Tony-OH

He's safe. Heel hit it. Nothing to overturn.

Just need the old blue hats!

He's been awful and the team refuses to drop him in the lineup. Having Mountcastle and Odor back to back 4th and 5th is criminal.

How can anyone think this team is a contender when Odor is batting 5th?

Anyone who thinks we're a real contender this year, please see Odor batting 5th on this team. lol

First pitch by the Gray. "97 on that devastating fastball" rolleyes...

Wow, this camera angle and crew is terrible in Texas.

Which is what you want from a leader of the organization when it comes to player moves.

Ok, watched some McDermott, here's what I saw. Raw notes: July 22nd 1st inning FB - 95-96 Ch - 84-86 - Pretty straight CB - 76-80, seems to be more of a roller with a hop, not a fan. Very inconsistent control of pitch. Sl-84-87 - Best, offspeed pitch but inconsistent in depth. Sometimes looks like a cutter. Uses fastball up for swing and miss 3rd inning- 93-95 Overall: Velocity ticked down after the first inning of work. The slider is his most consistent offspeed but still not very consistent. He'll flash a plus slider and probably the pitch he should focus on. Curveball can be loopy at times and hammer at times up to 80 mph. Very inconsistent offering but can get swing and miss. Change is straight change that he can throw for strikes down but not a lot of movement. He's a guy that can probably move fast if you have him focus on being a fastball, slider guy but if they can teach him that split change he could be a real weapon. Command issues with all of his pitches will limit his rise as a starter.

They have more than enough players that can be jettisoned from the 40-man still.

I'm happy for him that he's going to a legitimate contender and that he brought back at least one potential legitimate starting pitching prospect on return. He's a 1st class person and a guy who defied the odds of being an 8th round pick that became an All-Star (even if it was the HR derby). I hope he tears it up for Houston when he's not playing the Orioles.

I'm agreeing with everyone that thinks Stowers should have been the guy over Diaz. Saying that, this trading deadline is not done yet.

I'm not saying clubhouse chemistry is not a thing, but I will tell you this, I've never been in a winning team's clubhouse where it was not a lot of fun and everyone acted like they got along. The only explanation I can come up with for Odor starting at 2B still is they don't think Vavra's defense there is major league quality and no one is ready that could be better. If Westburg was hitting he might give them some thoughts, but he's been cold for awhile. Again, I don't think for a second the team is going to fold up their tents and mope because Mancini was traded. They all know this is a business and they all know Mancini was the guy most likely to be traded. Heck, some guys just got more of a n opportunity to play more so they're psyched.

Baltimore Orioles Hitters Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Sprint Cedric Mullins CF 325 18.1 88.7 36.6 .292 .237 .348 16.9 7.1 28.4 Vs. Adley Rutschman C 151 15.6 88.7 42.4 .334 .250 .409 18.6 10.9 27.3 Vs. Anthony Santander DH 280 21 89.6 41.1 .346 .254 .447 18.3 8.8 26.4 Vs. Ryan Mountcastle 1B 255 16 91.7 47.1 .350 .280 .493 25.4 5.4 27.4 Vs. Rougned Odor 2B 209 23.1 87.9 34.4 .265 .197 .331 25.1 6.1 27.1 Vs. Ramon Urias 3B 190 12.4 90.1 48.9 .324 .260 .434 22.1 6.4 26.6 Vs. Terrin Vavra * LF 3 -6.3 73.7 0 .340 .239 .270 0 25 Vs. Ryan McKenna * RF 60 13.4 84 25.4 .239 .187 .287 36.4 5.6 29.5 Vs. Jorge Mateo SS 209 15.4 87 29.7 .276 .224 .354 30.6 4.8 30.3 Vs. Show All Hitters Starting Lineup Great Poor * Did Not Qualify Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Cedric Mullins 4.6 28 32.3 23.4 6.2 4.6 Adley Rutschman 5.3 25.8 23.8 27.8 9.3 7.9 Anthony Santander 3.2 25.4 32.1 23.2 6.1 10 Ryan Mountcastle 1.2 27.1 24.7 27.8 4.3 13.7 Rougned Odor 4.3 22 37.8 21.1 6.7 7.7 Ramon Urias 3.7 33.7 20 26.8 5.8 9.5 Terrin Vavra 33.3 0 33.3 33.3 0 0 Ryan McKenna 6.7 35 25 20 1.7 10 Jorge Mateo 3.3 28.7 29.7 26.3 4.3 7.2 Show All Hitters Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Cedric Mullins 40.9 26.2 20.6 12.3 44.3 32.9 22.8 Adley Rutschman 38.4 23.8 27.8 9.9 43.7 38.4 17.9 Anthony Santander 33.2 26.1 23.6 17.1 40 32.9 27.1 Ryan Mountcastle 37.6 30.2 27.1 5.1 31.4 39.2 29.4 Rougned Odor 31.6 31.1 21.1 16.3 43.1 34.9 22 Ramon Urias 45.8 23.7 22.1 8.4 36.3 37.9 25.8 Terrin Vavra 66.7 33.3 0 0 33.3 0 66.7 Ryan McKenna 50 23.3 21.7 5 36.7 33.3 30 Jorge Mateo 35.4 27.8 29.2 7.7 33.5 36.8 29.7 Show All Hitters Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Ryan Mountcastle 44.1 81.7 41.4 42.3 66.9 59.1 29.5 Ramon Urias 50.2 71.7 28.3 42.4 66.5 50.1 26.3 Anthony Santander 46.1 66.1 33.4 42.9 61.5 48.4 21.3 Austin Hays 47 72 36.7 41.6 65 53.3 24.1 Cedric Mullins 53.2 73 30.1 43.8 60.3 52.9 20.8 Adley Rutschman 47.9 65.5 22.8 40.4 52.7 43.3 19.3 Tyler Nevin 47.6 69.8 24.5 43.1 57.1 46.1 27.9 Rougned Odor 47.6 72.4 32.4 42.6 62.7 51.4 27.9 Jorge Mateo 48.7 73.1 36.2 40.8 68.5 54.2 33.5 Robinson Chirinos 47.4 73.2 32.4 44.2 61.2 51.8 35 Ryan McKenna 56.7 73.1 29 44.1 75.5 54.1 37.4 Terrin Vavra 64.3 55.6 40 50 75 50 28.6 Yusniel Diaz Pitchers Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Spenser Watkins P 195 12.6 91.2 41.5 .357 .279 .479 13.8 7.9 Vs. Show All Pitchers Pitcher Arsenals ARSENAL TYPE: PITCH PERCENTAGE ▾ Average SpeedPitch PercentageAverage Spin Pitcher 4-Seam Sinker Cutter Slider Change Curve Split KN Spenser Watkins 40.3 25.1 17.6 6.4 10.6 Show All Pitchers Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Spenser Watkins 1.5 30.8 29.7 25.1 4.1 8.7 Show All Pitchers Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Spenser Watkins 40 28.7 25.1 6.2 40 34.4 25.6 Show All Pitchers Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Spenser Watkins 52.4 67.9 25.9 41.5 64.8 47.9 21.6 Kyle Bradish 48.5 65 26.6 40.6 54.5 45.2 25.7 Bryan Baker 49.5 63.9 21.4 45.4 57.1 42.4 27 Dean Kremer 49.1 70.7 31.4 45.3 61.8 50.7 25.3 Cionel Perez 48 65.3 28.6 41.2 55.5 46.2 28.4 Jordan Lyles 47.1 66 26.7 41.3 59.2 45.2 22.3 Austin Voth 49.6 72 24.2 42.4 59.2 47.9 24.1 Felix Bautista 50.5 68.2 27.9 45.3 57.7 48.3 33.2 Keegan Akin 60.2 68 27.4 44.9 65.5 51.8 24.1 Jorge Lopez 53.4 65.7 25.2 38.1 63.1 46.8 25.6 Dillon Tate 52.5 63.6 33.2 44.1 62.9 49.2 23.5 Beau Sulser 48.1 67.6 32.7 47.3 65 49.5 19.3 Joey Krehbiel 45.7 66.3 28 44.4 52.3 45.5 23.2 Catcher Pop Times Name Arm Exchange Avg Pop (2B) Adley Rutschman 87.1 0.76 1.91 Show All Catchers Outs Above Average Name OAA Back Left Back Back Right In Right In In Left Cedric Mullins 5 023001 1 0 2 3 0 0 Ryan McKenna 2 1-10201 1 1 -1 0 2 0 Show All outfielders Texas Rangers Hitters Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Sprint Marcus Semien SS 342 19.2 86.6 34.2 .296 .230 .372 15.6 7.6 28.8 Vs. Corey Seager DH 308 14.7 91.2 45.5 .382 .288 .535 15.6 9.4 26.1 Vs. Jonah Heim C 209 16.1 90.2 42.1 .299 .234 .376 20.1 8.8 26.0 Vs. Nathaniel Lowe 1B 269 8.9 89.6 42.4 .323 .265 .429 24.4 6.4 26.5 Vs. Adolis Garcia RF 272 13.8 91.6 45.6 .325 .250 .456 28.1 6.2 28.2 Vs. Leody Taveras * CF 89 15 89.9 40.4 .271 .229 .323 26.3 6.8 29.4 Vs. Kole Calhoun LF 215 16.3 91 48.8 .306 .232 .403 29.9 6.1 25.4 Vs. Ezequiel Duran * 2B 71 5.4 85.4 33.8 .229 .198 .265 26.7 5.7 29.4 Vs. Josh H. Smith * 3B 93 17.7 85.9 22.6 .314 .243 .329 16.9 11.8 28.3 Vs. Show All Hitters Starting Lineup Great Poor * Did Not Qualify Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Marcus Semien 4.4 25.7 34.8 22.2 6.4 6.4 Corey Seager 1.9 25.6 26.6 23.1 11 11.4 Jonah Heim 3.8 28.2 31.6 22 7.2 6.7 Nathaniel Lowe 2.6 34.9 19 29.4 5.2 8.6 Adolis Garcia 2.9 28.7 22.1 23.5 11.4 11.4 Leody Taveras 1.1 29.2 33.7 25.8 4.5 4.5 Kole Calhoun 1.9 26 25.6 26.5 9.3 10.7 Ezequiel Duran 2.8 49.3 21.1 15.5 8.5 2.8 Josh H. Smith 6.5 25.8 32.3 29 5.4 1.1 Show All Hitters Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Marcus Semien 35.7 31.9 21.1 11.4 40.6 36.3 23.1 Corey Seager 36.7 32.5 27.3 3.6 39.6 34.4 26 Jonah Heim 38.8 31.6 22 7.7 49.3 34.4 16.3 Nathaniel Lowe 46.8 19.7 27.9 5.6 31.2 39.8 29 Adolis Garcia 39 24.3 27.6 9.2 42.3 37.5 20.2 Leody Taveras 38.2 29.2 24.7 7.9 33.7 34.8 31.5 Kole Calhoun 36.7 26 27.4 9.8 45.1 33.5 21.4 Ezequiel Duran 53.5 9.9 22.5 14.1 38 32.4 29.6 Josh H. Smith 35.5 22.6 32.3 9.7 34.4 41.9 23.7 Show All Hitters Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Adolis Garcia 44.7 73.9 37.4 41.6 63.5 53.7 34.5 Corey Seager 46.8 81.2 30.5 41.8 67.1 54.2 26 Kole Calhoun 44.6 80.2 32.1 40.2 59.3 53.5 36.6 Jonah Heim 48.3 74.8 27.7 41.9 63.6 50.5 22.3 Leody Taveras 47.2 71.6 33.8 42.3 69.2 51.6 28.3 Nathaniel Lowe 52.6 74 29.5 45.7 62.9 52.9 27.3 Meibrys Viloria 47 54 15.5 42.5 50 33.6 35.6 Nick Solak 53.4 58.4 22.1 41.2 57.8 41.5 24.8 Marcus Semien 48.9 72.4 26.1 44.9 60.8 48.7 20.4 Josh H. Smith 48.8 59.4 19.2 45.3 57.4 38.8 21.3 Charlie Culberson 49.6 77.9 41.7 42.4 70.3 59.7 30.9 Ezequiel Duran 48.3 72.9 37.8 45.5 65.7 54.8 32.4 Elier Hernandez 48.6 75.9 38.6 55.9 69 56.8 41.3 Pitchers Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Jon Gray P 268 11.5 87.8 37.7 .293 .227 .363 27.1 7.9 Vs. Show All Pitchers Pitcher Arsenals ARSENAL TYPE: PITCH PERCENTAGE ▾ Average SpeedPitch PercentageAverage Spin Pitcher 4-Seam Sinker Cutter Slider Change Curve Split KN Jon Gray 49 36.6 10.2 4.2 Show All Pitchers Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Jon Gray 4.1 33.6 25.7 26.1 3.7 6.7 Show All Pitchers Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Jon Gray 43.3 25 24.6 7.1 30.2 42.5 27.2 Show All Pitchers Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Jonathan Hernandez 46.4 71.9 16.2 36.2 35 42 34.5 Matt Bush 53 62.2 28 43.3 67.5 46.1 30.5 Spencer Howard 53.6 66.8 21.6 44 57.2 45.8 15.4 Garrett Richards 47 69.2 32.7 41.3 61.5 49.8 25.5 Glenn Otto 47.1 66.6 24.2 40.3 55.8 44.2 22.2 Brock Burke 50.8 66.2 27.3 40.9 60.3 47.1 24.4 Brett Martin 44.6 65.2 37.4 41.4 64.8 49.8 29.2 Martin Perez 44.5 65.2 28.1 50.1 60.9 44.6 21.4 Jon Gray 49.8 65.7 31 43.7 67.6 48.3 27.6 Dane Dunning 45.1 61.1 31.9 42.6 60.7 45.1 23.9 Matt Moore 48.8 70.3 33.2 43 60.4 51.2 30.2 Dennis Santana 42.9 61.4 32 39.7 54.5 44.6 25.1 Jose Leclerc 40.8 70.6 29.5 36.9 63.3 46.3 32.2 Catcher Pop Times Name Arm Exchange Avg Pop (2B) Jonah Heim 83.2 0.78 1.99 Show All Catchers Outs Above Average Name OAA Back Left Back Back Right In Right In In Left Adolis Garcia 4 -11122-1 -1 -1 1 1 2 2 Leody Taveras 1 -110001 1 -1 1 0 0 0 Kole Calhoun -1 -1-10001 1 -1 -1 0 0 0 Show All outfielders

I think you are putting too much emphasis on "clubhouse leader" when it comes to how the team does. Do you think there is one single guy in that locker room that is not happy for him to be going to a contender like the Astros? Do you think there is anyone that is caught off guard from this when even Mancini said he thought he was playing his last game as an Orioles in Camden Yards? Besides, ask around here and there are guys that will tell you that Odor is the heart and soul of this team and it would implode if he doesn't start. If Elias trades Santander and a couple of BP pieces like Lopez and Tate he's "punting" this season, but as long as he's setting up this team to be good next year and beyond, I'm ok with those deals. This year is a bonus. While I'm enjoying them playing .500 baseball after being terrible for so long, I'm also realistic and looking at a team with Odor in the starting lineup, Nevin and Diaz on the bench, and their top two starters on the IL. Elias is doing the right thing and keeping his eyes set forward beyond 2022.

@Sports Guyhad to find a quiet, secret place where no one could see him after hearing there was a 3-team deal involving the Orioles at the trade deadline.

Let's see it shakeout. I also don't think Diaz will be the main replacement for Mancini.

Elias doesn't want the DH held down by one player. He wants to use it to rotate guys around and to give regulars a day off from the field but keeps their bat in the lineup. Plus, Rutschman needs a place to hit occasionally on a day off.

I think that's more to placate the portion of the fan base that is player based and loves themselves the players vs the production. It's hard for me to imagine a situation where the Orioles would need a one dimensional right-handed DH next year.

Obviously in the perfect world they would be closer, but I'll take the upside of Johnson and have him a few years away over a Zach Peek type in AA/AAA.

Such a douchie thing to say. Saving the $2.5 million has nothing, and I mean nothing to do with this deal.

Did we really "punt" the season by trading a DH with a .750 OPS and 10 home runs? As for Johnson being 25 before he pitches again, see Tyler Wells on how that could turn out? Solomon comes with enough high side that I like this deal. I'm less enthused about Diaz being recalled, but let's see how the rest of this trading deadline works out. I still think Santander is going to go.

He may have just arrived so I get why they are not in the lineup the first day they are recalled.

Is it a major league SS arm, or a fill in SS arm?

Diaz has a .525 OPS over his last 30 days covering 77 PAs. They say he's the kind of guy that needs the big stage and bright lights to do well. This is probably his sink or swim moment for his 40-man roster spot. Stowers can not be happy though unless he's coming up soon after another trade. He deserves to be here and the Orioles could use some left-handed pop.