.  

There have been 3-4times I have expressed doubt in Adley and every time he does something like this.  I will be sure to use my powers for the times when they are needed most as I have no idea how many times this can happen. 

[dystopia]

On 6/5/2022 at 6:11 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

 

On 6/5/2022 at 9:58 PM, Etch said:

oh no...kid looks overmatched...can you believe this organization?

 

On 6/7/2022 at 2:43 PM, Moose Milligan said:

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

 

On 6/7/2022 at 9:05 PM, 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

Time to bump this thread!

[Moose Milligan]

What can I say? I was ready for Wieters 2.0. 
 

But the nature of sports message boards are hot takes and being reactive to every little thing. 

[sportsfan8703]

45-30 when he starts. 

[emmett16]

I highly recommend people Re-read this thread.  It’s hilarious.  

[amdcpus]

Might have gotten a little carried away. He's been impressive to say the least so far

[Frobby]

On 6/15/2022 at 7:48 PM, amdcpus said:

Will Rutschman finish above or below .500 OPS on the season? I'll take the under. 24.5 years old and getting embarrassed by players 5 years younger than him. Just pathetic

 

On 6/15/2022 at 8:00 PM, amdcpus said:

Yeah I wasn't clear, I'm referring to the scores of players who debuted at 18/19 and were far better at that age of 18/19 than Rutschman is at 24.5, such as Harper, Trout, Acuna, Ramirez, Soto, Guerrero Jr etc

 

4 minutes ago, amdcpus said:

Might have gotten a little carried away. He's been impressive to say the least so far

I applaud you for admitting you got carried away.   

[Orioles Jim]