I Love Aaron Hicks!

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, drdelaware said:

Some of us "old" folks still are interested in that statistic.  

You should have watched Earl more closely.

[NCRaven]

BA isn't useless.  Given two players with the same OBP or OPS, I'll usually take the one with the higher batting average.  Walks are not always, or even usually, as good as a hit.  BA is simply one more data point to give insight into performance.  It shouldn't be used alone, but it does have value.

[Ohfan67]

I expect Hicks’ performance to decline soon, but his mini resurgence has dramatically helped the Orioles compensate for Mullins’ injury. If Hicks can keep it up for another week or two, then that would be super helpful. 

[Mr-splash]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Roy Firestone]

This guy has been Frank Robinson for us in the last two weeks! Great pick up and the Yankees are paying most of the salary....sweet...

[Bahama O's Fan]

As long as he is hitting, ride it out. When Mullins comes back, put him in RF

[dedwretched]

On 6/5/2023 at 3:14 PM, DocJJ said:

His career batting average of .229 over 10 MLB seasons should tell you everything you need to know....

 

I want to know how on earth he hung on for 10 MLB seasons????

Rob Deer and Mario Mendoza say hello.

[dedwretched]

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[dedwretched]

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[dedwretched]

I hate my phone.

[LA2]

In his 10 games as an Oriole, Hicks has arisen from his Bronx grave to go:

10 for 29, with 7 BB, incl. 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 1 SB, 4 RBI, 8 R

.345 / .472 / .586 / 1.058

SSS, but he leads the team in BB/K and BB%, and is second only to Adam Frazier in low SO%.

SSS, but he looks happy and active in the Oriole dugout as opposed to the morose sulker he had become in the Yankees'.

SSS, but combined with his last 7 games with the Y's, "Hicksie" has gone 16 for 46 in 17 games, with 10 BB, incl. 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 12 R. BA/OBP: .348 / .565.

It's too bad that the next series against the Y's are not until the beginning (away) and end (home) of July....

Edited June 12, 2023 by LA2

[interloper]

This has been a fun and hilarious thing to witness. I was so bummed out when we picked him up and now he's one of my favorite ABs to watch. Baseball! Will it last? No. But I'm having a good time watching it happen. 

[LA2]

2 hours ago, interloper said:

This has been a fun and hilarious thing to witness. I was so bummed out when we picked him up and now he's one of my favorite ABs to watch. Baseball! Will it last? No. But I'm having a good time watching it happen. 

I'm glad you've come over to the Smart side (the Elias team). Hicks's stats will certainly decline as the season progresses--but part of what he's been doing was somewhat predictable (for example, he's always been a walk machine, wch fits well with the new O's approach)--at the same that it's the type of good roster luck that happens on resurgent teams, viz. 2012 and 2014.

[LA2]

Even MLB.com can't get used to Hicks' success with the Orioles (so far): batting 6th in today's lineup, Gameday's Preview lists his stats as .188 / 1 HR / 5 RBI--those were his Yankee numbers! With the O's it's .345 / 1 HR / 4 RBI in about half the at-bats; his BA for the season is .235. 

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-orioles/2023/06/13/717787/preview 

[dystopia]

On 6/12/2023 at 12:24 PM, interloper said:

This has been a fun and hilarious thing to witness. I was so bummed out when we picked him up and now he's one of my favorite ABs to watch. Baseball! Will it last? No. But I'm having a good time watching it happen. 

"Change of scenery" is something stat nerds like to poo-poo but it's a real thing.