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Judge played CF. Ohtani had 50+ SBboulanger wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025 23:57 pm https://www.milb.com/player/joshua-baez-695491
can this be true? it says Baez is 6'3" 220 lbs. and he's stolen 98 bases, caught 14 times in 5 seasons, including 20 and 2 at peoria this year and 4 and 1 so far at Springfield. sounds crazy for such a big guy to be such a good base stealer.
He needs to be added to the 40-man this offseason to protect him from Rule-5.Othawhitemeat wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 12:25 pmI do agree with your bottom part, but in terms of growth, I think if we see him in Triple A, that means we saw he continued w/ plate discipline & contact rates. I don't know how much longer he is on until we have to put him on 40 man or risk losing him. I just think if we see he continues, we are saying a possible stud in the making. JMO.An Old Friend wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 11:45 amHe should not go to AAA this year. If you think of that as "the key", your expectations are completely out of whack.Othawhitemeat wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 09:45 am I think the key will be to see if he can keep progressing to Triple A this year, hopefully. If so and does well there, we may have a future stud. Dude is still young and maybe it just took a while for the light to come on. Having new leadership over the minors, maybe they found some things. I mean the guy came from the Northeast, not exactly known for baseball roots, so maybe he was also getting adjusted to players at his playing level too.
Maintaining plate discipline and getting to respectable contact rates in AA are of immense importance.
I've watched him in several games and questioned his height on this site, which has been listed at 6"4"(240 lb) and now 6'3" (220 lb).An Old Friend wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 08:22 amHe's thick, I'd be surprised if he's still only 220...boulanger wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025 23:57 pm https://www.milb.com/player/joshua-baez-695491
can this be true? it says Baez is 6'3" 220 lbs. and he's stolen 98 bases, caught 14 times in 5 seasons, including 20 and 2 at peoria this year and 4 and 1 so far at Springfield. sounds crazy for such a big guy to be such a good base stealer.
His high Flyball Rate and Strikeout rate became a high ground ball rate and better line drive rate this year.billybaseball wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:33 pm This started last year. He was having a putrid year in Peoria and was put on tge development list. He spent time at the Florida complex for around a month and was reassigned to Palm Beach. I have no clue what adjustments were made but he had a .950 ops in 15 games and a 1.182 ops in 5 playoff games. I was anxious to see if it would carry over and he's been even better than last year.
I wonder who's been coaching him up? Luddy?craviduce wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:36 pmHis high Flyball Rate and Strikeout rate became a high ground ball rate and better line drive rate this year.billybaseball wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:33 pm This started last year. He was having a putrid year in Peoria and was put on tge development list. He spent time at the Florida complex for around a month and was reassigned to Palm Beach. I have no clue what adjustments were made but he had a .950 ops in 15 games and a 1.182 ops in 5 playoff games. I was anxious to see if it would carry over and he's been even better than last year.
It's an incredible fix....completely turned it around
I'm not exactly sure....but I know he had access to several new hitting instructors the Organization hired this recent off-seasonriff raff wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:38 pmI wonder who's been coaching him up? Luddy?craviduce wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:36 pmHis high Flyball Rate and Strikeout rate became a high ground ball rate and better line drive rate this year.billybaseball wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:33 pm This started last year. He was having a putrid year in Peoria and was put on tge development list. He spent time at the Florida complex for around a month and was reassigned to Palm Beach. I have no clue what adjustments were made but he had a .950 ops in 15 games and a 1.182 ops in 5 playoff games. I was anxious to see if it would carry over and he's been even better than last year.
It's an incredible fix....completely turned it around
Well, whoever it was/is... more cowbell please.craviduce wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:45 pmI'm not exactly sure....but I know he had access to several new hitting instructors the Organization hired this recent off-seasonriff raff wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:38 pmI wonder who's been coaching him up? Luddy?craviduce wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:36 pmHis high Flyball Rate and Strikeout rate became a high ground ball rate and better line drive rate this year.billybaseball wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 15:33 pm This started last year. He was having a putrid year in Peoria and was put on tge development list. He spent time at the Florida complex for around a month and was reassigned to Palm Beach. I have no clue what adjustments were made but he had a .950 ops in 15 games and a 1.182 ops in 5 playoff games. I was anxious to see if it would carry over and he's been even better than last year.
It's an incredible fix....completely turned it around