Colton Cowser 2023

[DirtyBird]

In 8 plate appearances so far, has not put a ball in play

4 BB

4 K

[joelala]

1 hour ago, DirtyBird said:

In 8 plate appearances so far, has not put a ball in play

4 BB

4 K

Two true outcomes

[yark14]

2 hours ago, DirtyBird said:

In 8 plate appearances so far, has not put a ball in play

4 BB

4 K

I'll take a .500 OBP any day of the week.

[RZNJ]

Cowser likes to put doubt into my head but then eventually he quiets those doubts.

[Frobby]

22 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Cowser likes to put doubt into my head but then eventually he quiets those doubts.

Yeah, not going to read much into the first 8 PA of the spring.  He’s certainly seeing a lot of pitches! 

[George Zuverink]

18 hours ago, DirtyBird said:

In 8 plate appearances so far, has not put a ball in play

4 BB

4 K

When I see a SSS first week of spring training post like that, I immediately wonder whether someone is grinding an axe about drafting Cowster instead of someone else or just pointing out a statistical anomaly.

[DirtyBird]

6 minutes ago, George Zuverink said:

When I see a SSS first week of spring training post like that, I immediately wonder whether someone is grinding an axe about drafting Cowster instead of someone else or just pointing out a statistical anomaly.

Are concerns about Cowser's K rate based on a small sample size?

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, DirtyBird said:

Are concerns about Cowser's K rate based on a small sample size?

Nope. But I wouldn’t worry about his first 8 PA of the season, half of which were walks.  For me, I’ll look at his K rate in mid-May and decide if he’s making progress or not.  

[George Zuverink]

4 hours ago, DirtyBird said:

Are concerns about Cowser's K rate based on a small sample size?

That’s a valid point given his history. Something to watch for.

[Tony-OH]

I hate to stop conversation, but the player 2023 posts really ought to focus on performance information, scouting, and current thoughts, not to restart any draft pick conversations. It's eight spring training PAs through the first four games. Literally the definition of an extreme small sample size.

[DirtyBird]

3 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

I hate to stop conversation, but the player 2023 posts really ought to focus on performance information, scouting, and current thoughts, not to restart any draft pick conversations. It's eight spring training PAs through the first four games. Literally the definition of an extreme small sample size.

No draft pick conversation here - just an update on performance thus far. Will be sure to keep thread going as sample size increases.

[Aristotelian]

 

[RZNJ]

23 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

 

He’s a ball buster.  And a talker.  I just hope he’s a great hitter.

[RZNJ]

And an interview with mlb.com

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/q-a-with-orioles-prospect-colton-cowser

 

Must be Colton Cowser week!

[DirtyBird]

Put ball in play today