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Orioles acquire Nick Maton


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17 minutes ago, Orioles West said:

Cash deals for depth are rarely sexy — but welcome to the organization Nick Maton.

Makes me think Jackson Holliday is going to get a real shot at making the Orioles out of spring training. If prospects are getting called up then Norfolk will need infielders starting or reserve. 

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51 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I wonder what happened to this guy in 2023.   He was decent enough in 2021-22, then just comically bad last year.  

Looks like his first two years he outperformed his expected average, woba, and slugging. Last year, he underperformed in relation to those. He could be in line for some positive regression. .491 OPS at Tiger stadium. 

Big dude. Similar to Hilliard in that way. Looks like we’re taking a shot to tap into the power potential like Hilliard. 

Depth move. If we flood the market with DFA’d players at the end of ST, there’s only so many that can be claimed. 

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Maybe they see something in the metrics or analytics. Definitely an OBP tool. dWar didn't look too promising, but he's played 5 positions in MLB (2B, SS, 3B, LF, RF). Tall enough to play 1st.  Maybe they can make an adjustment like they did with O'hearn. Maton is a LH swinger too. Does he have any options? If not he's gonna have to be passed through waivers again.

 

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5 hours ago, Orioles0615 said:

What a pointless move

Yeah … I’m not seeing it. Perhaps it’s part of the load up for the AAA squad. I guess it’s a no big deal type move but I don’t understand Elias infatuation with the bottom of the roster of a mediocre Detroit team.

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4 hours ago, Frobby said:

I wonder what happened to this guy in 2023.   He was decent enough in 2021-22, then just comically bad last year.  

New league and unfamiliar pitchers is my guess. He didn't adjust well (or make the correct adjustments). Also, at 93 games, it nearly doubled his games played in his busiest year. He went from very part time, to a little more, but not quite a regular (or maybe a platoon guy). Maybe some guys just aren't cut out for that. 

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3 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Looks like his first two years he outperformed his expected average, woba, and slugging. Last year, he underperformed in relation to those. He could be in line for some positive regression. .491 OPS at Tiger stadium. 

Big dude. Similar to Hilliard in that way. Looks like we’re taking a shot to tap into the power potential like Hilliard. 

Depth move. If we flood the market with DFA’d players at the end of ST, there’s only so many that can be claimed. 

He has 30 Homeruns in 1589 MILB ABs and 90 ish doubles… Big guy that doesn’t display much power.

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