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26 minutes ago, Mr-splash said:

I remember when OBP was the new sexy, cutting edge, analytic tool. Which genuinely made sense because baseball is a game of outs. The worst thing a hitter can do is make an out. So the less he makes an out the better. Makes sense. 

 

Now, we've got incredibly weird analytics nerds. Mountcastle blows. bUT wHaT ABoUt ExIT VeLOciTy AnD LAuNch AnGLe?

Look, I love the nerdier analytics.  I love exit velocity.  But to your point, there is more than that.  Far more than that.

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In several years we are all going to look back fondly at the few weeks of awesomeness we got from Aaron Hicks. Soak it in while it lasts.

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1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

I said it before, I'll say it again here:  Hicks plate discipline and solid outfield defense > Mountcastle.  I'm aware that Hicks isn't this good.

Mountcastle has declined every year since he's been in the league.  I don't think this is a trend that should be ignored.

 

 

You’re 100% right, and I hate it. He grew up 10 minutes from me. I like the young man, and my 12 year old son has met him a few times and idolizes him.

His power is tremendous, but until he commits to making pitchers throw him strikes he won’t get to it. How long does the organization wait on that? And, the wall is definitely in his head as much as the shift was in Chris Davis’ head.

According to FanGraphs, he has two options remaining. Perhaps they should keep him in Norfolk beyond the rehab assignment. Let him try to work a few things out in his process. To me, when he is right, he drives the ball to RCF as well as anyone. I’d like to see him work back through the middle again like he used to. 

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4 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Mountcastle is strictly a platoon bat against LHP with limited defensive value. I think he remains on the team, but it might be his last season as an Oriole.

There’s too much talent in the farm system to carry one dimensional players like Mountcastle for much longer. 

If you look at Mountcastle's career, he hasn't been someone who consistently hits better vs. LHP. In 2022's full season, in fact, he hit significantly better vs. RHP (.741 vs. .693 OPS). So I would not rush to making decisions based mainly on his platoon splits.

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4 hours ago, Jammer7 said:

 

According to FanGraphs, he has two options remaining. Perhaps they should keep him in Norfolk beyond the rehab assignment. Let him try to work a few things out in his process. 

I’d absolutely leave him in AAA until he shows he’s ready to hit.  Maybe a week of rehab is enough, maybe it takes two months or never happens at all.  

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Hick's hot streak is certainly quite welcome.  His last 4 seasons with the Yankees were awful, and the first part of this season too...   

 

Did we make any corrections/adjustments?  Or is he just on a random hot streak?

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6 minutes ago, DocJJ said:

Hick's hot streak is certainly quite welcome.  His last 4 seasons with the Yankees were awful, and the first part of this season too...   

 

Did we make any corrections/adjustments?  Or is he just on a random hot streak?

I think I read somewhere that Oriole hitting coaches looked at some old tape of Hicks when he was having success and tweaked his swing. It seems to be working.

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2 hours ago, gtman55 said:

I think I read somewhere that Oriole hitting coaches looked at some old tape of Hicks when he was having success and tweaked his swing. It seems to be working.

Hicks said in an interview that the major adjustment was staying more upright.  

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On 6/21/2023 at 8:27 PM, Frobby said:

I’d absolutely leave him in AAA until he shows he’s ready to hit.  Maybe a week of rehab is enough, maybe it takes two months or never happens at all.  

I had to look up Mountcastle's BBRef page to check his service time and I was slightly shocked to see he only has 2.1 years of service time. I swear it seemed like he was bordering on having enough time to be able to decline an optional assignment, but he's not even close. I guess it just feels like he's been around longer than he has. 

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18 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

With Cowser up, should we sell high on Hicks?  Will Hicks be happy being a platoon player or not starting everyday?  A couple of days off a week might actually keep him healthy.  But... with his health, we could trade him while he's not on the IL.  

Is anyone buying? He was DFA'd like a month ago.

That said, if anyone offered any kind of interesting prospect for him, I'd print his plane tickets myself. Not to say he doesn't have value to this team, but we can do without him, especially now that Cowser is up

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2 hours ago, ChosenOne21 said:

Is anyone buying? He was DFA'd like a month ago.

That said, if anyone offered any kind of interesting prospect for him, I'd print his plane tickets myself. Not to say he doesn't have value to this team, but we can do without him, especially now that Cowser is up

The Angels maybe? They called up Adell to replace Trout, but surely they could use some professional CF depth. Adell is a nice prospect but he hasn't hit in the majors so far for his career. 

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On 6/24/2023 at 7:50 PM, Can_of_corn said:

Seems odd the Yankees wouldn't have tried that.

You would think, but it was O'Hearn who recently said "you could say that" when a reporter asked him if it was weird the Royals didn't mention the things the O's saw to fix his swing. 

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