Roy Firestone Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 He made two tremendous plays today, and two absolutely awful throws too. He now has 16 errors including at least one in 4 straight games. It's not likely he'll be the all time errors leader for the Orioles in a season. Willy Miranda has that pretty much locked up. He had 31 errors in one season. By comparison Cal Ripken had 3 errors at shortstop in a 161 game season. I do think Gunnar is too amped up on his throws, and sometimes defensive flaws can carry over to his plate appearances. I think Gunnar is really pressing. He also hasn't hit a HR in exactly two weeks.He needs to settle down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yark14 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 He knows he's the best player on a struggling team and is trying to be a hero. I'd rather have that than a player that is pouty and playing half-assed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Milligan Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Cal had seasons of 25 and 26 errors early on in his career…though I’m assuming he had way more chances. Gunnar is probably the player I’m least worried about on this team. He’ll be fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say O! Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 In his 1983 MVP year, Cal made 25 errors. Just saying. But I do agree with notion that Gunnar is pressing. I think Adley too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiver6565 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Two topics on our best player having a bad week. Time for a break from the Hangout for me. C’mon people. We are better fans than this. And for all you reactionary folks, the game thread is here for you. JFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orioles0615 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 It’s frustrating but I feel like it’s the least of the problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yark14 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 31 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said: It’s frustrating but I feel like it’s the least of the problems Corbin Carroll was considered equal with Gunnar last year as far as young stars. Compare them two now. We good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 3 hours ago, Roy Firestone said: He made two tremendous plays today, and two absolutely awful throws too. He now has 16 errors including at least one in 4 straight games. It's not likely he'll be the all time errors leader for the Orioles in a season. Willy Miranda has that pretty much locked up. He had 31 errors in one season. By comparison Cal Ripken had 3 errors at shortstop in a 161 game season. I do think Gunnar is too amped up on his throws, and sometimes defensive flaws can carry over to his plate appearances. I think Gunnar is really pressing. He also hasn't hit a HR in exactly two weeks.He needs to settle down. He’s no Mayo. That’s for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzorange Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Gunner (and Adley) slumping is definitely a reason why the O’s have been treading water, but it’s just a matter of time until he gets hot again and then everyone will be raving about him again both offensively and defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Firestone Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 12 hours ago, RZNJ said: He’s no Mayo. That’s for sure. we wont know until we give Coby a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 50 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said: we wont know until we give Coby a chance. I'm a little nervous about his defense at both 3B and 1B. I think if he comes up he might get mostly DH AB. If Mountcastle doesn't get traded it's hard to see many available AB for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interloper Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Just now, RZNJ said: I'm a little nervous about his defense at both 3B and 1B. I think if he comes up he might get mostly DH AB. If Mountcastle doesn't get traded it's hard to see many available AB for him. Sign me up for replacing Adley's DH ABs with Mayo. The more I think about it, the more Kjerstad feels expendable this year. You have a lot of lefty OF bats, he's not great in Camden LF, you have more of a need for RH power now that Hays is gone and Mounty has stopped hitting home runs in any ballpark. So Mayo feels like more of a need right now. Trade Kjerstad, you still have Stowers providing similar output with the bat and better defense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 8 minutes ago, interloper said: Sign me up for replacing Adley's DH ABs with Mayo. The more I think about it, the more Kjerstad feels expendable this year. You have a lot of lefty OF bats, he's not great in Camden LF, you have more of a need for RH power now that Hays is gone and Mounty has stopped hitting home runs in any ballpark. So Mayo feels like more of a need right now. Trade Kjerstad, you still have Stowers providing similar output with the bat and better defense. I doubt very much that over a season that Stowers will provide the same offense as Kjerstad. The defensive aspect, I agree with. If Stowers could provide similar output with better defense he'd be a lot more highly thought of by the Orioles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interloper Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 5 minutes ago, RZNJ said: I doubt very much that over a season that Stowers will provide the same offense as Kjerstad. The defensive aspect, I agree with. If Stowers could provide similar output with better defense he'd be a lot more highly thought of by the Orioles. I agree over a full season. I'm mostly just saying, for the final 2 months of this season, I'm not sure Kjerstad is doing a whole lot more for this team than Stowers would. JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-OH Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 People scoff when they hear of the All-Star game hangover, especially for young players,, but look at Gunnar, Adley and Westburg since. Obviously Santander has been on fire with the home runs at least, but he's more of a veteran. Gunnar is in a slump and it's definitely carried over to his defense of late, but he's also made some amazing plays. He's going to be just fine but he has become a bit of adventure over there and his OAA is down to $, which is still in the 89th percentile. He'll break out of this soon. Westburg and Adley will to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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