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By Moose Milligan · Posted
That's a good rundown, thanks. I'm hoping Suarez can be one of the guys that Elias uncovers and can help turnaround. Yesterday was really encouraging. -
Then he can become a FA but he’s going to wind up in the minors with another team. He’s smarter than that, I think. -
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The illness and reported weight loss have increased the chance he gets sent down from my perspective. Let's review: 1. Hays is struggling like we haven't seen since Chris Davis 2. There is no easy way to get him playing time vs any RHP when Cowser, Mullins, Santander, O'Hearn, Mounty, and Rutschman are all hitting 3. The Orioles desperately need his bat to come to life vs LHP but he is a DP waiting to happen 4. That leaves playing time as a defensive replacement and even with the expanded LF at OPACY, that's a modest defensive context and a large offensive responsibility relative to other players in the league Norby may struggle when he is first called up, but he would give the club what it needs as a viable RHB with some positional versatility for 2 weeks or longer if required and service time can't be a consideration any more for Connor. That may be long enough to get Hays back on track. I still think the Orioles may show undue loyalty to Hays as a player-relations move, but that also sends a terrible message to the Norfolk 4 who have to be wondering what they need to do. I'd now handicap it as 15-25% that he gets sent down by 5/15. -
By Can_of_corn · Posted
If the O's had evaluated correctly they wouldn't have traded for him last year! More like the Mets flubbed it. I think most folks thought that was a bit of an odd signing after the season he had last year.
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