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Thanks Frobby, appreciate the shout out. Thanks for all your contributions this and every year on the forum and for all your information and insights. Let me echo your thanks to @cboemmeljr Chuck for all his efforts this year. He added a lot of video from twitter this year on prospects having great nights and really provided some great content! Thank you all for being part of our community and for adding your thoughts and sharing in this great 101-win season.

Impressive offense for sure. Not sure I've seen a hitter offense than this one. They will beat anyone right now. Sucks that it happened to the Orioles, but this offense is way too hot.

Not sure anyone who sets up the defense expected a change, right on right after another offspeed pitch.

Hey, it was a good season. That's offense is just too hot. We hit a buzzsaw. If they stay this hot they will win it all.

Just plunk him at this point and get the next guy!

Holy crap I absolutely hate these long foul ball at bats!

If we're adding the big league roster, than yes, those three would also be on the list and Bradish might be a 6th. I was just talking about prospects wise, those three are the only untouchables for me.

Along with Holliday and Basallo, he's an untouchable in my opinion.

Good Lord, I said they remind me of the fact that they are white hot right now. Not how they were built.

If there is a game 4.

Fair enough. That's a valid opinion.

Perhaps it was rust, or perhaps it was the moment was a little too big for him or maybe it was combination of both. None of them are absurd scenarios.

https://www.mlb.com/video/carter-baumler-talks-recovery?q=baumler&cp=CMS_FIRST&qt=FREETEXT&p=0

You don't need math with Baseball Savant. He threw 47% in the zone. Now, that does not includes swings and misses and fouls out of the zone which end up as strikes. Perhaps that's what you ae including. There is no doubt Seager was rightfully pitched around.

I'm a believer that the veteran in this particular situation should get the nod in game 3. I think people have to also remember that Kyle Gipson's FIP was 4.13 compared to Kremer's 4.51. Gibson has never started a playoff game, but has been in 3 games, pitching well in 2 out of 3 relief appearances.

He threw 47% in the zone so not sure where you are getting that strike percentage. Are you including swings on pitches out of the zone. It very well could haven been the layoff, but I do believe the moment was a little too big for him. We saw that when he first came up and was hyped about being in the big leagues. He's going to be fine. It was a learning experience for him no matter what, but it's not absurd to think with all the energy in the park, and believe me I was there and it was crazy, that he just wasn't able to put it back together when a few things went wrong. He had issues with innings snowballing on him in his first stint with the Orioles before going back to AAA and getting things calmed down. Basically this was the biggest event he'd ever pitched and in front of the biggest, loudest, craziest crowd. It's not absurd to think it affected him when we haven't seen this version of him since what, May?

Which is exactly why you go out and get an impact guy at the trading deadline. The chances are he's not going to implode down the stretch. I'm not saying you give up a Holliday, Basallo or Mayo for one, but depending on who the impact guy is and how much control you have, everyone else should be available in the right deal.

Maybe have Gibson wear these under his uniform?

I don't disagree with any of this. I also don't like the five days off thing they have. That's too long for a team to sit idle.

This is where I am with his start yesterday. We all know Rodriguez absolutely has the stuff to be a dominant starter at the major league level. But we've also seen that when he's a little too amped up, he has trouble commanding his stuff. This is amped up Grayson: This is Grayson in command: The big thing I see here is command and control. He landed his 4-seamer yesterday just 43% in the zone and all of his stuff just 47%. Yesterday he went fastball changeup mostly throwing just two curveballs and sliders. When he was good, he mixed in his curveball a lot more, but look at that 4-seamer zone percentage of 73% and overall he had a 66% in the zone percentage. The velocities where about the same so it really comes with commanding the stuff, which Rodriguez wasn't unable to do on the big stage. Overall, it's probably a good learning experience and the failure should drive him even more. He's going to win a lot of playoff games for the Orioles in the future.

The Rays have lost a lot of playoff games because they are too focused on analytics and not allowing their manager to manage to the situation. The analytics tell you to pull a pitcher in certain situations but it can't take into consideration how that pitcher is performing at that time. Maybe the pitcher is just in a groove? Maybe he can give that extra inning? I hate that analytics have made the playoffs this relieverfest. Give me the old days when my horse starter got you at least to the 7th inning where you match up for the 7th, before turning things over to your ace setup and closer to finish off a game.

Perhaps, we don't really know. But I do know I'd rather have him in the game than Baker. When Baker came in, due up was: Jung - RH Taveras - Switch hitter who hits righties better than lefties Siemens - Right-hander who hits both but slight edge to hitting right-handers surprisingly Seager - Left-hander who mashes righties Seems like you get a little advantage and you have a better pitcher. Unless Irvin has some kind of injury that we don't know about, his exclusion is a black eye for Elias and company. Would the Orioles have won the game, who knows? But he seemed like a great handicap to Rodriguez because they are such different pitchers.

Rest in piece. From 91-93 he was very good left-handed reliever for the Orioles.

Baker since September, including his good 3 inning relief appearance with the Orioles on September 15th: So this guy hasn't even been pitching well. Would love to understand why he was put on this roster.