Jordan Westburg 2023

[Billy F-Face3]

3 minutes ago, Malike said:

Definitely not writing him off just yet, but he's been a horrendous defender and for a 1:1 out of college, just has some concerning things going on.

With this discussion about the struggles of Torkleson so far, it makes me appreciate the job our organization has done to develop our young draft picks. For the most part, the Orioles minor league coaches have done an excellent job getting these guys ready to perform like they have.

[Frobby]

Back to Westburg, I do think he just has the look of a guy who’s going to have a solid, long MLB career.   He probably won’t be quite as good, but he reminds me of Ian Kinsler.  

[25 Nuggets]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

Back to Westburg, I do think he just has the look of a guy who’s going to have a solid, long MLB career.   He probably won’t be quite as good, but he reminds me of Ian Kinsler.  

That would be fantasic if it happens - Kinsler logged 35 WAR during his first eight seasons in Texas.

[Say O!]

6 hours ago, Frobby said:

Back to Westburg, I do think he just has the look of a guy who’s going to have a solid, long MLB career.   He probably won’t be quite as good, but he reminds me of Ian Kinsler.  

That’s a great comp.  Both under rated defenders, doubles and HR power, although Kinsler more SB ability.  Looking back at his career and season stats, Kinsler had several 5+ WAR seasons in TEX. 

[Pickles]

3 minutes ago, Say O! said:

That’s a great comp.  Both under rated defenders, doubles and HR power, although Kinsler more SB ability.  Looking back at his career and season stats, Kinsler had several 5+ WAR seasons in TEX. 

Kinsler is criminally underrated.  

I think that's an ambitious comp, but Westburg has looked really solid as a rookie.  That usually portends a good future.

[Pickles]

1 hour ago, 25 Nuggets said:

That would be fantasic if it happens - Kinsler logged 35 WAR during his first eight seasons in Texas.

And 54 for his career.  Guy's a Hall of Very Gooder.

[Frobby]

3 minutes ago, Say O! said:

That’s a great comp.  Both under rated defenders, doubles and HR power, although Kinsler more SB ability.  Looking back at his career and season stats, Kinsler had several 5+ WAR seasons in TEX. 

Yeah, he was just a good all-around player, and honestly, kind of underrated. He was the best player drafted in the 2003 draft, though he was a 17th rounder.  

Now, I’m not saying I think Westburg will be as good as Kinsler.  But his all-around game reminds me of Kinsler’s.  He can do a little bit of everything, and he’s a gamer.  
 

[Aristotelian]

Actually I thought of Kinsler when looking at Billy Cook's stats/

[Can_of_corn]

Nice story:

https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-miller-jordan-westburg-homered-off-each-other-in-little-league-game

[Otter]

On 8/5/2023 at 3:00 PM, Frobby said:

Back to Westburg, I do think he just has the look of a guy who’s going to have a solid, long MLB career.   He probably won’t be quite as good, but he reminds me of Ian Kinsler.  

Good comp, but I also like Palmer's comp where he compared him to Grich.  Would love for him to have a Grich-type career.  

[Gurgi]

Westburg has a style of moving to the ball that at first looks lazy but it gets the job done and he stays under control of his body well.   Should be interesting to see how he develops.

[Baltimorecuse]

I think right now Westburg and Henderson are the middle infield of the future.  Unless they move Henderson to third.  Of course, they could move Westburg to third and play Ortiz in the middle.  I'd be really surprised if Ortiz factored at all this year.  

[MacAdoo]

2 hours ago, Baltimorecuse said:

I think right now Westburg and Henderson are the middle infield of the future.  Unless they move Henderson to third.  Of course, they could move Westburg to third and play Ortiz in the middle.  I'd be really surprised if Ortiz factored at all this year.  

I have a pretty good feeling Jackson Holliday will anchor one of the middle infield spots in the future…

[Baltimorecuse]

5 minutes ago, MacAdoo said:

I have a pretty good feeling Jackson Holliday will anchor one of the middle infield spots in the future…

I wasn't even thinking about that.  We're going to have a lot of spare parts.  

[Aristotelian]

3 hours ago, Gurgi said:

Westburg has a style of moving to the ball that at first looks lazy but it gets the job done and he stays under control of his body well.   Should be interesting to see how he develops.

By OAA he is already the best fielder on the team.