I think maybe you're confusing strong disagreement for disinterest, but I don't recall all the details of the wall discussion.
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Posted 12 May 2024 - 04:46 PM
I think maybe you're confusing strong disagreement for disinterest, but I don't recall all the details of the wall discussion.
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
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Posted 12 May 2024 - 06:59 PM
The next post highlights all of my expectations for the 2024 draft. What I mean in terms of the "profile" of the draft.
Tell you what, while I don't really care and it doesn't matter, if you care, let's take it to PM and I'll be as specific as you want.
Offer for Mackus too.
Posted 13 May 2024 - 11:07 AM
So wait, all the cryptic posts and Socratic Method questions were supposed to lead us to John Angelos interfering in the drafts?
Posted 13 May 2024 - 01:06 PM
So wait, all the cryptic posts and Socratic Method questions were supposed to lead us to John Angelos interfering in the drafts?
Posted 29 May 2024 - 10:31 AM
ESPN+: Mock Draft
https://www.espn.com...ction-guardians
22. Orioles
Carson Benge, CF, Oklahoma State
Benge and Cameron Smith are the two college bats in this range who I think it is easiest to imagine fixing/adjusting their swings to succeed in the pros, and both of them come with the upside you'd normally find only in the prep ranks. Benge is a plus runner who also has a plus arm (he has been clocked into the mid-90s on the mound) along with strong underlying hitting metrics, so it is believed he won't get past this pick given his fit to Baltimore's historical prospect type. Kaelen Culpepper comes up here, as does Waldschmidt, along with Honeycutt and Kellon Lindsey, though they may be more likely to fit at pick 32.
Posted 29 May 2024 - 04:06 PM
ESPN+: Mock Draft
https://www.espn.com...ction-guardians
22. Orioles
Carson Benge, CF, Oklahoma State
Benge and Cameron Smith are the two college bats in this range who I think it is easiest to imagine fixing/adjusting their swings to succeed in the pros, and both of them come with the upside you'd normally find only in the prep ranks. Benge is a plus runner who also has a plus arm (he has been clocked into the mid-90s on the mound) along with strong underlying hitting metrics, so it is believed he won't get past this pick given his fit to Baltimore's historical prospect type. Kaelen Culpepper comes up here, as does Waldschmidt, along with Honeycutt and Kellon Lindsey, though they may be more likely to fit at pick 32.
Posted 29 May 2024 - 05:06 PM
22. Orioles
Carson Benge, CF, Oklahoma State
Posted 29 May 2024 - 08:08 PM
Carson Benge. Sounds like an accounting firm. Or an expensive cigar.
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Posted 15 June 2024 - 11:14 AM
Os at 22: Caleb Lomavita / C
Could certainly see someone like that. I don't think "taking a catcher" has anything to do with Adley especially for a profile like Lomavita. Bat speed and athleticism give him a little more profile versatility and the Orioles seem to want to get to the tools. Lomavita at #33 on Pipeline, so it could a bit of a discount to play with later (~1M diff between #22 and #33).
Interesting that a guy like Vance Honeycutt/CF (#20, been getting popped above that) is getting a little shade for his hit tool.
Posted 15 June 2024 - 01:48 PM
Posted 15 June 2024 - 03:08 PM
No freaking way I am taking a C with our first pick. I get the whole best guy available but you can overdo that. A catcher is only ever going to catch, be a DH, or maybe 1B. Craig Biggio aside. Unless you plan to move on from Adley or Basalo no thanks. And while I am ranting could we get a rh hitting OFer.
The Orioles don't need a single player out of this draft to do something on the ML roster before 2030.
This draft should only be about taking the quality guys you want and developing them in the system to build prospect value. IF you wind up using them or swapping out an existing guy later, cool, but certainly not projected/required.
Posted 15 June 2024 - 07:14 PM
No freaking way I am taking a C with our first pick. I get the whole best guy available but you can overdo that. A catcher is only ever going to catch, be a DH, or maybe 1B. Craig Biggio aside. Unless you plan to move on from Adley or Basalo no thanks. And while I am ranting could we get a rh hitting OFer.
We'll see. They have a glut of IFs right now, but could flip a couple at the deadline to really bolster the present team. Same if they are heavy on C in the system down the road. So yeah, take the BPA.
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