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I doubt Bradfield would be top 50 even with those numbers. No doubt that Etzel has outplayed Bradfield and has exceeded all expectations, however. -
Gunnar has already had 19 more PA than the #2 most (Adley), 22 more PA than the #3 most (Santander), 27 more PA than #4 (Westburg), and 29 more PA than #5 (Mountcastle). That is just over 1/4 of the season. Batting him 4th means that he will very often get only 4 PA per game instead of 5, and that 5th PA will take place at a critical time in the 9th inning. He hits a HR every 12.6 PAs (this year & every 19.9 PA career) so batting him second is coughing up 1-2 HR so far this season, 3rd or 4th is -3HR....and that's in just a little over 1/4 of the season. So, by moving him to 3rd or 4th you're taking away ~10HR over the course of a full season. Instead of putting him lower in the line-up, I'd like to see a higher OBP guy in front of him in the 9 spot. Gunnar has the tools to be a tremendous lead-off hitter. -
You are probably referring to Garabez Rosa. He was an organization soldier who some thought deserved a lifetime achievement award by giving him some PAs after the roster expanded in September, especially during the 2018 season. -
I have to imagine his impactful calls are going to be heavily favored towards St Louis in this game. He was truly awful. BTW, the pitch Kremer threw for the homer afterwards wasn't horrible. It was actually in third up and in to a lefty which is typically not an area where lefties typically hit well. If you want to add to the blame, blame Rutschman for calling 4 straight fastballs to a hitter who was 3-for-30 this year on any pitch that was not a fastball. I know I've been harping a lot lately on Rustchman's pitch calling, but he's quickly getting into Wieters territory for calling for a lot of fastballs in succession.
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By Sports Guy · Posted
2 years ago today arguably the most important player since Ripken debuted. -
Wow, there’s a name that didn’t even register with me. Who was that long time Dominican infielder who never got his cup of coffee and some people were upset? Maybe 6-7 years ago when he left our system? Edit: I looked it up and it was Garabez Rosa. He spent 12 years in our system, 1280 games, 4987 PA. Never a cup of coffee in the majors. His final year with us was the year the O’s won 47 games in Duq/Buck’s last rodeo. You’d think they could have squeezed Rosa in there.
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