tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post3972300924525223934..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: What Happened To Jonathan Schoop?Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-23685731148101638112018-06-19T17:20:12.015-04:002018-06-19T17:20:12.015-04:00Davis stubbornly refuses to adjust his stance.drop...Davis stubbornly refuses to adjust his stance.drop the hands 6-8 inches,level out the swing,quicker to the ball with his natural strength he would hit 25 Hrs by accident.How many times did we see HOFer Cal Ripken do it when he was struggling 2-3 times I can think of,and he always snapped out of it.At the end of last season I thought major changes neede to be made with his swing and approach at the plate instead he decided to tweak what hasn't in 2 years(whats the definition of insanity).At this point he should do the right thing and approach the front office about a buy-out.How About 30mil he can retire or be a free agent.Add that to the money he has made already not a bad deal.O's Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00135873606935856331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-64845686101260383382018-06-19T15:04:44.520-04:002018-06-19T15:04:44.520-04:00On Davis: is he still on his Attention Deficient m...On Davis: is he still on his Attention Deficient meds? I think not, maybe he should beThe RidinRebbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129227357800904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-70401314075825497602018-06-18T05:00:03.716-04:002018-06-18T05:00:03.716-04:00Also the trade deadline deals where they gave away...Also the trade deadline deals where they gave away players that turned into decent players and one star for rentals that did nothing also didnt help. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283212738470404839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-91490119052695910582018-06-18T04:57:53.452-04:002018-06-18T04:57:53.452-04:00The O's for years have been bargain bin shoppi...The O's for years have been bargain bin shopping for 3/4th the roster. There player dev over the last 20years is pathetic. So they dumpater dive most of the roster.<br /><br />One dem sluggers and fixable relivers are/were cheap, its a smart strategy until you start overpaying them after a good year or two (Trumbo\Davis\Oday ECT).<br /><br />Just sadly this plan is not a great long term fix. Draft and international signings are way too impprtant now ans the os trade away or give away large chunks of both pools to save a few bucks every year. The picks they do take typically get bad luck with injury or doesn't develop. Weither the pick was bad or the dev team its imppssible to know minus the team sucks at the end result.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283212738470404839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-92097000441110710532018-06-16T10:45:30.687-04:002018-06-16T10:45:30.687-04:00These comments made me consider something: maybe t...These comments made me consider something: maybe the orioles are just ignoring the really important skill? They took Jason Garcia in the rule 5 because he threw hard, but ignored his lack of control. They acquired Brach because he had the same virtue and he turned out fine. But maybe drafting hard wild throwers isn’t a good idea? Maybe control guys are better?<br />And regarding bats, maybe power isn’t what they should be looking for, but control? Are four singles in a game better than one home run? I would say so. The Orioles are literally ignoring guys with a good eye in favor of powerful fence-swingers who K 20-30% of the time.<br />As home run rates increase, that value becomes more common and less valuable. Alvarez led the NL in home runs and nobody wanted him except the fool Orioles who don’t mind carrying useless DH bats. Mark Reynolds couldn’t find a job, Chris Carter couldn’t find a job, because that skill by itself isn’t desirable anymore.<br />The Orioles need to redefine what matters in draft picks.<br />If the comparison of Schoop and Odor is valid, Schoop’s value is gone.<br />Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853470978165087046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-29863329571164605302018-06-16T09:17:38.233-04:002018-06-16T09:17:38.233-04:00Schoop is simular to Roughend Odor from the ranger...Schoop is simular to Roughend Odor from the rangers, when pitchers figure out you swing at everything and have drastic weaknesses to specific pitches\shifting They gut you. That and players with really poor walk/strike out rates dont usually succeed and the ones that do have such a razor thin margin, lose a small amount of skill from an injury and its game over.<br /><br />Its sad hes tanked so hard hopefully he can rebound a bit so they can trade him next year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283212738470404839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-67379233357290140202018-06-16T08:58:17.229-04:002018-06-16T08:58:17.229-04:00One, I am an infectious disease expert with a focu...One, I am an infectious disease expert with a focus on emerging agents. Two, there are a lot of fanciful explanations we can create.<br /><br />Easiest explanation is that the disjointed developmental system and a silo structured organization is more likely to see injury or poor development due to sub par communication and instruction.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-43491409274261161302018-06-16T01:29:01.677-04:002018-06-16T01:29:01.677-04:00The more I learn about how viruses and bacteria th...The more I learn about how viruses and bacteria that people pick up play important roles in ongoing mental health, immune system strength, and many other things... the more I wonder if it is some advanced bacteria/virus hanging out in an Orioles mid-Atlantic (read swampy) or Florida (read swampy) facility that injured players, and developing rehab in that might be a culprit for these incredible nose dives and suddenly stunted, formerly promising careers. If you aren’t familiar with the break-neck pace of medical research discovery in this area, I pre-forgive your scoff and dismissal of this. It strikes me that O’s having a reputation for being unable to develop pitchers is rooted in something that is not understood. <br />Jan Frelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760818316213631416noreply@blogger.com