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1 hour ago, btdart20 said:

“I know he’s done some exercises with the Orioles and some of the books they’ve had him read, and they’ve had their group read.

I wonder what books they’re reading…?

There was some discussion of this the first year that Matt Blood was with the team.  I don’t remember the books, but let’s just say they were about having a “growth mindset,” a buzz phrase you hear a lot around the O’s.  

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“O’s minor leaguers had a book club and read stuff like Mindset, Legacy (about All-Blacks rugby team culture), Ego is the Enemy, a book about Nike, and It Takes What it Takes.”

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Didn’t realize he was a TBT guy.  Uber elite baseball training & teams.  Miggys son is on their 12u team.  Every single kid in their program is special.  When someone sticks out of the group, you can tell they will go places.  

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2 minutes ago, Say O! said:

If Roch is org mouthpiece, there were a couple interesting tidbits in the blog post.

I was quite surprised at this comment from Roch “Mayo blocked at 3B by Gunnar and Westburg”.  Could read various implications into that one.

Yep..I noticed that too.

 

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4 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Mayo to get some RF time?

https://www.masnsports.com/orioles-rss/leftovers-for-breakfast-1-33

Well, I've said for awhile that I would try him in RF before first base so I'm glad Roch must've heard something. I'm not sure why he was not playing some last year honestly. First base would be a waste of his arm and he runs well enough to play RF in Camden Yards. 

Now I still think he can play 3B well enough that his bat will make up for any defensive shortcomings, but if he could become an average right fielder, that arm will be special out there.

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I heard an interview (believe in July/August) with Mayo on MLB network radio and he mentioned he had his eyes checked last off-season and for the first time started wearing contacts in the 2023 season. He said it wasn’t so much a problem before, but after he started wearing them he noticed a big offense in clarity and detail and seeing pitches became much easier.  

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I saw an adjustment from Mayo in spring training to Mayo end of last season. In spring training he had a very wide base almost having his feet box to box because he is 6’5. Later in the season he was more upright almost reminding me of Longoria but more closed stance. The talent looks very true and it would be interesting to see how many years he would’ve been the orioles number 1 prospect. I would say 10 of last 20 seasons.

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