tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post5683918326883600963..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Orioles State of Catching: 2019-2023Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-5763633539603090322018-08-26T07:25:11.583-04:002018-08-26T07:25:11.583-04:00I think the Orioles and several pitchers did not l...I think the Orioles and several pitchers did not like how Wynns calls or presents pitches. He does everything else fairly well. I think the suspicion is that when runners are on base he tries to get pitches where he has a great chance of throwing any potential runner out. Once a batter realizes that, it shrinks the strike zone. I have not seen that with Wynns, but heard a rumble about it. Not certain of its veracity.<br /><br />The most famous catcher to really undermine his pitchers with that was Ivan Rodriguez. Watch old games with runners on base and see how many times pitchers shake him off. Kind of humorous.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-45068692851678049462018-08-26T07:19:45.368-04:002018-08-26T07:19:45.368-04:00As we go around the field, they need a best hope f...As we go around the field, they need a best hope for several positions. Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-82371372954983072172018-08-26T07:19:17.330-04:002018-08-26T07:19:17.330-04:00We have addressed that here quite a bit in the pas...We have addressed that here quite a bit in the past. If you want a metric that stabilizes quickly, then you want pop time and he is one of the slowest to second. Good accuracy in the throws which is why he gets some out, but not many. Footwork is fairly poor. Not a good feel for glovework and lacks forearm strength or control.<br /><br />Fangraphs sees him as being decent with passed balls and baserunning. Passed balls are fine largely because he has not caught challenging pitchers. Stolen bases look OK because situations have not come up and the Orioles organization does what it can to get the pitchers to get the ball home as quickly as possible, which reduces athleticism in their pitching due to the emphasis of the side step.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-32979589758245962052018-08-25T23:32:25.580-04:002018-08-25T23:32:25.580-04:00Let Joseph go and give Wyms/Sisco the shot next ye...Let Joseph go and give Wyms/Sisco the shot next year. Nothing to lose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283212738470404839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-73945659012405833482018-08-25T23:31:46.560-04:002018-08-25T23:31:46.560-04:00Siscos below average or worse at all aspects of ca...Siscos below average or worse at all aspects of catching. He has been better then expected defensively imo this year it looks. <br /><br />Hopefully he learns to hit at the ML level. He REALLY needs to hit to make his profile work tho and this year is extremely disappointing.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283212738470404839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-3344545131541933192018-08-24T15:22:49.509-04:002018-08-24T15:22:49.509-04:00Best hope for the Orioles is to draft Oregon's...Best hope for the Orioles is to draft Oregon's Adley Rutschman. The potential for him to move quickly through the system is there. Mr. Carbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106610468816048900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-21379962763686027842018-08-24T12:15:23.139-04:002018-08-24T12:15:23.139-04:00Where is Sisco bad defensivly? Too many stolen bas...Where is Sisco bad defensivly? Too many stolen basis allowed? Too many passed balls? I really didn't pay attention to him. Fangraphs has him at a 4.2 Def. War for 2018 which seems pretty good I guess. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427526051371867260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-76256129395335274622018-08-24T11:09:43.843-04:002018-08-24T11:09:43.843-04:00I've been frustrated Joseph is getting so many...I've been frustrated Joseph is getting so many starts right now. Why not run Wynns out there every two of three games to see how he does under that workload? We already know what we (don't) have with Joseph, give Wynns as much experience as possible over the next five weeks and see if anything clicks.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747695048840426263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-62159613282802795952018-08-24T09:59:30.612-04:002018-08-24T09:59:30.612-04:00Caleb’s arbitration salary will only be about 1.5 ...Caleb’s arbitration salary will only be about 1.5 million, which is nothing. He’s far superior to Sisco. He should certainly be worth the cost for what he gives in defense.<br />And Wynns seems to be hitting well. Not that many ABs but he seems to be ok.<br />Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853470978165087046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-4870607583664868202018-08-24T08:45:47.629-04:002018-08-24T08:45:47.629-04:00The only non-wide open position for the O's th...The only non-wide open position for the O's through 2023 is 1B. <br /><br />And that, folks is the funniest thing I will type today.<br /><br />These are the times that try O's fan's souls. For those of us who were O's fans from 1998-2011, 18 months of overhaul and 4+ more seasons of rebuilding will be no sweat. 700 terrible box scores from now, promise 'could' be in the air. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jan Frelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760818316213631416noreply@blogger.com