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Yay, Kremer trying to give it right back.

There we go McCann. Hopefully we'll get a good day out of him.

No, Irvin has not thrown well in AAA. Voth may be the guy you give those starts to until Means is ready of Irvin gets his command together.

I thought he turned corner after he came back in his last start, but this crap just tells me he needs to be back in AAA working on his command. Can't keep putting his team in a hole because he can't command his pitches early on. He can't control his emotions either and fielding his position is clearly not something he's good at. If we're competing we cant keep running out a guy with 6+ ERA.

Gotta think about sending Kremer down. This first inning BS needs to be down in Norfolk.

That should be an error on Kremer. You have to make that play.

It really amazes me the struggles Orioles starters have in the 1st inning. It makes me wonder about their preparations. Kremer just looks like a guy with zero fastball command.

Damn Kremer is really looking for that command. So far not there today.

He was a little bit too deep but I think he was playing the hop.

Good Lord, two weak ass hits and they have a run.

Don't get me started! lol

Dang, that was close.

Rutschman sits in game one but Hays is back.

Baltimore Orioles Hitters Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Sprint Austin Hays LF 59 10.9 93.2 45.8 .405 .308 .607 27.3 5.7 27.6 Vs. Ryan Mountcastle 1B 84 15.3 93.4 48.8 .393 .304 .613 20.7 3.6 28.2 Vs. Ramon Urias 3B 48 12.3 89.2 39.6 .324 .250 .354 25.3 8.9 26.3 Vs. Anthony Santander DH 61 23.8 90.1 49.2 .292 .204 .372 29.3 9.1 26.5 Vs. Jorge Mateo SS 54 4.7 91.0 46.3 .400 .317 .546 15.5 7.0 29.7 Vs. James McCann * C 21 13.3 92.4 61.9 .368 .302 .571 16.0 0.0 25.3 Vs. Cedric Mullins CF 74 22.0 88.0 36.5 .319 .233 .349 16.7 14.8 27.9 Vs. Ryan McKenna * RF 16 18.1 91.2 43.8 .229 .199 .252 30.8 3.8 27.9 Vs. Joey Ortiz * 2B 4 7.1 91.5 25.0 .284 .351 .426 0.0 0.0 -- Vs. Show All Hitters Starting Lineup Great Poor * Did Not Qualify Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Austin Hays 0.0 30.5 18.6 30.5 1.7 18.6 Ryan Mountcastle 0.0 28.6 22.6 23.8 8.3 15.5 Ramon Urias 0.0 33.3 22.9 35.4 0.0 8.3 Anthony Santander 3.3 18.0 36.1 24.6 9.8 8.2 Jorge Mateo 5.6 37.0 14.8 22.2 13.0 7.4 James McCann 0.0 28.6 14.3 23.8 28.6 4.8 Cedric Mullins 2.7 25.7 39.2 25.7 1.4 5.4 Ryan McKenna 6.3 37.5 25.0 25.0 6.3 0.0 Joey Ortiz 0.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 Show All Hitters Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Austin Hays 44.1 30.5 22.0 3.4 39.0 37.3 23.7 Ryan Mountcastle 35.7 29.8 29.8 4.8 25.0 47.6 27.4 Ramon Urias 43.8 20.8 31.3 4.2 27.1 47.9 25.0 Anthony Santander 27.9 27.9 24.6 19.7 52.5 26.2 21.3 Jorge Mateo 53.7 20.4 22.2 3.7 44.4 27.8 27.8 James McCann 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 19.0 42.9 38.1 Cedric Mullins 33.8 32.4 21.6 12.2 40.5 37.8 21.6 Ryan McKenna 43.8 12.5 31.3 12.5 25.0 37.5 37.5 Joey Ortiz 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 25.0 Show All Hitters Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Austin Hays 45.9 62.2 28.3 45.6 62.5 43.8 28.2 Ryan Mountcastle 41.7 76.9 44.2 41.2 67.6 57.8 24.6 Ramon Urias 47.2 62.0 27.0 43.2 64.6 43.5 28.2 Anthony Santander 43.4 63.0 40.7 47.7 61.6 50.4 27.1 Jorge Mateo 46.7 68.3 28.5 37.8 57.7 47.0 24.4 James McCann 52.3 75.0 39.2 45.8 60.0 57.9 25.8 Cedric Mullins 49.0 70.0 18.1 39.5 60.2 43.6 21.2 Ryan McKenna 48.0 70.8 19.2 41.0 57.7 44.0 22.7 Joey Ortiz 42.1 62.5 45.5 57.9 75.0 52.6 10.0 Show All Hitters Pitchers Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Dean Kremer P 78 11.7 89.6 39.7 .396 .290 .578 17.9 6.6 Vs. Show All Pitchers Pitcher Arsenals ARSENAL TYPE: PITCH PERCENTAGE ▾ Average SpeedPitch PercentageAverage Spin Pitcher 4-Seam Sinker Cutter Slider Change Curve Split KN Dean Kremer 39.5 13.5 12 15.7 6 Show All Pitchers Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Dean Kremer 3.8 32.1 24.4 19.2 9.0 11.5 Show All Pitchers Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Dean Kremer 38.5 32.1 24.4 5.1 39.7 37.2 23.1 Show All Pitchers Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Dean Kremer 49.6 64.6 24.9 44.3 69.8 44.6 23.2 Show All Pitchers Catcher Pop Times Name Arm Exchange Avg Pop (2B) James McCann 78.0 0.86 2.26 Show All Catchers Outs Above Average Name OAA Back Left Back Back Right In Right In In Left Cedric Mullins 0 0-1100-1 -1 0 -1 1 0 0 Ryan McKenna -1 01-1-1-10 0 0 1 -1 -1 -1 Austin Hays -3 -10-2000 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 Show All outfielders Detroit Tigers Hitters Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Sprint Zach McKinstry 2B 36 12.1 86.6 30.6 .349 .282 .470 25.9 7.4 27.9 Vs. Riley Greene CF 61 1.3 89.4 41.0 .295 .226 .383 32.4 7.8 28.6 Vs. Javier Baez DH 63 8.7 89.3 38.1 .254 .217 .267 17.4 7.0 27.7 Vs. Spencer Torkelson 1B 74 14.5 90.9 45.9 .326 .270 .463 20.0 6.0 27.7 Vs. Nick Maton 3B 51 23.5 88.4 41.2 .268 .154 .347 27.1 12.9 27.4 Vs. Akil Baddoo LF 32 9.9 90.1 43.8 .298 .234 .309 24.5 15.1 29.2 Vs. Matt Vierling RF 48 15.0 90.0 39.6 .319 .282 .383 28.9 6.6 28.9 Vs. Jake Rogers * C 25 5.3 87.9 52.0 .354 .235 .435 31.3 14.6 27.1 Vs. Zack Short * SS 6 39.8 91.8 50.0 .232 .112 .269 38.5 15.4 -- Vs. Show All Hitters Starting Lineup Great Poor * Did Not Qualify Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Zach McKinstry 8.3 33.3 16.7 25.0 5.6 11.1 Riley Greene 3.3 47.5 6.6 23.0 9.8 9.8 Javier Baez 3.2 42.9 25.4 23.8 4.8 0.0 Spencer Torkelson 1.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 4.1 9.5 Nick Maton 5.9 29.4 45.1 3.9 2.0 13.7 Akil Baddoo 6.3 34.4 28.1 21.9 9.4 0.0 Matt Vierling 0.0 20.8 31.3 41.7 4.2 2.1 Jake Rogers 16.0 28.0 8.0 28.0 8.0 12.0 Zack Short 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 Show All Hitters Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Zach McKinstry 44.4 22.2 30.6 2.8 36.1 44.4 19.4 Riley Greene 62.3 19.7 18.0 0.0 37.7 42.6 19.7 Javier Baez 52.4 27.0 15.9 4.8 41.3 36.5 22.2 Spencer Torkelson 33.8 27.0 32.4 6.8 44.6 32.4 23.0 Nick Maton 33.3 51.0 5.9 9.8 37.3 33.3 29.4 Akil Baddoo 50.0 25.0 18.8 6.3 31.3 43.8 25.0 Matt Vierling 37.5 33.3 25.0 4.2 18.8 37.5 43.8 Jake Rogers 48.0 24.0 24.0 4.0 40.0 44.0 16.0 Zack Short 0.0 66.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 33.3 50.0 Show All Hitters Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Zach McKinstry 48.8 69.2 28.4 41.8 63.0 48.4 24.3 Riley Greene 47.3 65.8 29.7 44.9 55.9 46.8 27.9 Javier Baez 43.4 67.4 40.6 39.3 65.1 52.2 27.1 Spencer Torkelson 51.9 69.2 29.5 41.1 69.7 50.1 22.4 Nick Maton 46.6 64.8 26.9 36.5 58.8 44.5 31.6 Akil Baddoo 54.4 65.8 16.3 39.5 59.6 43.3 23.7 Matt Vierling 51.9 60.7 30.1 42.6 67.1 46.0 20.1 Jake Rogers 50.5 60.6 16.7 37.9 58.3 38.8 25.0 Zack Short 42.3 63.6 20.0 42.3 46.2 38.5 45.0 Show All Hitters Pitchers Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Eduardo Rodriguez P 85 13.6 85.0 27.1 .258 .224 .333 21.7 4.3 Vs. Show All Pitchers Pitcher Arsenals ARSENAL TYPE: PITCH PERCENTAGE ▾ Average SpeedPitch PercentageAverage Spin Pitcher 4-Seam Sinker Cutter Slider Change Curve Split KN Eduardo Rodriguez 35.5 14.8 26.4 4.2 19 Show All Pitchers Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Eduardo Rodriguez 8.2 28.2 30.6 24.7 4.7 3.5 Show All Pitchers Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Eduardo Rodriguez 43.5 24.7 24.7 7.1 31.8 35.3 32.9 Show All Pitchers Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Eduardo Rodriguez 48.8 69.3 29.8 42.7 62.6 49.0 22.4 Show All Pitchers Catcher Pop Times Name Arm Exchange Avg Pop (2B) Jake Rogers 78.3 0.69 1.96 Show All Catchers Outs Above Average Name OAA Back Left Back Back Right In Right In In Left Matt Vierling 1 000101 1 0 0 0 1 0 Akil Baddoo 0 000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 Riley Greene -1 000-100 0 0 0 0 -1 0 Show All outfielders

Weird what happens when he gets everyday PAs.

Makes sense. He's fresh and on the 40-man roster. He can provide length.

Going to be a Tides baseball night tonight!

That 2020 draft is always going to have an asterisk next to it.

Agreed. Now, I know being an OOTP manage and real manager are two different things, but I do that often when my closer is a little tired or I want him fresh for an upcoming series. I typically have at least two solid setup guys that I will close out those 3-run leads or I'll match up that 9th between my righties and lefties. I always play in the 70s-80s-90s-00s so I don't have to worry about the three batter rule and I was always a La Russa diciple when it came to match ups in the 7th and 8th innings.

I was just yanking your chain. As most know, I don't do any real scouting of guys before they are selected so I never have strong opinions on their selections until after I do that analysis. I did like what I read about Lacy but damn, he's been quite the bust so far.

It's not looking good. this is from Ben McDonald! https://www.facebook.com/reel/550547557253448/?s=single_unit

What you're saying here is that we should be glad Sports Guy is not our scouting director? Hey, I was not a fan of the Willems selection and money at the time because that body shape scares me as he grows older. Now saying that, I didn't crush the signing nor do I have an issue so much with spreading around the money like the Orioles have done with the Kjerstad and Cowser signings. Willems has certainly found something that works. He certainly is hitting the ball with more authority and every interview you get with the young man shows that he seems to be a hard worker with a good head on his shoulders. Obviously the weight thing is something we will still need to see about as he gets older as it's a lot easier to play with that weight 20 then at 25 onward. There are the Alejandro Kirk's and John Kruk's the make it work, but it's worth noting that Kirk is 24 years old this year and he's already splitting time with Danny Jansen behind the dish. Regardless of all of this, he's off to a very nice start to his 2023 season and he's been a very good surprise.

He's really is pretty athletic overall though he's still a pretty slow runner. The young man has some great enthusiasm out there and he's fun guy to watch play. He's quite the story so far this year.

Interesting point about the cooler weather. It's a know fact that some of the Dominicans struggle in colder weather just because they never really played in it much. Although we really only have last year to go off, Bautista was basically unhittable Jun-Aug when the weather is at it's warmest. Either way, he's not getting hit very much and he's still making pitches when he needs to. He's only blown that one McKenna induced save so I think some people expect him to basically be perfect all the time, and that's just not going to happen. I'm still comfortable with him closing, but I'd like to see him not used in non save situations unless he hasn't pitched in awhile and needs work. I'd rather him be fresh the next day then waste him with 4-run leads.

Managing a bullpen has a lot of dynamics to it and for the most part, I think Hyde and company do a good job of managing their relievers. Sayin that, I think he's been overusing Bautista a bit and I'm a big believer in allowing a good reliever to go another inning, even into the 9th with a 3 or more run lead depending on his pitch count and work load. Last night probably was a good night to give Bautista a day of and let Akin pitch the 9th, but in the end, he got the save and the Orioles won. Saying that, the chances of Akin or even follow on relievers if Akin struggled giving up the 3-run lead was slim, so I think they could have gotten out of that game with a win and still had a rested Bautista for tonight (weather permitting). Maybe, Hyde was thinking the game tonight was going to be washed out so take no chances last night, and if that was his thinking then I can understand that thought process. But it probably did make some sense to let Akin have the 9th and only get Bautista up if he got a few men on.