Legend_Of_Joey

I couldn't care less about Sisco in this situation. I just can't see how Susac is a better option than Wynns to remain in camp. The only thing I can think of is that Susac will stick around until the end and be DFA'ed, because Sisco isn't going to be sent down now and Susac isn't going down as a back up in the minors.

DJ Stewart in left, Mullins in center, Hays in right, Mancini at first, and Santander DH'ing sound even better.

The part that got me was "hope that Santander, Austin Hays and Trey Mancini can man the outfield for the next several years." Umm....

Thanks. Guess I won't see you when I head down Wednesday.

Thanks for the updates! 2 questions: How long are you down there and did it seem like any of the pitchers were hit hard, or the ball was just hit in the right spot?

Yeah, that is what he looked like when I saw him play for Lynchburg. I want to go to his rehab place for my shoulder...

Mullins is fast enough to cover the entire outfield by himself. 1 outfielder, a third baseman, shortstop, catcher, Schoop just lobbing the ball to home, and everyone else at first.

The wind was an issue and he had to back up. That wasn't too big of a deal. The awful throw home was.

1st inning: Extremely ugly defensive play 2nd inning: Ropes a double to right

Agreed. The game threads and other threads are pissed when certain Orioles hitters go up and swing at 3 pitches in the dirt.

I think he would have been protected. When I saw him in Frederick, he wasn't that big. When I saw him in his first game in Bowie, I wanted to get his rehab people. Dude gained a good 25 pounds of muscle since the end of the 2016 Carolina League season.

I saw him play against Frederick the season before he was drafted in the rule 5. I was impressed by his power from both sides. He was hitting bombs in batting practice and hit one in the game that I got.

He DID tell him in private. Mountcastle laughed about it.

The utility infielders haven't been that good with the glove either.

Not if he gets traded. Plus if Mountcastle is all bat and doesn't adjust, while the league does, it could make his bat useless.

No one wants to talk about how it was mentioned that Mountcastle will probably be moved across the diamond or in the outfield too? Also @Luke-OH, when the players were venting, it was towards the end of the season after Mountcastle had been there for over a month and a half. It was less "man, he is struggling there to adjust" and more "he is struggling and not learning."

Big difference in how the issue was presented. Buck about Hays and Stewart (essentially): I gave them some advice on things to work on. It went well. Buck on Mountcastle: I gave him some advice on what to work on. He took it as a joke so I lit a fire under him. So Buck isn't allowed to say anything less than stellar reviews of players that are in the Orioles system, from the DSL to the MLB level?

That's how it seemed at first, but taking into account what @Tony-OH has provided too, it seems like Mountcastle laughed in the "don't tell me how to hit" manner. There was probably more said too, but this is what was made public.

There might also be the difference in how the player responded. If he talked to Davis behind closed doors and Davis laughed at him or told Buck off, it might have been made public. Just like how he talked to Mountcastle and Hays about the same issue. Mountcastle laughed, it gets made public. Hays took the advice seriously and it was never revealed until now.

This was a bit of a reason for his struggle in Bowie. He was super aggressive on bad pitches, but due to his bat speed and coordination, he was able to make contact instead of striking out.

Per Roch:

If he was brought up to start vs. LHP, don't you know what the other teams rotations might be and NOT call him up if you see, or figure, the other teams would be starting righties? I wish they had let him stay in Bowie for the playoffs, atleast then he could have gotten constant at bats. Might have even helped the Baysox. I'm also wondering what Santanders role is. Switch hitter who is a Rule 5, so either see what you have or cut bait. Guessing he is getting a plane ticket to Arizona in the Fall though.

I didn't watch the game, only the gamecast. I'll agree with that, but he can work on it.

I think all 3 of his in play outs have been to short. Not bad. Once he gets the timing down a bit, those are going to be in the gap in left center or in the bullpens in Camden.