Bird_Lawyer@lemmy.world to Baltimore Orioles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoOrioles select outfielder with 'game-changing speed' in first round of MLB Draftlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkOrioles select outfielder with 'game-changing speed' in first round of MLB Draftlemmy.worldBird_Lawyer@lemmy.world to Baltimore Orioles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareaverage650@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoInteresting choice. Speed isn’t usually that highly valued I thought. I guess we’ll see.
minus-squareMiracleManS@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMight be proxy for defensive potential as well
minus-squareaverage650@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSure that’s true. But I always thought speed, while it matters for defense, doesn’t matter as much as most people think. I mean, look at Cal Ripken, or Andruw Jones. Not fast, but elite fielders.
Interesting choice. Speed isn’t usually that highly valued I thought. I guess we’ll see.
Might be proxy for defensive potential as well
Sure that’s true. But I always thought speed, while it matters for defense, doesn’t matter as much as most people think. I mean, look at Cal Ripken, or Andruw Jones. Not fast, but elite fielders.