Terrin Vavra Bandwagon

[baltfan]

2 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

Vavra vs Odor. Who would you give more playing time to?

Odor at this point because the best lineup has neither of them in it and Odor plays better defense.  Babes is going to take awhile like McKenna I think

[Frobby]

I’m not off the Vavra bandwagon in terms of how he’ll do in the long term.  He’s really scuffling now though — .380 OPS in his last 39 PA over 14 games dating back to August 6.   His last few at bats I saw him swing at several pitches he’d normally spit on.  

One thing I did note: people really got on Vavra for an admittedly weak but on-line throw that bounced and Mountcastle didn’t handle what was a relatively routine hop, thigh-high and right at him.   The very next day, Odor made an equally weak throw that additionally was well to the OF side of 1B, and Mountcastle had to stretch for it but made a nice pick and the runner was out.  I thought to myself at the time that Odor’s throw was actually worse than Vavra’s, but wouldn’t be remembered because Mountcastle bailed him out on a tougher pick than he had on Vavra’s throw.   
 

[LA2]

2 hours ago, Frobby said:

There’s never been a doubt about Henderson’s arm.  

Yes, but it's good to be reassured that he can handle the particularities of being a second baseman.

(Just in case of confusion: the throw from short RF to end the last game vs. Cleveland I described was by Odor.)

[Aristotelian]

23 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I’m not off the Vavra bandwagon in terms of how he’ll do in the long term.  He’s really scuffling now though — .380 OPS in his last 39 PA over 14 games dating back to August 6.   His last few at bats I saw him swing at several pitches he’d normally spit on.  

One thing I did note: people really got on Vavra for an admittedly weak but on-line throw that bounced and Mountcastle didn’t handle what was a relatively routine hop, thigh-high and right at him.   The very next day, Odor made an equally weak throw that additionally was well to the OF side of 1B, and Mountcastle had to stretch for it but made a nice pick and the runner was out.  I thought to myself at the time that Odor’s throw was actually worse than Vavra’s, but wouldn’t be remembered because Mountcastle bailed him out on a tougher pick than he had on Vavra’s throw.   
 

In the Vavra error game, he also had a bad throw very soon after the error that Mountcastle scooped. I think it was the combination of the two plays that caused Hyde to lose.confidence in Vavra as 2B. I don't think he's played 2B since.