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vinscully16
Best of luck to Dariel. Hope the Os know what they’re doing.
37santobanks
It’s crazy how devalued batting average must be these days when a .288 hitter needs to be converted to a pitcher on an AL team because he doesn’t hit for enough power.
jdgoat
I look at that and hope that it means teams are smartening up and valuing other things more.
mstrchef13
That one slash line doesn’t tell the whole story. He’s shown an enormous lack of plate discipline during his time with the Orioles. He rarely walks, and the only reason he doesn’t strike out 25% of the time is that he can make weak contact on those crappy pitches he swings at rather than missing them completely. He has a cannon for an arm, but overall was regarded as a below average outfielder. He never developed any of the promise he showed as 21 year old in the Cuban league.
SamFuldsFive
Neither do most of the Cubans.
tucking
Its not because he doesnt hit for enough power. He has no walk skills. Thats the huge issue. 68 walks total last three years combined in almost 1700 plate appearances in the minors. That would NEVER fly in the majors. Cant even get on base at an average clip in the minors even at 27 years old, his OBP would easily be below .300 in the majors.
bigkempin
Except there are players in the majors with less ability to draw a walk. The only difference is that they provide power. The easiest example is Odor. 59 walks, 290 K’s, in 1,531 PA’s. Not drawing walks will ALWAYS fly in the majors if the player can provide value elsewhere
blentz
So the Os don’t value his bat and told the kid hey you need to pitch so let’s see what you have. Then just a few weeks he blows out his elbow. I seriously wonder how liable the Os are now at this point for hurting this guys chances of being a baseball player at all. I think it’s horribly reckless for the Os to switch someone to a pitcher mid camp.