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I don't think Santander has ever had a good April.

Could you at least post what the league averages are for comparison sake?

I really don't know what they do unless there is an injury. O'Hearn, Westburg, Urias, Mateo and Hays all will be feeling the heat to some degree. But there will always be injuries. I think they'll wait until something comes up.

I hope McKenna finds playing time on another team. He's an MLB level player. A good backup outfielder to have. He's been an asset for the Orioles, but outfield will be just way too crowded going forward. For his sake, I hope he can find a role on another team.

I'm in the same boat. My over/under is 90. I took the under.

Irvin once started 12 games on a team that won 101 of them in a season.

Is this not exactly what he is on the Orioles? And was making this happen not a priority for the Orioles this past offseason?

I think we’ll find that Urias doesn’t need to be on the team as the season goes on. I’m a Urias fan, and he’s certainly an MLB level player, but it’s just inevitable. I’m not a Mateo fan but the situational upside that he offers is still extremely high. Perhaps that’s irrelevant once Bradfield is ready. But Mateo can offer electricity defensively and on the basepaths. Doesn’t mean that he’s consistent. But for the last position player on the roster? He’s worth a spot, especially if he can backup CF as well. The O’s value versatility like that. Perhaps he continues his struggles defensively and he’s no longer an asset. But it’s worth giving him another look.

I don't think Bradish being ranked the 24th best pitcher is being shat on. Actually it's 25th, they numbered the article incorrectly at the time and has since been edited. The way the rankings are broken down, it's clear that when they say number two or number three, that it's meant for playoff caliber teams. Do people really consider Bradish to be a #1? If he is, why was getting a #1 pitcher a priority? And that doesn't take into account that the O's also have Rodriguez. Is WAR not a reasonable metric? They literally based this article on the thoughts of executives, scouts and analysts.

And just giving some vets an opportunity to play a bit out of respect.

Big year for Mullins. Excited to see if he can stay healthy. If he can, I too am expecting a bit of a bounce back year.

I think O'Hearn is definitely on the team. I also think Holliday is on the team. There will be many opportunities to bring up Mayo throughout the year. He's not blocked like the corner outfielders or middle infielders. Something will open up between an injury to Mountcastle or O'Hearn, O'Hearn not performing at a high level or a trade. I'm more interested in the OF situation. I feel like Cowser is in a similar situation as Mayo where there will be an opening at some point during the season when inevitably Mullins gets hurt or Mateo can't cut it as a backup CF (though perhaps he can). I'd like to see Stowers get the opportunity. At some point you gotta do something with him. If he doesn't get off to a hot start, then bring up Kjerstad.

Are there any real signs that he won't be making the roster outside of conventional wisdom? It seems like most of the signs (albeit mostly limited and speculation) point to him starting the year on the O's.

https://theathletic.com/5352336/2024/03/20/2024-mlb-aces-project-starting-pitchers/

If Elias made a reactionary move, why wouldn’t his reaction be to NOT pull the trigger on Burnes? Adding one year of Burnes is adding gasoline to a fire. It’s a move to win-now. Bradish being hurt wouldn’t switch the GM to all-in mode. The reactionary move to Bradish right now would be to get an innings eater and insurance for Bradish in case he’s out for the year. Or you don’t make a reactionary move and continue on with business as usual, which is win-now.

One ratings point is equal to 1% of households with televisions. Baltimore has 1,119,480 TV households. So 4.23 rating should be equivalent to 47,354 household viewership. TV ratings have been continually decreasing for years and years across the board. 47,354 might not seem that high, but there's 162 games in a season and I'm not sure how many games per year the typical fan watches. It also doesn't include out of market viewership as well as streaming.

Not only that, but with Gunnar's somewhat unexpected and meteoric rise and Jackson Holliday knocking on the door, along with Adley's own success, Adley's expectations have increased. Dude's floor for expectation has been set at 5.0 WAR.

Coby Mayo for Andrew Heaney. 1 ER in 3.2 IP this postseason.

2-3 years seems to be the sweet spot. I'm hoping the O's shop in that category this offseason. I don't expect Angelos to open up the checkbook that much, but I would have to hope that those 2-3 year deals are a possibility.

Had no idea this guy works in Baltimore now. I feel sorry for Baltimore that this guy works in Baltimore now.

Teams overpay at the deadline, and I think the O's did well with the return they got for Mancini. I don't know how many teams would be "buying" Hays. It would be more the O's shopping him. Would rebuilding teams give up assets for him and would a contender view Hays' production as a need? I really don't know what the return would be. I'm kind of pessimistic on it but I also think he's the guy the O's should move. I think Mountcastle would bring back a larger return than Hays with his extra year of service and higher ceiling with the bat.

Over/under… Hays or Mountcastle bring back a return similar to what Mancini did

That’s fine, I don’t really disagree there. To me, any loss in value isn’t significant enough to trade him. I do expect Mullins’ performance to bounce back, however.

I’m not sure you do

Mullins has trade value going into the 2024 season. He will have trade value going into the 2025 season. And there's a good chance for a bounce back year or even a random great year like in 2021 that would increase his trade value.