Jackson Holliday 2023

[baltfan]

26 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

The average arm strength for major league SSs this year is 85 MPH (Mateo is at 85 this year). I don't have the numbers on Holliday, but the eye test tells me he's lower than that. Now can he have a quick release and be like Anthony Volpe who has been rated as an above average SS by every defensive metric despite having a well below average arm (81 MPH avg, 87.3 max), perhaps. 

As I've said, I will not discount him playing SS at the major league level since he has very good athleticism and quickness and at 6-0, 185, should not out grow the position. There are some hands things he needs to clean up, but so did Henderson his hands have gotten better with professional experience.

Urias is another example of a quick release guy though he doesn’t really play SS. 

[Frobby]

38 minutes ago, fansince71 said:

Ryan McKenna  has a better arm than Manny Machado

Don’t compare infielders and outfielders.  The latter get a running start on their top-velocity throws.  

[Hallas]

58 minutes ago, baltfan said:

Urias is another example of a quick release guy though he doesn’t really play SS. 

The average 3b arm is about the same as SS.  Right around 85-86 mph.

[Frobby]

31 minutes ago, Hallas said:

The average 3b arm is about the same as SS.  Right around 85-86 mph.

To be clear, we are talking about the max effort throws.  On an “average effort” throw, these guys are throwing about 70 mph.  And there are plays where they’re throwing significantly below that. 

[Ridgway22]

Jax to AAA?

on mlbtraderumors.com, dont' see mention of it here.

[Frobby]

Just now, Ridgway22 said:

Jax to AAA?

on mlbtraderumors.com, dont' see mention of it here.

You must not be looking very hard.

[Ridgway22]

7 minutes ago, Frobby said:

You must not be looking very hard.

Figgered as much. Thought it would be posted and discussed here. But what do I know.

Edited September 4, 2023 by Ridgway22
to make excuses for my silliness

[TheWall]

1 hour ago, Ridgway22 said:

Figgered as much. Thought it would be posted and discussed here. But what do I know.

It was when it was announced yesterday. 

[Just Regular]

MILB.com home page saying 635 Jacksonville at Norfolk (Holliday AAA debut vs. Daniel Castano) is their Free Game of the Day.

[Hazmat]

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mlb-pipeline/id906717198?i=1000626864834

The title of today’s MLB Pipeline podcast is “Where does Holliday’s Season Rank?”  I haven’t listened to it yet.

[scarey1999]

For anyone wondering, the Tides announcer just said the plan tonight was to have Holliday play SS, Ortiz 2B and Norby LF, but Ortiz was a late scratch with a tight oblique. 

Holliday with a fielding error in the 4th and 0-2 at the plate this far. Groundout up the middle he was close to beating out in his 1st AB and a fly out to CF in his second. 
 

 

[scarey1999]

2nd fielding error. Routine grounder up the middle with a runner on 1st, I think he was hoping to pull off a Gunnar with a  6-3 double play, but he got ahead of himself, pulled up too quick and booted it. Bases ended up getting loaded but got out of it without giving up any runs. 

[owknows]

6 minutes ago, scarey1999 said:

2nd fielding error. Routine grounder up the middle with a runner on 1st, I think he was hoping to pull off a Gunnar with a  6-3 double play, but he got ahead of himself, pulled up too quick and booted it. Bases ended up getting loaded but got out of it without giving up any runs. 

He's a bum. Hopefully we can trade him for a decent utility guy

[Orioles Jim]

https://x.com/bslontheverge/status/1699217952304738415?s=42&t=eD_XXnce6RpM2gEfRbtV3w
 

That was fast.

[frankwhite]

Just got his first hit in AAA. He stretched the single into double. He would've been thrown out if it was caught, but it made sense in that situation to try to get into scoring position.