Mangum in Pittsburgh

[ZombieKissinger]

It’s been disappointing so far. He feels like a good fit culturally there, but he’s not seeing many at bats, and he’s not made the most of them to this point. He’s getting in defensively late in games or for his base running, but I feel like he’s not getting enough consistent at bats to get into a rhythm. I was hoping he’d be an everyday starter there or starting 60%+ as a 4th but not playing out that way. Cruz has hit well so they’re keeping him in. Ozuna has been dead weight but as long as they keep him in the lineup it decreases outfield playing time by keeping O’Hearn at first.

anyway, wish they’d play him more. Seeing him regularly with Tampa last hear was a lot of fun and kept me interested in sports during the summer.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

He played the whole game yesterday. Left field. They only have four outfielders listed on the current roster.

 

[She Mate Me]

I was about to post something about this. Glad you did the hard work.

Yeah, we made fun of Cruz, but he's now having a seriously good offensive start to the season. Lowe, Mangum's trade mate is having a great start as well. And the other outfielders are mostly playing well.

It feels like Mangum has made a spot for himself, and it probably doesn't hurt that the Pirates have gotten hot and currently have the 2nd best record in the NL at 10-6.

The Ozuna situation bears watching. He's currently s serious $12 million problem. A DH batting .070 with a .237 OPS can't keep getting starts for long.

Jake is struggling as well batting .212 with a .520 OPS, but I doubt that lasts if he stays up.

Btw, Konnor Griffin is at .152 right now. MLB is hard.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Didn’t he go 2-4 yesterday with no strikeouts?

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Didn’t he go 2-4 yesterday with no strikeouts?

I think so, they clubbed Washington.
10 plus run win.
Skenes pitched.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Pirates are down 4 to 1 in the 3rd

Jake is watching.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

Didn’t he go 2-4 yesterday with no strikeouts?

He went 1-4 yesterday in a day where they scored 16, but he’s .212 on the season and not playing a lot. Maybe starting one in three or four now. Was starting more earlier in the year, but it’s decreased in the last couple weeks

 

[Perd Hapley]

Important to remember that Tampa Bay had what was probably by far and away the worst collection of outfielders in all of MLB last year. Jake was objectively the best out of all of them, which is why he played every day. But on a deeper roster, he is the 3rd / 4th outfielder or a platoon starter against RHP only. That’s fine. He can play for 5 more years just by being a .250 / .650 player in that role, with his speed and defensive ability. And he’ll heat up at some point and get to that level, or well above it.

 

[PrimeDog]

He’s a AAAA player and he’s nearing 30. This is the best it’s gonna get

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

He’s a AAAA player and he’s nearing 30. This is the best it’s gonna get

We all thank you for your knowledgeable input.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Jake just made a hell of a throw, from left, to gun down a runner at the plate, in a tight game.

 

[kired]

 

[onewoof]

Exactly. Like clockwork whenever we talk shît about the mayor on this board of despair

 

[jethreauxdawg]

He only batted .500 tonight

 

[She Mate Me]

He definitely has a place on the team, even while not starting much. They work him into games often when the matchups dictate it and that brilliant throw shows he is a legit outstanding outfielder.

I saw a couple of interviews where he said one of his focuses in the off season was improving his long throws. I'd say mission accomplished.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Shoutout to the catcher. He didn’t flinch waiting on the ball to get there.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

Exactly. Like clockwork whenever we talk shît about the mayor on this board of despair

I’m not talking ****. I was saying I wish Pittsburg would let him play more. It was looking like he would play everyday a couple months ago, but they made some moves that decreased that

 

[onewoof]

Shoutout to the catcher. He didn’t flinch waiting on the ball to get there.

That's also elite+ speed on the base path there. Takes an elite throw with perfect placement to get Abrams out there. And it also takes a sliding mistake, the front sliding leg lifted off the ground. Abrams was casual in his slide, with his everyday speed and everyday slide, he's never been thrown out like that.

This is the second time in 30 days Jake has gunned someone down from the outfield. It's safe to say now that a plus tool in Jake's toolbox is an arm in the outfield that separates him from the others. I'm biased yes but the way he scraps and competes motivates a team and a fan base. Just like his years at State.

 

[PrimeDog]

We all thank you for your knowledgeable input.

My pleasure. Enjoy your life of living in denial

 

[MagnoliaHunter]

My pleasure. Enjoy your life of living in denial

AAAA is the major leagues, you dubmass.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

He played the whole game yesterday. Left field. They only have four outfielders listed on the current roster.

Yeah, but they are playing O’Hearn out there frequently and occasionally Yorke. I watch all the games except for blackout. When they have Ozuna DH, they often put Horwitz at first and move O’Hearn to outfield. Pirates fans are generally asking for more playing time for Mangum too. Don’t think Yorke has any business playing over him in the outfield, and he’s better than Cook. Reynolds has occasional power and they’ve favored that more early in the year

 

[bolddogge]

He’s a AAAA player and he’s nearing 30. This is the best it’s gonna get

 

[onewoof]

another angle of the gun down

 

[onewoof]

y'all keeping up with this whole traffic cone thing in Pittsburgh?

 

[ZombieKissinger]

y'all keeping up with this whole traffic cone thing in Pittsburgh?

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Yeah, they had a good pregame interview with Mangum a couple weeks ago about it

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

He is not in their game, at this moment.,,,,tonight.