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So encouraging to FINALLY see Westburg get into one at the MLB level. That HR was absolutely pulverized and you can see how much power he has when he gets one of his hard hit balls in the air. Did it a lot in the minors obviously and just hasn’t quite clicked against MLB pitching until that HR. Must have been big for him mentally too. Hopefully it’s a sign of more to come!

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Spare me the drama over 2022.  The guy was promoted to AAA in June and had 228 PA there.   It’s hardly a travesty that he wasn’t promoted to the majors that season.   As to last year, I would hav

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Westburg is turning into a very solid two-way player.   3 for 4 today with an excellent play in the field too.  Now hitting .302/.372/.547.  The balls he hit tonight were 107.5, 104.9, 101.2 and 98.0

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I agree, they seem so natural together with their different personalities. Let's hope we're talking about them for the next ten years or so!

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I've been on the Westburg bandwagon ever since he and Henderson showed up in Salisbury. The amazing part is, he's kind of overshadowed in Baltimore through no fault of his own. That's a pretty stacked team when Westburg is the fifth or sixth best player on the field on a given night.

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53 minutes ago, CaptainRedbeard said:

So encouraging to FINALLY see Westburg get into one at the MLB level. That HR was absolutely pulverized and you can see how much power he has when he gets one of his hard hit balls in the air. Did it a lot in the minors obviously and just hasn’t quite clicked against MLB pitching until that HR. Must have been big for him mentally too. Hopefully it’s a sign of more to come!

I am a big believer on Westburg as well. I hope he starts to settle into a routine and he gets on a roll offensively now that he is going to get most of his starts at a single position. He seems like a guy who thrives on a consistent routine. 

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Majestic homerun last night. Without looking up the statistics, besides Henderson I believe Westburg has hit the ball hard most consistently. At opening day my wife was asking me who my favorite players are and Westburg was second name behind Gunnar.

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Majestic homerun last night. Without looking up the statistics, besides Henderson I believe Westburg has hit the ball hard most consistently. At opening day my wife was asking me who my favorite players are and Westburg was second name behind Gunnar.

He is ahead of Gunnar in hart hit %

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18 minutes ago, Rbiggs2525 said:

Majestic homerun last night. Without looking up the statistics, besides Henderson I believe Westburg has hit the ball hard most consistently. At opening day my wife was asking me who my favorite players are and Westburg was second name behind Gunnar.

True statement. And he leads the team in Brls/PA %.
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At opening day my wife was asking me who my favorite players are and Westburg was second name behind Gunnar.

He was surprising me by quietly becoming one of my favorites, especially after I found him kinda dull last year. Last night did nothing to dissuade my newfound fandom.

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2 hours ago, maybenxtyr said:

I've been on the Westburg bandwagon ever since he and Henderson showed up in Salisbury. The amazing part is, he's kind of overshadowed in Baltimore through no fault of his own. That's a pretty stacked team when Westburg is the fifth or sixth best player on the field on a given night.

Imagine Westburg coming up in the 2000s dark ages era. We would have been treating this guy like Jackson Holliday. Now he barely gets a mention due to the Adley/Gunnar/Holliday trio. It's wild how much talent we have. 

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