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I’ve wondered about Gorman in the OF too. He and Walker were both 3Bmen as drafted, so looking long-term, which one is better suited for 3B and which one for some other position? Just based on how they look athletically, I’d bet Gorman has better mobility in open space like you need from an OFer. I’ve thought about Matt Holliday and think that would be the floor for Gorman’s potential out there. I don’t like him at middle infield long-term.
The Cards coaches have seen his skills frequently in practice and training and maybe they don’t think it’s a good idea. Or maybe it’s something they’ll try in the future.
It almost reacts like one of those Super Balls
Lol on the super ball. I’ll never forget a buddy of mine in 4th grade went to his first MLB game to see the Braves. He was telling me all about it and said the outfield fence wasn’t nearly as far out as he imagined. He told me he bet we could hit a super ball over it!
I’ll bet he could have, Euro. Didn’t take too much to put a charge into one of those things. My little brother once heaved one against the side of a concrete foundation wall at close range and the thing richocheted back and smacked his friend right in the coconut as he was passing by on his bike about 10 ft. away. No crash helmets in those days…Haha!
One simple question is can Gorman even play LF? We have already seen this year that weakening your OF defense in search of offense is a disaster for the pitching staff.
I’d guess that he could, gscottar, but right now I’m entirely satisfied with him placed at DH so long as he’s in there for every game. I mentioned yesterday that, in my view, it’s inconceivable to platoon a player that leads his entire league in RBI’s and SLG %.
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