Ryan Mountcastle 2023

[ChosenOne21]

I seem to remember someone in the minors telling him he should walk more and he said something like, "If I had just hit a double we wouldn't be having this conversation."

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

I seem to remember someone in the minors telling him he should walk more and he said something like, "If I had just hit a double we wouldn't be having this conversation."

He's not wrong, if he was hitting doubles we wouldn't be having this conversation.

[webbrick2010]

3 hours ago, bpilktree67 said:

As bad as he has been at least he isn't Jose Abreu who was the prized replacement everyone wanted us to sign in the off season.  I thought he was in decline and wanted no parts of him but man has he fell off cliff.  1 homer yikes

As bad as he has been he has been better than Manny Machado & Carlos Correa

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

44 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

I seem to remember someone in the minors telling him he should walk more and he said something like, "If I had just hit a double we wouldn't be having this conversation."

Mountcastle seemed to think he could be Vladimir Guerrero or Kirby Puckett and get away with swinging at everything. He isn't that caliber of hitter.

[waroriole]

3 hours ago, bpilktree67 said:

As bad as he has been at least he isn't Jose Abreu who was the prized replacement everyone wanted us to sign in the off season.  I thought he was in decline and wanted no parts of him but man has he fell off cliff.  1 homer yikes

Same. I was flummoxed at all the people saying we should sign him this year. All you had to do was look at his diminishing power last year, and his unsustainable BABIP to know he was a bad signing. 

[waroriole]

2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

I missed where he said that, but if that's accurate, then that's really troubling.

If he doesn't understand that his value is limited because he swings at everything and currently has an on base percentage of .273, maybe he's not the sharpest tool in the shed.  

I think he said something like this to Buck during spring training. 

[amdcpus]

With Kjerstad being promoted to AAA, hopefully the end is near for Mountcastle

[maybenxtyr]

2 minutes ago, amdcpus said:

With Kjerstad being promoted to AAA, hopefully the end is near for Mountcastle

I imagine we'll have the rest of this season and a good portion of next season to see what Mountcastle will be, or not be.

[amdcpus]

I sure hope not. This is his 4th year and every successive season his OPS has regressed; coupled with league worst defense at 1B. Time to move on and trade him if possible

[amdcpus]

It's unbearable to watch this guy, my least favorite player by a mile. An OBP of .268 is utterly unacceptable, much less for the worst defensive 1B in the MLB.

[Gurgi]

He needs to be replaced.   Why not see if Westburg can play first?   

[maybenxtyr]

Just now, Gurgi said:

He needs to be replaced.   Why not see if Westburg can play first?   

That would just keep him in AAA for the rest of the season while he learns a new position.

[bpilktree67]

On 6/5/2023 at 3:54 PM, webbrick2010 said:

As bad as he has been he has been better than Manny Machado & Carlos Correa

Abreu is 2nd to last in all of baseball this season in WAR at -1.6  only ahead of Jean Saguera.  he has been much worse then those two who still have positive WAR.

[Brooks The Great]

15 hours ago, Gurgi said:

He needs to be replaced.   Why not see if Westburg can play first?   

Westburg can definitely play RF, though, and that would allow Santander to play 1B. I actually think Westburg has always been the most important callup for this team because we have so many bad options against LHP. But Cowser coming up can also push Santander to 1B. I'd also take Urias at 1B over Mountcastle in general, even though Urias has struggled recently. But I think that's related to the injury that put Urias on the IL.

Mountcastle isn't needed on this team at all given his poor overall offensive production and that he's been a defensive liability this season, but I would keep him as a DH and occasional 1B against LHP.

Once Cowser and Westburg are up, Mountcastle is actually (or should be) one of the odd men out as a regular in the starting lineup.

[foxfield]

18 hours ago, maybenxtyr said:

I imagine we'll have the rest of this season and a good portion of next season to see what Mountcastle will be, or not be.

I think this is correct, but only if he continues to flash the good side of his streakiness.  If he continues as he is currently, I think his days are numbered.

Either way, it's clear the Orioles are taking a path that says the younger players have to prove they are better.  Of course, they have to have actually action to do so.

As long as the Orioles are winning, we see a slower process.  If that changes then, opportunities will abound.