I'm not bemoaning the loss of Reynolds, but...

[DrungoHazewood]

Obviously should have brought back Reynolds and had Davis DH. Let Reimold play AAA and earn his way up.

Bah. Obviously should have signed all the free agents who're playing well through the first week. Obviously.

[DrungoHazewood]

Yeah, I mean that factors into my "go figure". Go figure he moves on to another team and stays healthy and tears it up, right?

Since he's been healthy for 7 days that's almost a foregone conclusion.

[NewMarketSean]

Bah. Obviously should have signed all the free agents who're playing well through the first week. Obviously.

You mean the ones who were discussed here as potential targets in many threads this offseason?

Or should we as fans be OK with standing pat and letting Steve Pearce get everyday AB's?

[Nigel Tufnel]

I dunno, if Reynolds were on the team, Davis would be DH'ing and possibly hitting at a different spot in the lineup. Can you guarantee he'd have been as hot over the first week? Everything changes everything, as Earl Weaver liked to say.

[weams]

I dunno, if Reynolds were on the team, Davis would be DH'ing and possibly hitting at a different spot in the lineup. Can you guarantee he'd have been as hot over the first week? Everything changes everything, as Earl Weaver liked to say.

Everything Changes Everything. Chris Davis could have pulled a hammy playing left.

[weams]

You mean the ones who were discussed here as potential targets in many threads this offseason?

Or should we as fans be OK with standing pat and letting Steve Pearce get everyday AB's?

Pretty much. For now. When Everyday means the once or twice a week that we face a left hander.

[mrbig1]

His glove along was reason to keep him for just one more year.

[Orioles0615]

If the Orioles thought for a second they could let Reynolds go, or refrain from signing Morse or any other solid DH candidate, because of Nolan Reimold, I have to question the competence of that person.

I love Nolan but he can't stay healthy. And Chris Davis' start to the season has been great, so I get that Davis basically replaced Reynolds. But we've got Steve Pearce getting regular AB's because Reimold is injured. And while I know his injury may not send him to the DL, who would be surprised if it did?

Meanwhile, Reynold and Morse have 9 HR combined.

I completely agree. I am not saying Reynolds was the all out answer, but they should of been able to replace him and not bank on Reimold and even Roberts for that matter. There were a few options that we could of had to replace Reynolds, Morse, Laroche, and Swisher come to mind. The good news is it is still very early. But the fact that this team is 1 or 2 guys away from being very very good is kind of frustrating.

[weams]

I'm just pissed we didn't spend the bucks to get John Buck. I know, even if we had, Showalter would have nixed it. Messes up the "Only need one Buck" tee shirts.

[Moose Milligan]

Reimold is out of options. Someone would have picked him up. Let's see how hot people are for Reynolds after a month of .188 and a strikeout every 2 AB's. That may not happen but it could very easily. He disappeared for about 2 months last year. Everything is magnified at the beginning of a season both good and bad.

People here (not necessarily saying only you) act like that last year was the only year that ever mattered in the career of Mark Reynolds. It was the only year to ever base anything off of and the only reason why we shouldn't have brought him back.

All of a sudden people are crying about Steve Pearce getting at-bats in the DH slot. Interesting.

[Frobby]

Yes it gets tiresome to hear about this subject every time Reynolds hits a homerun, but it should be fair game to bring it up.

I supported keeping Reynolds, but if we are going to re-argue this every time Reynolds hits a homer, we have to expect his detractors to bring it up every time he strikes out twice or more in one game. And frankly, there's nothing new to be said on this topic.

[NewMarketSean]

This thread was more about having a plan that involved Reimold heavily, more so than mourning the loss of Reynolds.

Moving on, it's interesting that Dickerson is getting called up. I wonder what the corresponding roster move will be.

[TiredofLosing20]

Of course it's April 8th, it's early, and I'm going to make a bunch of fairly definitive statements based on this microsample.

Wow, Drungo on the snark path..

Everything I said is factual. I stated the issues that many of the posters (including yourself IIRC) had been saying all offseason. In seven games, we have seen those very issues pop up. The point of the post (since you didn't understand #ICANBESNARKYTOO) was that the events in this "microsample" are tied to these issues, so it should be no surprise that people are freaking out. Also, given these issues were discussed ad nauseum during the offseason, no one should be surprised that they have occurred.

The only "definitive" statement is that it is early. These trends may or may not continue. These first 7 games may be ironic or they may portend the rest of the season. We will have to see. (not definitive)

[DrungoHazewood]

The only "definitive" statement is that it is early. These trends may or may not continue. These first 7 games may be ironic or they may portend the rest of the season. We will have to see. (not definitive)

Yes, we will see. Because all we have now with a 3-4 team is confirmation bias.

[TiredofLosing20]

Yes, we will see. Because all we have now with a 3-4 team is confirmation bias.

Yes you are correct its all we have, because those 7 games have echoed preconceived notions about the team. That happens to be exactly the point I was making, not trying to make definitive proclamations.