Reds calling up De La Cruz

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, btdart20 said:

That is interesting.  Thanks for sharing.  Goes to show the importance of drafting/developing.  BLA is basically a hedge firm applying portfolio market theory to prospects and their projected earning potential.  Similar type of thing we're seeing Elias and SigBot doing with their modeling.

At first glance it looks like what Schoop did a decade ago.

[Can_of_corn]

He just hit a ground ball to the first baseman and beat it out for a single.

https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/7db0599a-65d6-4255-bfaf-ed3615287013.mp4

Another angle.

I don't know if I've ever seen the like.

 

Edited June 18, 2023 by Can_of_corn

[ArtVanDelay]

This Reds team is really fun.  Reminds me of last year’s Orioles, maybe even a little better.  They can definitely win the Central. 

[OriolesMagic83]

On 6/6/2023 at 2:07 PM, Sports Guy said:

Cruz will probably sign a big contract within a year or 2.

Add cincy to small market teams like Tampa and Pittsburgh signing their own stars.  Baltimore, not so much.

[Just Regular]

Bummer for them and a break for us next week, Hunter Greene coming off his Win down in Houston has gone on to IL with hip pain.

[Can_of_corn]

Well he hit for the cycle.

He might be pretty good.

Triple:

https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/7ec69e2b-c339-40f9-9267-5fe882b953f7.mp4

HR:

https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/4ace11e9-2d74-40f8-b925-dd55a7644d6a.mp4

116.6 MPH double:

https://streamable.com/cgm39w

Edited June 24, 2023 by Can_of_corn

[Frobby]

On 6/13/2023 at 1:24 AM, Frobby said:

I would like to see Elly perform for a few months before judging how his tools will translate into being a good/great major leaguer. 

 

OK, maybe this doesn’t take a few months….

Sheesh.

[Sports Guy]

Young players always struggle when you first call them up and you can’t bring up rookies on a contending team.

 

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Young players always struggle when you first call them up and you can’t bring up rookies on a contending team.

 

I'm not even sure you'd call the Reds a contender team before he showed up.  They've won 12 in a row and were under .500 when he joined the team.

[Sports Guy]

17 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'm not even sure you'd call the Reds a contender team before he showed up.  They've won 12 in a row and were under .500 when he joined the team.

In that division, they had a chance.

And he has helped make them even better, which we have been told can’t happen with rookies.

Edited June 24, 2023 by Sports Guy

[Fiver6565]

The Reds are going to be a big problem next week. 

[forphase1]

28 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Young players always struggle when you first call them up and you can’t bring up rookies on a contending team.

 

Bingo.  All the whining about not bringing up Westburg or Cowser or whomever because they may not immediately perform is foolish. Yes,  some guys initially struggle... you know,  like Mateo and Frazier are struggling.  Other guys,  like Mr Elly here,  come up and have similar results to what they were doing in AAA.  Sure,  we don't KNOW how Cowser or Westburg would do in MLB.  But we know Frazier and Mateo are bad, poor or average at best.  It's likely Westburg could at least match their lifeless at bats, if not vastly exceed them. 

[forphase1]

14 minutes ago, Fiver6565 said:

The Reds are going to be a big problem next week. 

Everyone is going to be a problem if we don't start hitting better,  not to mention the pitching.

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, forphase1 said:

Bingo.  All the whining about not bringing up Westburg or Cowser or whomever because they may not immediately perform is foolish. Yes,  some guys initially struggle... you know,  like Mateo and Frazier are struggling.  Other guys,  like Mr Elly here,  come up and have similar results to what they were doing in AAA.  Sure,  we don't KNOW how Cowser or Westburg would do in MLB.  But we know Frazier and Mateo are bad, poor or average at best.  It's likely Westburg could at least match their lifeless at bats, if not vastly exceed them. 

Plus the advantage defensively.

[OriolesMagic83]

8 hours ago, Frobby said:

OK, maybe this doesn’t take a few months….

Sheesh.

Maybe the O's can trade Frazier to Cincy so they can send Cruz back to the minors so he can work on some things.