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6 hours ago, wildcard said:
My thoughts on who goes and who stays to start the season:
Infield/DH: Mountcastle, Mancini, Urias, Mateo and Gutierrez are in.
Utility infielder job TBD:
Richie Martin has improved his stock a lot with a 1253 OPS in 22 ABs in ST. But he has a 575 OPS in the majors and a 644 OPS at AAA. He is on a minor league contract. O's will probably assign him to AAA as the everyday SS/2B and tell him to prove it at that level. May play him in CF to improve his versatility.
Chris Owings plays everywhere. Fits the utility role. Will not hit much. Is on a minor league contract. If he has an opt out he will stay. If he doesn't the O's may delay the decision and leave him in the minors to start the season. I hope he stays.
Rougned Odor only plays 2B. Doesn't fit the utility role. A left-handed power bat off the bench with .200 batting average is about right. Competing with Stewart for that role. On a major league contract with no options. The 700K salary does not figure into it. If he is DFA'd and another MLB team picks him up they take the rest of the salary. Probably comes down to if they need the 40 man roster spot. Could keep Owings and Odor. I would not keep him but I am not Elias.
Outfield: Mullins, Hays, Santander are in.
Ryan McKenna probably makes the team for his glove considering the big LF/CF at home. 559 career OPS in the majors and 612 OPS this spring is not why he stays. On major league contract with options. Has proven all he needs to a AAA. Hays can play CF but with his injury history the O's need a back up with range. Owings does not have McKenna's range. If Martin shows he can play CF and hits at AAA he could compete for this spot in a month or two. Martin has the speed.
DJ Stewart competing for the left-handed bat off the bench with Odor. Can play RF/DH at home and also LF on the road. Hurt for part of the spring, the decision will be made off his 732 career OPS and his power. Has an option. I would take him over Odor but I don't know what Elias will do.
Tyler Nevin is ticketed for AAA IMO. 1B/3B/COF if he hits a AAA we could see him later this season.
Catcher: Chirinos is in.
Backup Catcher: Bemboom/Nottingham/Taylor you pick. Taylor has an option and is left-handed. Bemboom is a lefty and showed well in ST. Nottingham showed well and is right-handed. All on minor league contracts. None is likely to hit much. One is needed to be added to the roster. Because Chirinos is age 37 the back up will see some playing time until Adley is promoted in 16 to 30 days.
Starters: Means, Lyles, Tyler Wells are in.
Zimmerman, Kremer, Akin, and Baumann are still competing for the last two spots. Elias could carry them all with 15 pitchers on the roster. Especially if a tandem arrangement is used to begin the season. All have options. Only Akin has spent a year at AAA. The other three have not proven themselves at that level. Grayson and Bradish could be promoted in as little as a month so time is short for these guys to prove they belong in the majors.
Pen: Tate, Lopez, Fry, Perez, Baker, Krehbiel are in. Tate, Fry, Baker and Krehbiel have options. Lopez and Perez do not. All are on the 40 man roster.
That is 13 pitchers and Elias may carry 15.
Felix Bautista was a fast mover through the O's minors last year. His 100 mph fastball gets peoples attention. He had a 4.91 ERA and a 1.91 WHIP this spring. Its his 5 walks in 3.2 IP that probably get him optioned to AAA to begin the season. He is on the 40 man roster and will be back. JMO
Mattson goes on the IL.
Travis Lakin Sr is on a minor league contract. Has a 4.21 career ERA and a 1.442 WHIP. Has a 3.68 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP this spring. But Elias is watching the waiver wire. He requires a 40 man roster spot. Elias may look at Lakins as depth instead of promoting him.
Chris Ellis is on minor league contract. He is a 29 year old journeyman pitcher who pitched well (2.49 ERA and 1.224 WHIP) in 25.1 innings last year for the O's. He has a 9.45 ERA with a 1.50 WHIP this spring. I think Elias sees him as depth and he will start in the minors.
Spenser Watkins (29) is on a minor league contract. He had an 8.07 ERA and a 1.701 WHIP for the O's last year. He has a 6.35 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP this spring. I think be begins the season at AAA.
Elias will probably pick up one or more pitchers from the waiver wire in the next week. That will be the determining factor on who stays. It would not be surprising if he finds a position player he likes as well.
All this is just my opinion. What is yours?
Good post.
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6 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:
Yes, and against their first tier guys. He struck out Bichette, Guerrero, T Hernandez, Gurriel and M Chapman at least once.
Yes. Looking forward to seeing if by June he can be extended to >5 innings per start. Could be a diamond in the rough as a starter.
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Dominating start. 3.2 innings, no runs, 7 Ks.
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1 hour ago, LookinUp said:
This guy's not dropping it.
Wow, that's crazy. I think this adds credence to his report. By namedropping Lopez, instead of saying "unnamed source with Orioles said..." I find it more believable. What a huge turn that would've been.
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30 minutes ago, jamalshw said:
Padres would be an interesting fit, but not sure I'm all that interested in Paddack and/or Weathers as key pieces back.
Agreed on both fronts.
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Mullins Comp? .912 OPS last year, poor OPS in the shortened 2020 season. The Padres could be a good match for Mullins with their loaded system.
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1 hour ago, interloper said:
Nasty. Fun to watch actual pitching talent in an O's uniform.
But but but... what about the Spenser Watkins and Wade LeBlanc's and Tommy Millones of the world? They deserve love too!
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32 minutes ago, wildcard said:
Yeah, yeah the O's are coming off a 52 win season. Every predicter has them finishing last. But I like what I am seeing from the O's. Yes at times they are playing the other teams 2nd team. AAA players in some cases. But here is what I like so far.
I like Mateo and Urias. Mateo looks like a SS. Great arm, moves well and he looks like he can handle the bat. Urias can hit. And he can play 2B/SS/3B. What's not to like.
So far I feel good about Means, Lyles, Tyler Wells, Bradish and Lowther as the starters competition goes on. I think Grayson will be ready after a month in AAA.
I am very impressed with Bautista. There are a lot of relievers that could be good including Sulser, Lopez, Scott, Tate, Perez, Baker, Fry, Larkins. I know its early but give me hope and I will hang on to it.
A batting order of Mullins, Urias, Manicini, Adley, Mountcastle, Hays, Santander, Jones and Mateos right now sounds like it could produce runs.
I know its 7 days into ST and it will get tougher. But I am glad to have O's baseball back and I will be rooting for them to do well.
A glimmer of hope is all I need.
For this season, no glimmer. But for the development of the young core for future seasons, I absolutely see a glimmer. And I will be watching. Also cause I just like watching baseball.
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4 minutes ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:
We have become the joke of mlb and just a pass through for winning franchises, makes me sick. Mancini is a leader and role model for fans of all ages. Mancini is about more than baseball to me.
I love Trey, and the Orioles are, indeed, pathetic and a joke of MLB. But that does not, objectively, counsel against trading Mancini since he won't be here next year and could potentially fetch someone who can help in the future.
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1 hour ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:
This franchise is a disgrace, fans deserve better.
Besides being a great story and Trey being a great guy what sense, baseball wise, does it make not to trade him? Whenever you get an offer that is fair for him (hopefully one player from a team's top 30?), you make the move. Wish Trey the best and hope he gets to play in the playoffs.
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23 hours ago, Sports Guy said:
Where is the pressure coming from and what will happen if they don’t succumb to the pressure?
The least amount of pressure in pro sports comes from the Orioles. They embrace losing and they embrace cheapness. Hell, they have even convinced the fan base that this is ok and the fans actually buy into it.
The media applies zero pressure to them as well.
Agreed. Along similar lines, I think Roch would have been genuinely upset if the Orioles spent big money on Correa or a big free agent this offseason. Probably relieved when Correa signed with the Twins.
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14 hours ago, Sports Guy said:
The idea that people can’t grasp this is one of the oddest things I have seen on this site.
There are a lot of really smart people on here. They should be able to understand this.
Right. Why can't they add players (who make sense, not just anyone) to the MLB roster, and if they and your incoming prospects play well, you have a pleasant predicament of multiple good players for a few positions. Trade them for pitching. Be creative in some way, shape, or form. Some people are convinced that the team has to be terrible and cheap until the prospects are ready.
And another thing - we are people who like baseball. This does not have to be some soulless, objective exercise. My summers are more enjoyable when I am watching a winning MLB team. That simple.
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10 hours ago, Sports Guy said:
What happens next offseason when we are “more ready” to spend and the FA list sucks and there’s no one to sign? Or what happens if there are some struggles and/or injuries by the prospects and not as much development? Do we hold off again?
Like where is the line drawn and why should we believe that they will all of a sudden go past that line?
Im not even saying they won’t spend long term. I think they will. Whether they spend it properly or not, who knows. But not spending now is just delaying things as much as possible because they are cash poor and aren’t willing to make the team better right now.
Next offseason people will say the same thing. Oh, we might have improved by a few games, but oh, just wait until NEXT YEAR (2024), then they will "really" be ready to spend and improve the team. And that will happen every offseason.
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They absolutely, 100% deserve an F. They can still "rebuild" without completely ignoring improvements to the MLB team. The two are far from mutually exclusive, despite what some people want to believe.
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1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:
The Braves don’t seem to be allowing sentiment to get in the way.
I'm surprised the Yankees aren't in on Freeman at this time.
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5 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
Interesting maybe there will be a big trade before a star position player free agent signs a contract.
Guess it's the classic "calm before the storm." Very, very calm.
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4 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:
Amazing if true but I just don’t believe it
Right. It's bizarre that he is saying all of this so confidently, but no one... like, NO ONE else is saying anything.
Of course, I wouldn't expect Roch to report anything, as he seems to get joy out of pouring cold water on this type of stuff. But you'd expect perhaps the national media to say something.
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More nothing really, but updating it since it is the Correa thread:
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A signing, albeit a pretty irrelevant one...
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Orioles option DJ Stewart
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I'd like to see him play every day up here, but I am probably in the minority.