Anthony Santander 2023

[AnythingO's]

Just now, Frobby said:

This may be an unpopular opinion, but IMO Anthony planted about 6 inches too far forward and jumped a split second too soon, or it wouldn’t have seemed like such a spectacular catch.  Not that I’m complaining.   It wasn’t an easy play, and he made it.  That’s the bottom line.  

https://www.mlb.com/video/tyler-wells-in-play-out-s-to-miguel-andujar

So basically you are saying he "Stowers-ed" it lol. JK, ducking

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, AnythingO's said:

So basically you are saying he "Stowers-ed" it lol. JK, ducking

Yeah, pretty much. 

[Sports Guy]

7 hours ago, Frobby said:

This may be an unpopular opinion, but IMO Anthony planted about 6 inches too far forward and jumped a split second too soon, or it wouldn’t have seemed like such a spectacular catch.  Not that I’m complaining.   It wasn’t an easy play, and he made it.  That’s the bottom line.  

https://www.mlb.com/video/tyler-wells-in-play-out-s-to-miguel-andujar

He definitely made that harder than it needed to be. Bad route, got all twisted and, as you said, mistimed the jump.

All that matters is that he caught it.

[Sydnor]

Starting at first tonight. I thought he looked fine when I saw him there during spring training. I’m excited to see how it goes.

 

[Frobby]

So over in the Hays thread there’s been a diversion about whether Santander could be non-tendered this winter.  I’ll answer here. 

I think it’s really unlikely that would happen.  Santander is a streaky but solid hitter, who has value.  If we don’t want him, he can be traded easily IMO.   
 

[Sports Guy]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

So over in the Hays thread there’s been a diversion about whether Santander could be non-tendered this winter.  I’ll answer here. 

I think it’s really unlikely that would happen.  Santander is a streaky but solid hitter, who has value.  If we don’t want him, he can be traded easily IMO.   
 

I think it’s possible…but it would take him being hurt/missing time and putting up poor numbers..also, further defensive drop off from what we saw last year.

It’s a lot to happen and it certainly could but I tend to agree that they could trade him.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 hours ago, Frobby said:

So over in the Hays thread there’s been a diversion about whether Santander could be non-tendered this winter.  I’ll answer here. 

I think it’s really unlikely that would happen.  Santander is a streaky but solid hitter, who has value.  If we don’t want him, he can be traded easily IMO.   
 

Santander unless something drastic happens to his performance or health this season is going to have trade value and in no way he should be non-tendered.

[Frobby]

Kind of quietly, Santander has his OPS up to .853, second only to Hays on the Orioles.  He’s hit .336/.423/.626 over his last 29 games.   

[Billy F-Face3]

Santander has carried the Orioles offense these past few weeks. He's been consistently getting hits and producing.

[Just Regular]

WBC hangover over?

MLB and the MLBPA like the WBC to grow the game globally.    Many of the best USA pitchers don't care about it (or their Owners/GM's have enough pull to put some guardrails on for example Gerrit Cole's or Spencer Strider's use), but I think its the Olympics for many foreign nationals.   

Club fans worrying about Santander or Kremer or Ohtani might also I guess have worried about Mike Eruzione or Jim Craig putting it all out for Herb Brooks.

If the four most important Orioles are who we hope they are, they could all be absent from 2026 camp more than Kremer was this spring.

[Spy Fox]

I really like Anthony. He's a happy, charming guy who plays an important role on this team even if he's not a shining star by WAR standards. It's been fun to watch him grow as a hitter over the years. His improved batting eye last year helped him become a better hitter, and he seems to have improved it again this year. Three year OBP track of .286-.318-.350.

He's also the longest tenured Oriole at least in terms of debut— his first O's appearance was a few weeks before Hays in 2017. 

The Hays-Mullins-Santander outfield isn't as iconic as "2110 Eutaw St" but I'll enjoy it if we get to watch them in a playoff series together before the group disbands. Those three guys are the three longest continuously tenured players on the roster and, along with Means, the only survivors of the truly dark ages of 2017-2019. 

[Just Regular]

2nd to only Aaron Judge in AL wRC+ for May to date after the big night last night.    Soto, Freeman and Lourdes Gurriel the only NL guys ahead of him.

Arizona with the early upper hand on Toronto on their big trade this past offseason.

1.67 seasons to go, but maybe Santander is playing his way towards Qualifying Offer consideration.

[Frobby]

8 hours ago, Spy Fox said:

 

The Hays-Mullins-Santander outfield isn't as iconic as "2110 Eutaw St" but I'll enjoy it if we get to watch them in a playoff series together before the group disbands. Those three guys are the three longest continuously tenured players on the roster and, along with Means, the only survivors of the truly dark ages of 2017-2019. 

I wonder what Orioles’ threesome played the most games together in the outfield.  Jones/Markakis played a ridiculous number of games together but the third outfielder changed very frequently between 2008 and 2014.  Of the top of my head I’d think the candidates are:

Robinson/Blair/Buford, 1968-72.

Bumbry/Singleton/Roenicke, 1978-84

I don’t think there’s any easy way to find the answer to this question.  Calling @DrungoHazewood

 

[emmett16]

8 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I wonder what Orioles’ threesome played the most games together in the outfield.  Jones/Markakis played a ridiculous number of games together but the third outfielder changed very frequently between 2008 and 2014.  Of the top of my head I’d think the candidates are:

Robinson/Blair/Buford, 1968-72.

Bumbry/Singleton/Roenicke, 1978-84

I don’t think there’s any easy way to find the answer to this question.  Calling @DrungoHazewood

 

Devo & Anderson 89-94 + 96 has to be up there for a two-some. 

Edited May 31, 2023 by emmett16

[Frobby]

11 minutes ago, emmett16 said:

Devo & Anderson 89-94 + 96 has to be up there for a two-some. 

I’m sure it is, but they didn’t have a consistent third amigo.