2215 - 12 Things I'm anxious to see this season
Segment 1 – The Weather
Segment 2 – Percota
Segment 3 – 12 things I’m anxious to see this season
1.How do Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery get along this season? – Discuss the whole Broas setup this offseason and their having big seasons could go a long way to re-establishing Boras as the elite of elite agencies. If not, there might be a sea change in agency representatives.
2.Did the off-season training for Shane Bieber, Casey Mize, and Ryan Weathers truly make them better pitchers, or is this just Spring Training noise?
3.Giancarlo Stanton looks physically great, but will that translate into success on the field? He is the active leader in career home runs at 402 and still has a solid shot at 500. However, he’s 34, so he needs to have a bounce back year in order to stay on that pace.
4.Does Wyatt Langford pull a Mike Trout. There is not only some physical resemblance, but both made the minor leagues look easy and moved through quickly. Trout was a high school kid, but Langford is an older college player.
5.Will the Orioles outsmart themselves with Jackson Holliday? Will he stay down longer than we all think? I’ll explain.
a.If he finishes in the Top 2 of ROY, then he automatically gets a year of service credited.
b.If he doesn’t start the year on the 40-man, the Orioles can not get a draft pick if he finishes in the Top 3 of ROY voting.
c.Bring up the signing of Tony Kemp.
6.Which Rookie not named Langford or Yamamoto will be Rookie of the Year?
7.Does Maikel Garcia add more power?
8.Will Estuery Ruiz be a true one-hit wonder?
a.Will he get full-time playing time?
b.There have been rumors of improved plate patience. Is that real?
c.Side note – Is Victor Scott II going to be Estuery Ruiz 2.0?
9.Is Jarred Kelenic any good?
10.Will Nolan Jones take the next step, or will that .401 BABIP cause such a correction that managers who drafted him in the fourth round, are not going to be happy?
11.How good will Yamamoto be?
12.Is Gerrit Cole going to be ok or will he join the TJ Club?
a.Will Carlos Rodon and Nestor Cortes return their 2022 form?
b.Will Juan Soto have that magical season where he hits 50 home runs and drives in 120 with 120 runs scored?
Segment 2 – Percota
Segment 3 – 12 things I’m anxious to see this season
1.How do Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery get along this season? – Discuss the whole Broas setup this offseason and their having big seasons could go a long way to re-establishing Boras as the elite of elite agencies. If not, there might be a sea change in agency representatives.
2.Did the off-season training for Shane Bieber, Casey Mize, and Ryan Weathers truly make them better pitchers, or is this just Spring Training noise?
3.Giancarlo Stanton looks physically great, but will that translate into success on the field? He is the active leader in career home runs at 402 and still has a solid shot at 500. However, he’s 34, so he needs to have a bounce back year in order to stay on that pace.
4.Does Wyatt Langford pull a Mike Trout. There is not only some physical resemblance, but both made the minor leagues look easy and moved through quickly. Trout was a high school kid, but Langford is an older college player.
5.Will the Orioles outsmart themselves with Jackson Holliday? Will he stay down longer than we all think? I’ll explain.
a.If he finishes in the Top 2 of ROY, then he automatically gets a year of service credited.
b.If he doesn’t start the year on the 40-man, the Orioles can not get a draft pick if he finishes in the Top 3 of ROY voting.
c.Bring up the signing of Tony Kemp.
6.Which Rookie not named Langford or Yamamoto will be Rookie of the Year?
7.Does Maikel Garcia add more power?
8.Will Estuery Ruiz be a true one-hit wonder?
a.Will he get full-time playing time?
b.There have been rumors of improved plate patience. Is that real?
c.Side note – Is Victor Scott II going to be Estuery Ruiz 2.0?
9.Is Jarred Kelenic any good?
10.Will Nolan Jones take the next step, or will that .401 BABIP cause such a correction that managers who drafted him in the fourth round, are not going to be happy?
11.How good will Yamamoto be?
12.Is Gerrit Cole going to be ok or will he join the TJ Club?
a.Will Carlos Rodon and Nestor Cortes return their 2022 form?
b.Will Juan Soto have that magical season where he hits 50 home runs and drives in 120 with 120 runs scored?
