GDT: O's vs. Jays; game 3/4

[Omar]

Scored three runs on no hits in the 6th. This season.....damn.

[Carlos Danger]

When is Vlad going to learn the good ole boys don’t like Gatorade showers for a non-walk off situation. Vlad has single handedly made the Gatorade shower irrelevant.

[JFD]

When is Vlad going to learn

 

I'm not sure he's capable of learning

[John_Havok]

I'm not sure he's capable of learning

 

Really? I’m 100% sure he’s not capable of learning anything further. His brain has reached it’s capacity

[june.june]

when is vlad going to learn the good ole boys don’t like gatorade showers for a non-walk off situation. Vlad has single handedly made the gatorade shower irrelevant.

 

i noticed that all your comments around here are about latin players, do you have issues with them?

 

Yet you react negatively and too quickly when anyone criticizes non latin players

 

help us all understand because the most ironic thing is, your name is carlos.

[G-Snarls]

Thankful for the win

[Daniel Labude]

Vlad with BBs in 6 straight games, 7 of the last 8, 9 BBs total

 

Good sign imo

[Stangstag]

Tide turning? Orioles looked like the little league team tonight.

 

I like the matchup for game 4 but let’s wait and see…

[Stangstag]

Vlad with BBs in 6 straight games, 7 of the last 8, 9 BBs total

 

Good sign imo

 

Sure yeah. He had an awful strikeout on the typical low and away slider though in his 2nd AB. Just needs to avoid that

[Eat My Shatkins]

Thank goodness they finally won one, hopefully the monkey is off the back now.

[Laika]

Yeah his lack of patience is the one obvious difference from 2021

[saskjayfan]

Sure yeah. He had an awful strikeout on the typical low and away slider though in his 2nd AB. Just needs to avoid that

 

Vlad had an WOBA of .351 last year and an XWOBA of .347. This year he has a WOBA of .339 and an XWOBA of .389.

 

I feel like he's due for a September like BO had last year. Springer and him both really. Hopefully they get white hot and straighten those numbers out.

[Stangstag]

Vlad had an WOBA of .351 last year and an XWOBA of .347. This year he has a WOBA of .339 and an XWOBA of .389.

 

I feel like he's due for a September like BO had last year. Springer and him both really. Hopefully they get white hot and straighten those numbers out.

 

As someone else mentioned earlier in another thread, there is a major discrepancy in wOBA VS xWOBA with flyball direction. Vladdy is pulling less and hitting more to CF than he has in the past.

 

This could account for some of the discrepancy, but I do agree his numbers should get better

[mphenhef]

Vlad had an WOBA of .351 last year and an XWOBA of .347. This year he has a WOBA of .339 and an XWOBA of .389.

 

I feel like he's due for a September like BO had last year. Springer and him both really. Hopefully they get white hot and straighten those numbers out.

 

Nats, Rockies, Athletics and Royals should help with that.

[RustyTrombone]

Sure yeah. He had an awful strikeout on the typical low and away slider though in his 2nd AB. Just needs to avoid that

 

It was his first strikeout on the homestand. He had walked 6 times before his first K. Is that good enough for you?

[RustyTrombone]

Yeah his lack of patience is the one obvious difference from 2021

 

In 2021 he started off great with his chase% but then got less and less patient as the year went along as pitchers started being extremely careful with him.

 

His chase % has improved greatly for 2023 as the season has gone along, his season high was in May at 47.6% on off speed, 41.5% on breaking balls and 24.3% on fastballs. For July he was at 30.4% on the breaking ball, 25.8% on the off speed and 22.1% on fastballs. SSS for his August numbers obviously but they are even better.

 

I really think hes gonna break out and have a monster run here soon. He hits the ball too damn hard too damn often for it not to happen at some point if he keeps his chases under control like he has been.