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Post by mbabeav on Jul 9, 2018 14:42:49 GMT -8
Smaller sample size because he sort of arrived later than most of the other players to Team USA due to an extended post-season , but he's leading the team in batting average - no rbi/hr yet, but still slugging .583. Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Rutschman, Adley . 4 1 7 4-3 12 2 5 2 0 0 0 7 . 5 8 3 2 0 2 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 7 0 1.000
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Post by beaverbeliever on Jul 9, 2018 15:37:24 GMT -8
You'll never guess who the Team USA MVP was for the series with Japan...
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Post by mbabeav on Jul 9, 2018 16:16:45 GMT -8
You'll never guess who the Team USA MVP was for the series with Japan... He did a great job behind the plate with pitchers he had no familiarity with - that was more important than his bat.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Jul 9, 2018 17:06:12 GMT -8
What a player. He positively impacts every game he plays in, have to wonder where his ceiling is. With him controlling the defense from behind plate and our returning pitching staff, I think we will be competitive next year.
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Post by bigorangebeaver on Jul 9, 2018 18:34:33 GMT -8
What a player. He positively impacts every game he plays in, have to wonder where his ceiling is. With him controlling the defense from behind plate and our returning pitching staff, I think we will be competitive next year. Buter Posey seems a good model to aim for.
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Post by Snafu on Jul 10, 2018 6:53:41 GMT -8
No disrespect to Madrigal, Conforto, or Ellsbury, but Adley will go down as best baseball player to wear an OSU jersey...
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Post by baseba1111 on Jul 10, 2018 8:45:55 GMT -8
No disrespect to Madrigal, Conforto, or Ellsbury, but Adley will go down as best baseball player to wear an OSU jersey... Based on? He's had exactly ONE good season and a spectacular postseason/CWS. Did you realize how many times that's happened in sports that lead to... nothing? Let's just let the young guy continue to develop. It is far different when you're "the man" vs one of the other guys. I'm not sure where all the hype for next year comes from? Incredible returning staff? 2+ guys had a great postseason. The others didn't or went unused. Those that shined were hardly consistent over the long haul. And, history shows the Soph seasons on the mound have often had drop offs. 5-6 completely unproven players will have to perform at a consistently high level to come close to matching the performances of the departing players. I get the hype over this NC having caused excitement. But, to think next year will be a return to Omaha is indeed very very optimistic. The turnover of KEY players is huge. All one has to do is peak at 2005-2007, the carry over was dramatic compared to 2017-2019. PS- the odds that ANY OSU player reaches the level of play, respect, and contract of JE is slim and none.
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Post by goline on Jul 10, 2018 10:16:02 GMT -8
No disrespect to Madrigal, Conforto, or Ellsbury, but Adley will go down as best baseball player to wear an OSU jersey... Based on? He's had exactly ONE good season and a spectacular postseason/CWS. Did you realize how many times that's happened in sports that lead to... nothing? Let's just let the young guy continue to develop. It is far different when you're "the man" vs one of the other guys. I'm not sure where all the hype for next year comes from? Incredible returning staff? 2+ guys had a great postseason. The others didn't or went unused. Those that shined were hardly consistent over the long haul. And, history shows the Soph seasons on the mound have often had drop offs. 5-6 completely unproven players will have to perform at a consistently high level to come close to matching the performances of the departing players. I get the hype over this NC having caused excitement. But, to think next year will be a return to Omaha is indeed very very optimistic. The turnover of KEY players is huge. All one has to do is peak at 2005-2007, the carry over was dramatic compared to 2017-2019. PS- the odds that ANY OSU player reaches the level of play, respect, and contract of JE is slim and none.
One good season? Sure his BA was up in 2018 but 2017 was by no means a bad season. Defensively he was incredible. You could very clearly see glimpses of what he was headed for hitting as well. Trend graph is pointing up with Adley. So it's no stretch to imagine that he could end up an all time great, if not THE all time great.
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Post by 56chevy on Jul 10, 2018 10:59:16 GMT -8
Based on? He's had exactly ONE good season and a spectacular postseason/CWS. Did you realize how many times that's happened in sports that lead to... nothing? Let's just let the young guy continue to develop. It is far different when you're "the man" vs one of the other guys. I'm not sure where all the hype for next year comes from? Incredible returning staff? 2+ guys had a great postseason. The others didn't or went unused. Those that shined were hardly consistent over the long haul. And, history shows the Soph seasons on the mound have often had drop offs. 5-6 completely unproven players will have to perform at a consistently high level to come close to matching the performances of the departing players. I get the hype over this NC having caused excitement. But, to think next year will be a return to Omaha is indeed very very optimistic. The turnover of KEY players is huge. All one has to do is peak at 2005-2007, the carry over was dramatic compared to 2017-2019. PS- the odds that ANY OSU player reaches the level of play, respect, and contract of JE is slim and none.
The most accurate way to project future performance is ones current performance, even if it is one year. He was arguably the best player on a team that had three first round draft picks. His post season performance will be legendary for the next 50 years. He has only one year of being fully committed to baseball. If your measurement is earned income during ones career, I would be shocked if he earned more than Jacoby. At the college level, I think he may have just had as good a season as anyone to wear the Beaver uniform in the last 100 years.
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Post by OriginalWhizzinator on Jul 10, 2018 11:05:29 GMT -8
No disrespect to Madrigal, Conforto, or Ellsbury, but Adley will go down as best baseball player to wear an OSU jersey... Based on? He's had exactly ONE good season and a spectacular postseason/CWS. Did you realize how many times that's happened in sports that lead to... nothing? Let's just let the young guy continue to develop. It is far different when you're "the man" vs one of the other guys. I'm not sure where all the hype for next year comes from? Incredible returning staff? 2+ guys had a great postseason. The others didn't or went unused. Those that shined were hardly consistent over the long haul. And, history shows the Soph seasons on the mound have often had drop offs. 5-6 completely unproven players will have to perform at a consistently high level to come close to matching the performances of the departing players. I get the hype over this NC having caused excitement. But, to think next year will be a return to Omaha is indeed very very optimistic. The turnover of KEY players is huge. All one has to do is peak at 2005-2007, the carry over was dramatic compared to 2017-2019. PS- the odds that ANY OSU player reaches the level of play, respect, and contract of JE is slim and none. You're crazy. Adley is Joe Mauer 2.0. He will be in the conversation for the #1 overall pick next year. He set all kinds of all-time CWS records, and he did it at TD Ameritrade, not Rosenblatt. And that's not even getting into his defense behind the plate. As Abel put it, he stole him probably about 25 strikes in Game 3. And there's one reason why opponents almost never try to steal bases against Oregon State: Adley. Have some more $1.99 Rocky Mountain oysters, kick back with a few bloody marys, and then get back to me.
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Post by mbabeav on Jul 10, 2018 11:46:58 GMT -8
It's all in the upside - Adley is continuing his strong play for the USA team, against the best young pitchers from Japan, and his defensive abilities are earning him rave reviews there. My orange colored specs see ++ defense, ++ hitting, pitcher management skills that are developing into top of the charts, above average speed for a catcher and he also plays a pretty good 1st base. He is also the quickest guy I have ever seen behind the plate at any level. Unless there is a totally dominant pitcher next season, nothing is more valuable than a top notch catcher. And he is in no danger of being the guy plunked if teams decide to retaliate for something - no pitcher would want him charging the mound in linebacker mode
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Post by baseba1111 on Jul 10, 2018 17:43:09 GMT -8
Based on? He's had exactly ONE good season and a spectacular postseason/CWS. Did you realize how many times that's happened in sports that lead to... nothing? Let's just let the young guy continue to develop. It is far different when you're "the man" vs one of the other guys. I'm not sure where all the hype for next year comes from? Incredible returning staff? 2+ guys had a great postseason. The others didn't or went unused. Those that shined were hardly consistent over the long haul. And, history shows the Soph seasons on the mound have often had drop offs. 5-6 completely unproven players will have to perform at a consistently high level to come close to matching the performances of the departing players. I get the hype over this NC having caused excitement. But, to think next year will be a return to Omaha is indeed very very optimistic. The turnover of KEY players is huge. All one has to do is peak at 2005-2007, the carry over was dramatic compared to 2017-2019. PS- the odds that ANY OSU player reaches the level of play, respect, and contract of JE is slim and none. You're crazy. Adley is Joe Mauer 2.0. He will be in the conversation for the #1 overall pick next year. He set all kinds of all-time CWS records, and he did it at TD Ameritrade, not Rosenblatt. And that's not even getting into his defense behind the plate. As Abel put it, he stole him probably about 25 strikes in Game 3. And there's one reason why opponents almost never try to steal bases against Oregon State: Adley. Have some more $1.99 Rocky Mountain oysters, kick back with a few bloody marys, and then get back to me. LMAO... ya crazy. orange googles galore and I'm not sure my post ever insinuated Frosh year was "bad"... but .234 isn't good! And the stole "... about 25 strikes..." is player speak and exaggeration. Amazing that the same folks that complain about umpiring then grace us with complete conjecture that Adley 'stole' strikes, but they weren't bad calls! HA... Again... no conjecture... ONE good season... ONE great post season. And, facts show that projections are about as accurate as? Greg Street's strike zone. Adley had a fantastic year, he's a great athlete, but he has a long way to go to become the GOAT... a loooooong way. As the names in the conversation have been there and done that and everything about Adley's future is pure speculation. Not to mention that on this board alone there will be about 24 definitions of what the GOAT will be determined on... OSU career only? best season? best post season? postseason appearances? national championships? draft? earning? pro career? combo? However, being the #1 pick or in consideration for it has zero to do with a complete career at OSU or success afterward... Brien Taylor, Matt Bush, David Clyde, etc, etc, etc ring a bell?? Or how about catchers who were can't misses... Danny Goodwin (distinction of being the #1 overall TWICE... out of HS and after college), Steve Chilcott... Amazing how facts vs pure conjecture is seemingly deemed as a slam on Adley versus having realistic expectations of letting a kid play the game and see how he progresses. He'll have a tough enough job being the clubhouse leader, best returning player, and tending to a very unseasoned pitching staff.
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Post by blackbug on Jul 10, 2018 18:49:38 GMT -8
No disrespect to Madrigal, Conforto, or Ellsbury, but Adley will go down as best baseball player to wear an OSU jersey... Based on? He's had exactly ONE good season and a spectacular postseason/CWS. Did you realize how many times that's happened in sports that lead to... nothing? Let's just let the young guy continue to develop. It is far different when you're "the man" vs one of the other guys. I'm not sure where all the hype for next year comes from? Incredible returning staff? 2+ guys had a great postseason. The others didn't or went unused. Those that shined were hardly consistent over the long haul. And, history shows the Soph seasons on the mound have often had drop offs. 5-6 completely unproven players will have to perform at a consistently high level to come close to matching the performances of the departing players. I get the hype over this NC having caused excitement. But, to think next year will be a return to Omaha is indeed very very optimistic. The turnover of KEY players is huge. All one has to do is peak at 2005-2007, the carry over was dramatic compared to 2017-2019. PS- the odds that ANY OSU player reaches the level of play, respect, and contract of JE is slim and none. Just think what Rutschman would have done if he wasn't mired in the sophomore slump year, I kid. It's called a prediction, as you well know. It is futile to dispute a prediction before it has had a chance for fruition. I would postulate that you can present a counter prediction, but how is anyone going to prove or disprove a prediction.
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Post by gtflaming on Jul 10, 2018 19:19:25 GMT -8
While I don't want to take anything away from what Adley accomplished this year, I wonder how much it was affected by the lineup he was in (mostly because this hasn't been brought up). Although Larnach arguably didn't have as good of a season (looking at batting ave and rbis), he was the one to get more attention from the opposing teams due to his power. You add Madrigal to the mix, and the rest of the ridiculously stacked lineup, it just begs the question of how it affected Adley's season....food for thought.
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Post by grackle on Jul 10, 2018 20:37:33 GMT -8
Adley is a great player but don't get too carried away....he's not going to be an unknown quantity next year. You can bet some hotshot asst coach is going to find his batting weak spot and the whole league will jump on that, you bet.
In addition he won't have the cushion of hitting between major league quality hitters like this year. Don't be too surprised if he doesn't hit .400 next year.
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