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[weird-O]

Standard operating procedure for most of our prospects. I'm OK with it. He was clearly pressing. 

I don't disagree, but a hit and a walk is the kind of thing that can give a player some confidence, and relax a bit. I don' think being send down will damage his confidence, but it's a bummer that he won't get to build upon that game. 

[BSLSteveBirrer]

I don't disagree, but a hit and a walk is the kind of thing that can give a player some confidence, and relax a bit. I don' think being send down will damage his confidence, but it's a bummer that he won't get to build upon that game.

I am with you.

[BSLMikeLowe]

I don't disagree, but a hit and a walk is the kind of thing that can give a player some confidence, and relax a bit. I don' think being send down will damage his confidence, but it's a bummer that he won't get to build upon that game. 

 

I think the Orioles were taking the opposite approach. Decided a while ago they wanted him to go back with a checklist to work on, but didn't want to send him down without getting that first major league hit out of the way.

[weird-O]

I think the Orioles were taking the opposite approach. Decided a while ago they wanted him to go back with a checklist to work on, but didn't want to send him down without getting that first major league hit out of the way.

He went out on a high note, so that 's good

[dude]

He'll be back in SEP.

 

They got the headline they wanted when they wanted it and his performance allows him to get sent back down.

 

Now they'll keep his Rookie status for 2025.  Good.

[Hooded Viper]

Is there a reason Mayo hasn’t played in any games since being sent back for to Norfolk?

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Has Mayo maintained his rookie status for 2025?   I assume he has.

[Nigel Tufnel]

I think he's still a rookie.  You lose rookie status after 130 at bats, which he was nowhere close to, or 45 days on an MLB roster.  I think he was probably up for something like 35-40 days in his two callups, so he was getting close, but still a rookie for next year.

[Mackus]

I count 33 days of service for Mayo this year.  Aug 2nd-14th and Sept 1st-20th.  Definitely still a rookie for 2025.

[BSLChrisStoner]

• Mayo one of Pipeline’s top contenders for ’25 Rookie of the Year

[mikezpen]

Put him at first and trade Mountcastle.

[BSLRoseKatz]

#1 3B prospect at MLB.com's updated prospect list (#2 is Matt Shaw from UMD so that's also cool)

 

https://www.mlb.com/...peline-coverage

[Nigel Tufnel]

Law ranks him at #18

 

The Orioles went under-slot with their top pick in the abbreviated 2020 draft so they could go over slot for two players in the fourth and fifth rounds, and Mayo, the fourth-rounder, has more than justified their approach, as he’s already reached the majors at age 22 after hitting well at every stop in the minors. Mayo spent most of 2024 in Triple A, hitting .287/.364/.562 there with 22 homers in just 89 games around an IL stint (he broke a rib trying to catch a foul ball). His batted-ball data from that level was just as impressive — his exit velocity topped out at 114.9 mph, his 90th percentile EV was 107.2 mph, and his hard-hit rate was 41 percent, all of which would be above the major-league medians for those figures. His Barrel rate was over 12 percent, which would have ranked in the top 50 had he done it in the big leagues. He's 6-5 and does have long levers so his swing can get big, some of which is the natural tradeoff for the kind of power he displays, but may also point to a longer adjustment period in the majors as pitchers exploit that length. He hasn’t swung and missed excessively in the minors, however, and he has made small adjustments to his approach and his mechanics as he’s moved up, so there’s every reason to think he’ll do so in the majors. He’s played third and first in pro ball and has made himself into a capable defender at the hot corner, but first base will always be the easiest option — or possibly right field, as he has plenty of arm and moves well enough for a corner outfield spot. His bat looks like it’ll play anywhere, with 30-35 homer upside and a good enough plan at the plate to eventually get to league-average or better OBPs.

 

Top 100 MLB prospects 2025: Keith Law’s rankings, with Roman Anthony at No. 1 - The Athletic

[BSLChrisStoner]

Balt Baseball: A look at Coby Mayo’s struggles and an Oriole Hall of Famer who went through something similar

https://www.baltimor...steve-melewski/

[BSLChrisStoner]

Balt Baseball: Mayo is driven to deliver for the Orioles after last year’s debut

https://www.baltimor...ut-richdubroff/

[russsnyder]

I watched some of the Tiger game yesterday and Mayo looked awful at the plate. Two K's and a weak ground out to first. Good thing the Orioles didn't move Mountcastle. I haven't seen this guy square up a pitch from a major league pitcher

[BSLChrisStoner]

MASN: 

https://www.masnspor...er-hit-by-pitch

 

* Coby Mayo exited today’s game in an eight-run sixth inning after being hit on the right hand/wrist by a 96 mph sinker from Jose Adames.

Mayo dropped the bat and crouched in pain. Hyde and athletic trainer Mark Shires came onto the field, and Mayo jogged to the clubhouse after the inning.

The Orioles sent 13 batters to the plate to erase a 3-2 deficit. Mayo singled earlier in the inning and is 8-for-42 after a 1-for-23 start. He also made a leaping catch at third base to rob Trevor Story.

[BaltBird 24]

Ugh. Well, he likely wasn't starting the year in Baltimore, anyways.

[makoman]

I really haven't paid much attention this spring, I knew he was doing terribly, so I guess it's nice to see he was apparently 7 for his last 19. Hope he didn't break his hand.

[CantonJester]

Sent back down to AAA.