That's a fun read. What a total stud. It was a lot of fun to watch.

Jorge Mateo
#161
Posted 26 October 2022 - 03:23 PM
“We have a shot at a wild card right now. But it is not a probability that we're going to win a wild card.” -2022 Trade Deadline
"It's liftoff from here" - after selling on 2022
"We're on a slight upward arc" - Winter Meetings 2022
"I think it's really hard to sit there and chart a course and say, 'We're likely to win the division.'" - Winter Meetings 2022
Mike Elias
#162
Posted 26 October 2022 - 04:15 PM
I didn’t realize Bichette was possibly the worst SS in the league. Good to see, cause his bat sure was annoying.
#163
Posted 27 October 2022 - 06:00 AM
He hits good.
So give him a Silver Slugger aware.
#164
Posted 27 October 2022 - 06:01 AM
That was a nice article, thanks for posting.
Best fielder on the team and doesnt even get mentioned.
It all about the popularity, instead of what the award is supposed to be for.
#165
Posted 27 October 2022 - 02:27 PM
Mateo wins the Fielding Bible award at SS. Not as prestigious as a Gold Glove, but actually a much better reflection of a player's fielding ability. And there aren't separate Fielding Bible awards for each league, so this an award for best defensive SS in MLB.
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#166
Posted 04 April 2023 - 11:41 PM
Having Jorge Mateo as your SS isn't the worst thing.
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#167
Posted 08 April 2023 - 03:08 PM
#168
Posted 08 April 2023 - 04:33 PM
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#169
Posted 08 April 2023 - 04:38 PM
Takes ~60 plate appearances for strikeout rate to stabilize and 120 for walk rate, want to see how he looks at those points before getting too excited. But he's been great. Leads the team with 0.5 fWAR.
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#170
Posted 08 April 2023 - 04:48 PM
I don't think last year's offense is worst case for him, that would be last year minus the hot month, but last year was good enough to start on a good team. If he can build on that and have fewer (or lower) lows and more frequent highs, then he can become even more valuable.
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#171
Posted 14 April 2023 - 10:05 AM
On-pace for 87 steals which might not be sustainable but if his OBP stays above .300...maybe
she/her
#172
Posted 16 April 2023 - 08:40 PM
This is kinda nuts.
Orioles Fan Ryan (formerly Probz)
@OriolesFanRyan
Jorge Mateo has put 547 balls in play since his MLB debut in August 2020. These are the hardest-hit by exit velocity:
112.4 MPH (Sat)
111.3 (5/30/2022)
111.0 (Sat)
111.0 (Sun)
110.8 (Wed)
109.6 (Thurs)
109.6 (8/1/2022)
5 of his 7 hardest-hit balls have come in his last 4 starts
9:17 PM · Apr 16, 2023
Orioles Fan Ryan (formerly Probz)
@OriolesFanRyan
Another way to put this, which makes it sound even crazier:
Of Jorge Mateo’s first 532 balls in play, 2 of them were hit harder than 109.5 MPH.
Of Jorge Mateo’s last 15 balls in play, 5 of them were hit harder than 109.5 MPH.
9:27 PM · Apr 16, 2023
https://twitter.com/...773696029802496
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#173
Posted 16 April 2023 - 09:05 PM
Mateo still has flaws but IM comfortable saying he/ they have figured something out with the stick. Approach will never be great but its clearly better. Hitting balls harder when he makes contact. Making more contact. I said this offseason that he had more offensive upside vs downside compared to last year. Most disagreed.
#174
Posted 16 April 2023 - 10:28 PM
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#175
Posted 17 April 2023 - 06:05 AM
Mateo still has flaws but IM comfortable saying he/ they have figured something out with the stick. Approach will never be great but its clearly better. Hitting balls harder when he makes contact. Making more contact. I said this offseason that he had more offensive upside vs downside compared to last year. Most disagreed.
Strikeout rate stabilizes at 60 PA, he has 53 and is sitting at 17% which puts him in the top 25% of the league. 70th percentile in chase rate, 56th in whiff rate. I was one that disagreed with your take and I'll happily eat crow, I'm starting to be a believer.
Seems like the hitting coaches having a full offseason + spring training is working wonders. Hays and Mullins also vastly improved at chasing bad pitches.
#176
Posted 17 April 2023 - 07:27 AM
I just like this guy. And so glad to see speed back as a major part of baseball.
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#177
Posted 17 April 2023 - 09:00 AM
I thought all last year, that there was more to Mateo that he was showing us at the plate. The swing does not look all that different, but he is using more of the field this year. I have said a couple of times, if he could hit .260 to .270 and get on base at a .330 clip, he could be one of the better players on the team. The glove is real and the speed and base running is past elite.
#178
Posted 17 April 2023 - 09:03 AM
I just like this guy. And so glad to see speed back as a major part of baseball.
Nothing disrupts a game or a pitcher more than speed on the base paths. Baseball got away from it, and like you I am glad it is back.
Mateo and Mullins, both are terrific on the base paths, and others make speed a big part of the Orioles offense.
#179
Posted 17 April 2023 - 09:20 AM
Last year he had a 964 OPS from July 10-Aug 23, and ~540 OPS the rest of the season. I think he only had one other week to ten-day type good stretch outside of that.
So him doing it again for a few weeks this year, about half as long as his big hot streak from last season, is a really good sign, IMO. Whether he can sustain the hot streaks longer, make them more frequent, or limit the depths of the lows remain to be seen, but any of those methods lead to him being a serviceable everyday regular and if he can really keep it up and approach a league average OPS, then he goes from serviceable to an actual weapon.
One thing to keep in mind for all player comparisons, is offense is up quite a bit this year from last season. Leaguewide 732 OPS compared to 707.
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#180
Posted 17 April 2023 - 06:11 PM
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