Well, Nolan is here to stay

[MurphDogg]

Right leading the team in OPS in 2009 doesn't count, if you rush back from an injury in 2010 and have a bad year. I get it 2010 is all that counts. And that's because a previous track record is no indication that a player will succeed in the future. In 7 minor league season's he has a .864 OPS (2010 included). In parts of 3 ML seasons he has .781 OPS (including 2010)

That OPS would put him 2nd on the O's

But yeah he had a bad 2010 so we should ignore his numbers from his previous 7 seasons.

I got it !!!

And he didn't hit AAA pitching in 2011 because he is a delicate flower that couldn't handle being sent down?

Also, a minor point but comparing his OPS with the Orioles team 2010 OPS is disingenuous given the well documented league-wide offensive shortage this season. His OPS+ would place him at 5th, behind both Scott and Vlad (the two guys that Reimold could theoretically be playing in place of).

I am weary of Reimold based on his lack of success this year and last. As an Orioles fan, I would love to be proven wrong. If he is hitting like he was in '09 over the next couple weeks then obviously he should be kept on the team. That doesn't mean that starting him at AAA or keeping him there as long as they did was the wrong move. Nobody is saying that Reimold should be sent down if he is hitting lights out.

[Scrat1]

Why not? The Orioles have to go into the offseason with the same assumption...That him having surgery will stop them from offering arbitration.

So, you can trade him for a few BP prospects and move on.

I expanded my original post a bit.

[Say O!]

Would it be so hard to have a Reimold/Pie/Scott revolving LF/DH platoon arrangement (once Vladi is traded mid-season)?

All three have weaknesses, all three exhibit platoon splits, all three are extremely streaky, and all three are prone to injury.

[MikeAD]

Right now you could platoon Reimold and Pie until Lee comes back. When Lee comes back you could platoon Reimold and Scott. It appears that Buck has been platooning Scott (hes sat 3 lefties in the last two weeks despite Lee being out). Its a shame because we need Scott to be playing if we are going to trade him.

[eddie83]

If Nolan stays I think it spells the end of Fox. They want Tatum as the backup catcher, Pie is the 4th outfielder and Andino is here to stay.

[El Gordo]

Trade Scott or Fox to make room for Reimold if he is hitting like this when DLee gets back.

[eddie83]

Right now you could platoon Reimold and Pie until Lee comes back. When Lee comes back you could platoon Reimold and Scott. It appears that Buck has been platooning Scott (hes sat 3 lefties in the last two weeks despite Lee being out). Its a shame because we need Scott to be playing if we are going to trade him.

Winning is more important. I understand your point but we have to create an attitude of trying to win and not worry about trades, I think people know what Scott is by now anyway.

[MikeAD]

Winning is more important. I understand your point but we have to create an attitude of trying to win and not worry about trades, I think people know what Scott is by now anyway.

I don't disagree but I think that decision has to be made. It can't be made by us on a message board. If they feel that we need to put the best team on the field, and that Reimold and/or Pie is part of that best offense, then it will happen. Until then either they feel Scott is the best out there or they want him to get ABs to trade him. If you bench him you are essentially saying hes not the best player for LF/1B/DH and that he can't be traded. We shall see.

[NattieO'sHon]

2 HR's are great, but if he throws to 2B, Guthrie would only have given up 1 R so far and he would have 20 fewer P's. Lousy fielding has a big impact too.

That is not true. Betemit was thrown out at 3b the next AB for the second out.

Next two players reached base with singles

Tatum interference filled the bases

M Cabrera singled to score two runs

Hosmer grounded out to Guthrie

Tatum is too blame for the runs not Nolan.

[webbrick2010]

Just Hilarious.

Reimold goes 4-4 with a walk, 2HRs, a double, 2Rs and 4RBI's and El Gordo posts that he made a mental error and threw to the wrong base which ended up having no impact on the game. And you guys say I'm a Pie hater.

[bluedog]

Just Hilarious.

Reimold goes 4-4 with a walk, 2HRs, a double, 2Rs and 4RBI's and El Gordo posts that he made a mental error and threw to the wrong base which ended up having no impact on the game. And you guys say I'm a Pie hater.

Too true. Reimold almost single handedly won the game for us today. Trying to claim a bad throw that didn't even lead to a run somehow offsets even a small portion of a 4 RBI day at the plate is reeeediculous.

[crowmst3k!]

With Posey getting hurt, the Giants may need a bat who can also get behind the dish. Swap Fox with the G-Men once DLee gets back?

It would be a shame to lose Fox, he's a good UTIL/Bench guy to have. He's also an extremely nice guy and just set down his roots in Baltimore. He's extremely complimentary of the community.

But, if the Giants could use him, and we have no space available, I'd say do it if it means keeping Reimold up.

[Frobby]

Too true. Reimold almost single handedly won the game for us today. Trying to claim a bad throw that didn't even lead to a run somehow offsets even a small portion of a 4 RBI day at the plate is reeeediculous.

I'm glad Nolan had a great day. He tends to be a very streaky hitter, and when he gets into a groove, he can sometimes be a dangerous offensive force for 30-60 games at a time. Let's hope that what we've seen in the short time since he was called up is the beginning of a sustained hot streak like that. At a minimum he's earned some significant playing time until Lee is ready to come off the DL, and if he continues to hit until then, it will be very difficult to send him down.

His fielding shortcomings shouldn't be ignored, however. He dropped a fly ball last Saturday, and he has the ill-advised throw today. He's not a very good outfielder, so he has to hit well in order to stay on the roster.

[OFFNY]

I hope that Nolan keeps an even keel and doesn't get overconfident because he's hitting well, just as I hope that he doesn't lose confidence if he has a few bad games. That being said, you just have to think that Nolan was sitting in the locker room after today's game, thinking to himself, "I told you ****ers that you should not have demoted me after spring training!"

[crowmst3k!]

I still believe that Nolan's lack of hitting AAA pitching was due to depression.