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If anything Stewart might become a backup OF but not an eveyday player. I am ready for Mountcastle.

Okay ! Why PTBNL in 2 deals? Is it that hard to choose a player? Is it based on how our guy does in the first 30 days?

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/orioles-richard-bleier-coach-argument-dugout

The argument was with Flores over defensive positioning. with-infield-coach-over-shifts-in-loss-to-nationals.

Why? They should have traded Frye. Does this go back to him and the manager arguing in the dugout last year?

Why ? They should have traded Frye. Does this go back to an argument in the dugout last year with him and Hyde ?

Some of the worst catching I've seen in a long time. Ben McDonald called it as he saw it. Just a bad night? No ! Severino has trouble blocking pitches and has too many passed balls. I like Holoday defensively and he did a good job with Cobb against the Nationals. Bring him up and maybe we can get some offense out of him. Cisco is still in the picture.

R.I.P. Mo ! We will miss you !

Our manager has a bad habit simiiar to what Buck had of saving pitchers for the next two games. I believe we have sixteen pitchers all rested and he lets Carroll and Lakins get raked and then brings in kerosene Hess and we have an embarassing loss. This happened at OP last year for the paying fans as well. He seems to think he is in Spring Training and when they get down by three or four runs its a route so games over. Some may disagree but I would rather lose 8-3 than 13-2. Its demoralizing to the rest of the team. I remember LaRussa changing pitchers multiple times in the same inning during games if a guy walked a player and coming back to win. The offense without Mancini and Villar and not being replaced will probably guarantee another number 1 pick in the draft. The sooner we can add Mountcastle the better. Did Herrera clear waivers? Some punch ! Valdez cleared and should have made it over Hess. He should have stayed on the roster. I would have kept Holoday as a backup catcher and let him work with Cobb some more. They clicked in D.C. Its obviously only one game but our manager needs to work the pen and if they are going to walk guys or give up hits get them out of there. When asked about Carroll after the game saying he was too over amped and nerves got to him was strange. There was nobody there to watch and no crowd intimidation.

Also going through a divorce announced today. Living in Tennessee.

Would Hyde want former Cub Ben Zobrist he knows to help out his team a few months and maybe make him a coach some day? He has not retired. Can play almost anywhere.

I read last year he made an adjustment in his batting stance and it helped a lot.

I'm pretty sure I read Martin wanted $8.1 even though slot was $7.8 and Kjerstad was $4.9. My backup Gonzalez was $5.4 or $500,000 more.

desmoinesregister.com. Go to sports !

The value of the Baumler pick was $422,300. It's believed we paid more. It's in the Des Moines Register. Story by Tommy Birch. Baumler did not disclose the terms.

The value of the pick was $422,300. It's believed we paid more. It's in the Des Moines Register. Story by Tommy Birch. Baumler did not disclose the terms.

Mayo $1.75 million and no terms disclosed for Baumler.

No financial terms disclosed. Orioles and Baumler agreed to terms.

Grade C ! The Scott Boras factor was at play here. I cannot ever see Elias and Boras having a decent conversation. Each thinks they are the smartest guy in the room. Would never work. So we passed on Nick Gonzalez to apparently save around $500,000. We passed on some quality pitchers between 30 and 79. Why? Why? Only Elias knows why. Kelley, McMahon, Bleeter. Cecconi. etc. The Dodgers took Bobby Miller at 29. Would we have taken him with our 30th pick if they passed on him? Remember that name Bobby Miller. Future star for the Dodgers. We'll never know if they passed on him.. Our 2nd and 3rd round picks left you breathless or want to break a window. They rallied with the Mayp (signed)and Baumler picks. I'm staying with a C grade. I just heard they have agreed to terms with Baumler.

So is Elias leaving soon to work for the Yankees or Red Sox?

Elias has lost his mind, 219th ranked player at 39. Can't wait to hear his reason for this pick. I know ! He's leaving the Orioles to go work for the Yankees or Red Sox and is sabotaging our draft. I just made that up. Maybe he is leaving?

If it was about saving money they could have taken Gonzalez at $5.4 million with Kjerstad $4.9 million. Martin was $7.8 million. The Boras factor was definitely behind passing on Martin. Most of the GM's detest him.

A site that reviews the draft last night gave us a B for Kjerstad and a C for Westburg. Not acceptable ! I've been listening to 105.7 for almost an hour with no discussion about the draft. Any one of us could have gotten an A and a B or possibly and another A with our 30th pick. Elias is not the smartest guy in the room in spite of what he might think.

Talk about a downer draft so far. I think we should let Eric DeCosta make the rest of our picks.

Elias is the smartest man in the room. That has been obvious from day 1. Strike 1 Strike 2