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The dude just impacts the game in every facet — hitting, baserunning, defense.  Tonight was for the highlight reel with 1st inning rocket HR, the race around the bases to score on Westy’s 2B in the 3rd inning, and these defensive gems.  As much as may marvel at current WAR and historic pace, I am just enjoying watching the guy play baseball on a nightly basis.

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"Papa John's is excited to announce Austin Hays will take over for Gunnar Henderson with the 50% off home run promotion" 

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Assuming Gunnar likes batting leadoff, which I think he does, I'm happy to keep him there. Your best hitters should get the most at bats.

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Great writeup today on Gunnar’s combination of fast bat speed and short swing leading to his HR power — link to article.  Lots of statcast data and comparisons included.

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3 minutes ago, Say O! said:

The dude just impacts the game in every facet — hitting, baserunning, defense.  Tonight was for the highlight reel with 1st inning rocket HR, the race around the bases to score on Westy’s 2B in the 3rd inning, and these defensive gems.  As much as may marvel at current WAR and historic pace, I am just enjoying watching the guy play baseball on a nightly basis.

Gunnar is right up there with Cal and Eddie for me in my baseballl watching fandom as most enjoyable and best talent. I'm too young to have watched any Orioles before 1982-83.

Gunnar is a special, special player. I've never seen a better all around talent play for the team.

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5 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Gunnar is right up there with Cal and Eddie for me in my baseballl watching fandom as most enjoyable and best talent. I'm too young to have watched any Orioles before 1982-83.

Gunnar is a special, special player. I've never seen a better all around talent play for the team.

Maybe with Rubenstein we have a chance to keep him.

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25 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think the greatest Orioles season ever is in play...that'd have to be Cal's 1991 season which is one of the greatest WAR seasons in history, IIRC.

We'll see if he can take down Judge for the MVP award.  That's going to be tough.

It might actually be tough for Judge to beat out Gunnar even though Judge has had a better offensive season thus far, simply because Judge is injury-prone and is already playing banged up.

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1 minute ago, Brooks The Great said:

It might actually be tough for Judge to beat out Gunnar even though Judge has had a better offensive season thus far, simply because Judge is injury-prone and is already playing banged up.

I can see that.  If we can somehow overtake the Yankees for first place, that would be a big help for Gunnar's chances, too.

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6 hours ago, Brooks The Great said:

It might actually be tough for Judge to beat out Gunnar even though Judge has had a better offensive season thus far, simply because Judge is injury-prone and is already playing banged up.

I have to think the defensive metrics favor Gunnar over Judge by leaps and bounds. Judge plays center by default, due to the makeup of the NY roster. On the vast majority of teams he's a corner outfielder. Gunnar is an above average defensive SS who'd stick at that position on at least 26 out of 30 MLB teams. 

Now on pace for 11.9 WAR this season. That would be the highest single season total since Bonds in 2001 or Clemens in 1997. It would be the highest by a non-roider since Dwight Gooden in 1985.  

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6 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think the greatest Orioles season ever is in play...that'd have to be Cal's 1991 season which is one of the greatest WAR seasons in history, IIRC.

We'll see if he can take down Judge for the MVP award.  That's going to be tough.

Agree it’s tough vs Judge because he just has such a presence.  He scares you to death when he is up.  I don’t think other teams quite see Gunnar that way yet, though it is hard when he is on your team. 

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6 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Gunnar is right up there with Cal and Eddie for me in my baseballl watching fandom as most enjoyable and best talent. I'm too young to have watched any Orioles before 1982-83.

Gunnar is a special, special player. I've never seen a better all around talent play for the team.

Alomar or prime Brady are the closest I have seen.  

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He's now inched past Julio for the rWAR lead among all players born since 2000, though it could go back and forth any day and the two guys see each other next week.

He's 4 down to Vlad and 8 down to Tatis from the 1999 births cohort, with Tatis about to miss a month.

Odds are he won't outplay Vlad by 4 wins in half a season again.    I don't think..

As franchise player candidates come up through #1 farm systems, for me some of how good their teams can get is do 3-win or 6-win versions of them come forth in MLB?     Jackson Holliday could be 3.0 WAR/650 PA for 8-10 years and it'd be a solid career even for a 1-1.

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8 minutes ago, baltfan said:

Alomar was a wonder at second and excellent in clutch situations. He was their most feared hitter at the end of a game. 

He was all of that yes, but nothing close to Gunner so far or Cal's best year, and you also forgot about Eddie. not to mention Palmer in the 70,s

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2 hours ago, Safelykept said:

He was all of that yes, but nothing close to Gunner so far or Cal's best year, and you also forgot about Eddie. not to mention Palmer in the 70,s

Eddie and Cal were not as athletic. Gunnar’s athletecism is why I compare him to Alomar and Brady. 

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