PaulFolk

He's the greatest Orioles prospect since Gary Dell'Abate.

We're on page 353 and this thread hasn't actually been about Chris Davis in some time. I think it's time to shut it down.

I like it. ?

I think, with DJ Stewart on his way back, the O's want to see if Santander is a passable CF. If so, they could part ways with Broxton or possibly Wilkerson and still have room for Stewart, Santander, and Smith all in the outfield.

You have me befuddled here, OFFNY. Why are you calling him "A.J." Sanchez? As far as I know, he goes by Aaron. Or if you prefer, Aaron Jacob.

His last start without a strikeout was June 6 against the Rangers. He went 1-for-4 with an RBI double.

May 12, which was 26 games ago for him.

I wrote up a recap of the All-Star Game for those interested: https://www.baltimorebaseball.com/2019/06/19/frederick-keys-standouts-spark-comeback-win-carolina-league-star-classic/#comment-22808

It ended up being a brilliant bit of distraction, allowing Villar to take off for third while the Sox casually tossed the ball back to the pitcher. Who says Chris Davis doesn't contribute anything?

I've certainly seen Rickard make mental mistakes, like throwing to the wrong base/missing the cutoff man on a fly ball. Those things happen, as frustrating as it is to watch as a fan. The mental mistakes aren't just going to magically disappear by swapping out some of the current bad players for some other bad players. The best solution for cutting down on the sloppy play is, as Hyde implied by the "inventory" comment, gradually replacing the bad players with good ones. That's what the Mike Elias regime is working on doing. But it takes time, and it's not going to happen instantly. You can't just bench or get rid of every player the moment that he makes a sloppy play. The O's don't have the depth to replace all of them.

Nothing was done? You're in the Orioles' clubhouse now? You're privy to private conversations between Hyde and his players? Your whole line of argument in this thread is beyond silly for about a dozen reasons. Here's a few of them. 1. You seem shocked when the Orioles make sloppy plays. I hate to break it to you, but...the Orioles have lots of bad players. Bad players make bad, and often sloppy, plays. The talent level just isn't there. 2. You seem to think that verbally criticizing players, in public or behind closed doors, has no meaning and cannot possibly have an effect. That's certainly not true. 3. You advocate for Hyde to send players to the minors, even though, a.) that's not his decision, and b.) some of the players you mention are out of options or cannot be sent down without their permission. 4. You think that the most appropriate "punishment" for a player is to be publicly humiliated and pulled from a game in progress. How often does any manager pull a player in the middle of a game for making a sloppy play? 5. You think the O's can just get rid of all the players who make sloppy plays and replace them with someone else. As if the replacements, fresh up from the minors or the waiver wire, wouldn't also make mistakes. You'd run out of players pretty quick.

Perhaps he's...fried.

I think you're misinterpreting the stats. Givens is not 13-for-28 as a closer in his career. He's only been the closer since last Aug. 1. He went 8-for-9 in save opportunities last year, which is quite good. This year, he's 4-for-7 (which, yes, is terrible). So all told, he's 12-for-16 since becoming the ninth inning guy. The other "blown saves" you mention from past years were not ninth inning closing situations. They happened earlier in games -- sometimes as early as the sixth inning. Those weren't true save opportunities, because Givens never would've been given a chance to finish the game and get the save.

Take a look for yourself: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=meansjo01&t=p&year=2019

FYI, this isn't the game thread Let's keep this thread about Stewart.

You gotta know how to catch, you gotta know how to throw...

So, how about that Keegan Akin?

You don't assign prospects based on which team is struggling. You assign them to whichever level is best for that player's development. I think Kremer will end up in Bowie since that's where he was last year, but not because they're desperate to improve the team's record.

Three outings ago, Yacabonis had a 2.92 ERA. I don't think he's going anywhere -- he's been one of the Orioles' better relievers this year.

Are they? I assume the M's are just going to use Wright in a mop-up role to soak up innings in blowouts. I haven't heard that he's supposed to serve an important bullpen role.

Why are you citing only batting averages with no other context? How about some OPSes? How about walk/strikeout rate? Reciting minor league batting averages tells us very little about how well these guys are actually performing. There are plenty of stats that give us a better picture. For instance, Diaz's .258 average comes with a .361 OBP and .877 OPS. He's been hitting quite well. (Not that I think he's ready to get called up.)

Do you have a source for this? The O's wouldn't have given him four years and $57 million if he had literally no other offers.

Not that I feel bad for them, but starting the season with an 11-game West Coast road trip is kind of brutal.

Straily last pitched on March 22, his fifth spring training start. He pitched 5.1 innings. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nationals-vs-marlins/2019/03/22/567357#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=567357

Folks, please provide a source when posting breaking news. Thanks.