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Tal about some weird statcast info. 

His EV cratered 4.3 MPH down to 86.1 MPH and his hard hit percentage dropped 6.9% to 32.8%, both well below major leaguer average.

Hit .291 (.264 xBA) off fastballs (4-seamers/sinkers/ but with a career low 83.3 EV. But when you look at just 4-seamers (typically 94 MPH or higher) he hit just .235 (.237 xBA) with an awful 80.9 EV and 25 Launch angle (LA). The other pitch he struggles to hit hard was the cutter.

So basically he snuck some hits in there, but wasn't hitting the ball hard and with a 22 LA, he was hitting a lot of soft fly outs. 

When you look at offspeed pitches, he hits them all with good EV.

So what to make of this? Could be that his bat has slowed and he's lost strength. I just want to throw allegations around, but something is definitely a miss here because it's surprising to see this from a 27 year old.

Saying all that, why not give him a look in AAA? 

 

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No such thing as a bad minor league signing. Last year he was .264/.316/.352 in 55 games in San Diego. That would've led the 2022 O's in batting average, been 6th in OBP, and 11th in slugging. Worth a

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This offseason is hilarious so far, not gonna lie.  Everyone thought we were gonna be going home with the prom queen and instead we're left with a bottle of Jergens and a box of Kleenex.

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This isn't excactly comparable, but HOF quarterback Steve Young took his son to Trent Dilfer to coach him up on playing quarterback. Young said playing quarterback came to him naturally and he couldn'

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9 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Tal about some weird statcast info. 

His EV cratered 4.3 MPH down to 86.1 MPH and his hard hit percentage dropped 6.9% to 32.8%, both well below major leaguer average.

Hit .291 (.264 xBA) off fastballs (4-seamers/sinkers/ but with a career low 83.3 EV. But when you look at just 4-seamers (typically 94 MPH or higher) he hit just .235 (.237 xBA) with an awful 80.9 EV and 25 Launch angle (LA). The other pitch he struggles to hit hard was the cutter.

So basically he snuck some hits in there, but wasn't hitting the ball hard and with a 22 LA, he was hitting a lot of soft fly outs. 

When you look at offspeed pitches, he hits them all with good EV.

So what to make of this? Could be that his bat has slowed and he's lost strength. I just want to throw allegations around, but something is definitely a miss here because it's surprising to see this from a 27 year old.

Saying all that, why not give him a look in AAA? 

 

Interesting.  I wonder how he hit 4seamers during his good years…?  Was he over adjusting to hit off-speed pitches?  
Hopefully it’s an approach/mindset thing.

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1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

I remember thinking the Rangers had a young start when he came into the league at 20/21 years old and more than held his own.  Oh well.   He's no Franchy Cordero!

I'm really waiting for the day in the 2023 season when Cordero AND Mazara are in the lineup for the O's in the same game.  

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5 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

This offseason is hilarious so far, not gonna lie.  Everyone thought we were gonna be going home with the prom queen and instead we're left with a bottle of Jergens and a box of Kleenex.

Careful Moose, that sounds an awful lot like wrongthink...

I, for one, love our staunch commitment to filling out the fringes of the organization with AAAA guys before addressing the glaring weaknesses. Maybe we'll get really lucky and Elias will be able to convice Francisco Peguero to leave his sales job at the used car dealership behind and return to the organization!

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You guys still kill me.   You get your hopes up for one of the 4 big SS, Verlander, DeGrom, Rodon, and Winter Meetings are over, you've thrown in the towel.   It's great entertainment.    There's the whole month of December and January to go.     If Elias doesn't get a true #3 pitcher or better even I will say he misrepresented what he said or couldn't get it done.    Stay tuned.

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19 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

This offseason is hilarious so far, not gonna lie.  Everyone thought we were gonna be going home with the prom queen and instead we're left with a bottle of Jergens and a box of Kleenex.

Dammit that is funny.  Not quite the "liftoff" we had in mind.....but a liftoff nonetheless.  

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