Gunnar Henderson 2023

[sportsfan8703]

On 6/30/2023 at 11:12 AM, Frobby said:

I think he’s still figuring out the right balance between plate discipline and aggressiveness.  And, lots of guys get more aggressive while they’re having good results, then dial it back when they cool off.  Bottom line, his OBP for June is better than it was in April and May despite the much lower walk totals.  And to be honest, I haven’t noticed him swinging at a lot of garbage.

Good take. He’s more aggressive as in the leadoff spot. .975 OPS. He’s getting better pitches hitting in front of Adley. 

[Frobby]

18 minutes ago, maybenxtyr said:

There was never a chance when the O's traded for Davis. Walker is a nice story and all, but there's no comparison between him and Davis in Walker's coming up years.

Really, it was the development of Mancini that eliminated Walker’s opportunity, along with the Trumbo signing.   

Now back to your regular Gunnar programming.  
 

[DirtyBird]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Really, it was the development of Mancini that eliminated Walker’s opportunity, along with the Trumbo signing.   

Now back to your regular Gunnar programming.  
 

Really, the re-signing of Davis blocked them both

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just Gunnar doing Gunnar things.

 

[Moose Milligan]

Still pushing to win ROY. July is off to a good start. 

[Mooreisbetter27]

Shoulda been sent down, the bum. 

[Billy F-Face3]

I look forward to seeing Gunnar Henderson in the Home Run Derby some day.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Even with Gunnar's poor start he now has an .804 OPS compared to Josh Jung's .809 OPS. I say Gunnar is going to be the odds on favorite before Labor Day for AL ROY.

[banks703]

It looks like he’s closed the gap considerably in the eyes of bet makers. 
 

https://www.covers.com/mlb/rookie-of-the-year-odds

 

https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/mlb/al-nl-rookie-year-odds/

 

https://www.sportsbookreview.com/picks/mlb/baseball-rookie-of-the-year-odds/

Jung is three years older and currently has 80 more AB than Gunnar. He’s up on Gunnar in OPS .811 to .804 right now but Gunnar has the higher OBP .339 to .323. Gunnar may very well end up with the higher OPS if he continues to hit as he’s done the last six weeks or so. It also looks like Gunnar will continue to walk more.
 

I think Gunnar is in great position to take the award but as a selfish fan, kinda wouldn’t mind if he finishes outside of the top 2.  

Edited July 7, 2023 by banks703

[accinfo]

I saw this and just placed a bet on Gunnar at +300.

[Frobby]

21 minutes ago, banks703 said:

I think Gunnar is in great position to take the award but as a selfish fan, kinda wouldn’t mind if he finishes outside of the top 2.  

You have that backwards.  He’s been on the team since opening day, so he’ll get a full year of service time regardless.  But if he wins RoY, we get a draft pick. 

[higgybaby]

Gunnar’s Batting Average is .246 as of right now.
Realistically speaking, around what range do you think Gunnar would have to finish at the end of the season to have a legit shot at winning ROY?

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

 

[Frobby]

2 minutes ago, higgybaby said:

Gunnar’s Batting Average is .246 as of right now.
Realistically speaking, around what range do you think Gunnar would have to finish at the end of the season to have a legit shot at winning ROY?

I don’t think BA will have much to do with whether he wins Rookie of the Year.  However, I’ll bet on him finishing over .265.

[accinfo]

1 minute ago, higgybaby said:

Gunnar’s Batting Average is .246 as of right now.
Realistically speaking, around what range do you think Gunnar would have to finish at the end of the season to have a legit shot at winning ROY?

270 or above which is certainly attainable.  If he ends up with 27 plus HR and 270 or better average he has a great chance.  Cal Ripken won it in 1982 with .264, 28 HR's 93 RBI's.  Cal started hitting in the middle of May that year.