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We have a thread about the chances of Jackson Holliday making the OD roster.   Well, what about Mayo?  With 267 PA at AAA he’s passed the barrier it seems others have had to pass and he did it with a .905 OPS and strong plate discipline numbers.  “Experts”, including Tony, think he can be average at 3B.  Tony, himself, thinks Mayo makes the OD roster.   What say you?

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I have no idea how they will be able to look him in the eyes and tell them he's going back to AAA. He looks not only ready, but looks ready to be an impact hitter.  Mayo needs to be the everyday

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I know this question was not directed to me, but I saw Mayo play around 8-10 games in Norfolk last year when I was in VAB. I have been consistently impressed by his lateral movement. He obviously has

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1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

We have a thread about the chances of Jackson Holliday making the OD roster.   Well, what about Mayo?  With 267 PA at AAA he’s passed the barrier it seems others have had to pass and he did it with a .905 OPS and strong plate discipline numbers.  “Experts”, including Tony, think he can be average at 3B.  Tony, himself, thinks Mayo makes the OD roster.   What say you?

I think as the roster currently sits they would bring six infielders north for opening day: Gunnar, Mountcastle, O’Hearn, Westburg, Urias and Mateo. However, I think one of the last two are moved by opening day and Mayo kills it in ST, makes the team, and starts at 3B. 

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With the bat he is more ready than Holiday to play in the MLB right now.  Problem is where.  Personally I'd love to see a starting infield that's rotated between Westburg, Henderson, Ortiz and Mayo.  Let those 4 have like 95% of the starts between the 3 positions.  Urias/Mateo off of the roster or hardly used, and rarely starting.  

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Mayo wlll be a starter in the infield some time in the future. He is not someone the O's traded.   

Mayo has shown he is a hitter with power but he has not shown he can play 1B or 3B well enough to beat out the guys ahead of him.   He will begin in AAA and when his defense catches up with his offense they will find a place for him.

Urias probably is not long for the O's with the competition that is on the roster and in the organization at 3B.   O'Hearn is in his walk year and I doubt he gets extended.   So both spots are places he can play when ready.  As well as DH.

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2 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

He’s a potential ROY which would make service time games futile.

His odds of winning RoY are not what Adley’s and Gunnar’s were, IMO.  There are a lot of top prospects ready to go who are much more seasoned than Holliday.  Starting with Evan Carter, who had a 1.058 OPS in 23 regular season games and then .917 in the postseason.  

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His odds of winning RoY are not what Adley’s and Gunnar’s were, IMO.  There are a lot of top prospects ready to go who are much more seasoned than Holliday.  Starting with Evan Carter, who had a 1.058 OPS in 23 regular season games and then .917 in the postseason.  

I was talking about Mayo.  Carter is probably the favorite heading into the season.

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I think an Oriole rookie will get a steady April role, and a chance to keep a near everyday job, and Mayo could earn that gig at Kjerstad, Cowser and Holliday's expense.     All of them are so young, or at least still young/inexperienced enough, and growth isn't linear.     One could show up in Sarasota looking like a clear king of the hill.

The number was high in part because he maxed out playing time, but Mayo's 124 weighted Runs Created in the Minors was the biggest number by a 21 and under Bat in the past decade.

We want the icing, but it is icing on the cake if Mayo and Basallo kick in some defensive value while scaring pitchers.

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2 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

You have to start getting these guys up here. You have to start making room for them.

They don’t really “have” to do anything yet.  When they are convinced that the guys in Norfolk are ready to be better than the players in Baltimore, then they’re probably motivated to act on it.  

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