tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post399046961643497522..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Four More Orioles' Prospects with the 2016 TidesJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-78783344272604933032017-01-30T00:53:55.012-05:002017-01-30T00:53:55.012-05:00Yaz will make an ideal backup outfielder for the o...Yaz will make an ideal backup outfielder for the orioles.Wake up Buck good speed,great outfielder probobly could play all three outfield position and yes first base. In a lineup of other major leaguers he will get to look at decent pitches. I have seen him in the minors so he can play Brian T Farrell<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-16508711963543728552016-12-14T08:31:22.908-05:002016-12-14T08:31:22.908-05:00#Jacob - Neither Pressley nor Cowgill had the trul...#Jacob - Neither Pressley nor Cowgill had the truly terrible, 2015-David-Lough-type year with the bat I'm talking about. (Cowgill's "train wreck" 2013 was about 50 OPS points better than the type of year I'm referring.) Reimold isn't a Yaz-type player, at all. And I'm not talking about guys like Darin Mastroianni, who gets twenty plate appearances a season.<br /><br />I'm saying that the best-case scenario for Yastrzemski is that he makes it to the big leagues as a fourth outfielder and sticks until he (1) starts to make big money and (2) has a really bad year. Then he gets non-tendered, signs an AAA contract, and maybe gets a few games as an emergency call-up. Like David Lough. There are probably fifty guys like that in the minor leagues.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347209822215185644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-53715235447000509112016-12-13T14:45:47.417-05:002016-12-13T14:45:47.417-05:00I think there are actually quite a few guys in the...I think there are actually quite a few guys in the Yastrzemski mold who stick around a while. The advantage of a guy like that is that with no glaring weaknesses he's not likely to lose a game for you. He won't win it, but he usually won't lose it. And by not being particularly great at anything, he's cheap. Alex Presley comes to mind. He's been pretty bad with the bat every year for what feels like a very long time now and still plays in the majors every year. Or, if you want to look closer to home, Reimold had 2 years very early in his career in which he didn't hit at all.<br /><br />Another guy that comes to mind is Darin Mastroianni, who was with Toronto a year or two ago. Collin Cowgill survived his trainwreck of a 2013 and he doesn't have Yaz's defensive chops. I'm sure there are others that just aren't coming to mind. You don't think about the league's 4th outfielders all that often, but they still exist, and guys who prove to be reliable develop some staying power. As long as they're cheap.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364443498899374049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-17096944987406479772016-12-13T08:03:31.988-05:002016-12-13T08:03:31.988-05:00#Jacob - you are correct that Yastrzemski drew mor...#Jacob - you are correct that Yastrzemski drew more walks in 2016 than he had in the past and that I am guilty of not confirming my subjective impressions. He didn't draw many walks in the games I saw. We still must see if last year was an aberration or whether he's developed that part of his game.<br /><br />However, I stand by my statement that even if Yaz makes the major leagues as a backup outfielder he won't last beyond his first bad season with the bat. I'm sure there have been some, but I don't know offhand of any backup outfielder who survived a bad year with the bat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347209822215185644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-7714170364905545512016-12-12T20:52:36.135-05:002016-12-12T20:52:36.135-05:00The only reason he is still receiving attention is...The only reason he is still receiving attention is because of his name. Trade him to the RED Sux for Porcello and Sele!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-117717707230459472016-12-12T14:37:23.729-05:002016-12-12T14:37:23.729-05:00I think I disagree with you RE: Yastrzemski. Don&#...I think I disagree with you RE: Yastrzemski. Don't get me wrong, I've actually been a detractor of his on some other sites. Ever since that inexplicable press conference moment when Duquette threw his name out as a useful piece for the near future some fans have been all over him. As you say, people who don't pay attention to stats love him. But I think his career outlook is better than you suggested. First of all, he does walk. He walked 61 times last year. Unless I'm missing something, only Terdoslavich walked more amongst the Orioles high minors prospects (Sisco also walked 61 times). That probably gives him a little more leeway with the bat. He's a pretty ideal 4th-outfielder candidate, particularly on a non-competitive team who won't want to pay for a 4th outfielder who carries a bigger offensive threat. I don't think one bad season with the bat will kill his career. Free agency might, but I think only his injury problems should pose a serious threat to his 6-year career.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364443498899374049noreply@blogger.com