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TheChanceyColborn
Did anyone really think he was going to win?
ttop905
He did
johnsilver
Unbelievable that a guy who can’t hit a lick thinks is worth barely more than league minimum. i understand his glove is a tad above average, but this guy looks sick at the plate if anyone has ever watched him hit, like as bad as many pitchers do. I think Clay Bucholz looks better at the plate and he only gets half dozen AB’s a season.
Catching might be the sole position where hitting can slide, but this guy is bottom dwelling. O’s need someone else instead of the all time record holder for most AB’s in a season without an RBI which Joseph set in 2016.
Aaron Johnson
Josheph was actually touted as a hitting first catcher coming from the minor leagues with the only question supposedly was his glove was not ready. Interesting how his second year took this turn, and I know they say catcher’s bats are slower to develop than other positions due to focus on defense, I wonder if this is the case here where he’s had to work on his “weakness” for so long that he hasn’t put in the work to maintaining his swing. He showed lots of promise in the minors and in his first year, so I wouldn’t write him off just yet.
dlevin11
His people did
jimmertee
I’d like to get paid 700k for few hits, no RBI’s and calling a game.
davbee
You couldn’t even throw the ball back to the pitcher, let alone throw a runner out at second base.
jimmertee
lol. MLB Bird-Dog Scout, M Twins Bird-dog Scout, Pitching Coach, Manager, General Manager Triple AAA Amateur All_stars drafting age 15-17. I have thrown thousands of Batting practice pitches, was a closer for a team I pitched for, barring injury even at 54 yrs old, I think I could make the throw. 🙂
natesp4
Yikes. Looks like he hit a nerve with that joke…
bruinsfan94 2
lol yea. Pretty sad actually.
jimmertee
Not sad or arrogant, just pissed at foolish people who presumptively make fake news comments like “couldn’t make the throw”.
EndinStealth
I agree jimmertee. The only thing sad was his his comment. To be pompous enough to make the assumption is just plain stupid and simply uncalled for.
lesterdnightfly
natesp4:
Insults are not “jokes”.
24TheKid
I thought the the Zero RBIs would have really boosted his case.
dimitriinla
Very funny!!
All true blue
What’s the record for most AB’s in one season without an RBI ?
vtadave
Apparently since RBI became an official statistic, Joseph holds the record. Pre-1920, there was one guy who had five more than Joseph’s 132.
Doc Halladay
From what I’ve found, Caleb Joseph holds that record for hitters at 132 AB’s.
Pitcher Oscar Jones seems to hold the overall record when he went 137 AB’s without an RBI in 1904. He even had a triple that season.
randomness lez
Joseph had a crap year, but he’s not as bad as some folks are making him out to be.
He’s good behind the dish, plus he’s cheap, optionable and under club control.
The O’s won’t stick with him all year if he plays as poorly as last year.
Also, he “took one for the team” last year in a BIG way- I’m sure that affected his performance.
PS- If RBI as a stat don’t really matter (as some would claim) when a player gets a bunch of them, why do they matter when a guy doesn’t get any?