Navarro sent to the Tides

[Rene88]

What the %#*€^<,....

[waroriole]

Except that with Flaherty in the lineup you're essentially going by NL rules, with a .100 "hitter" killing the offense.

I strenuously object to this idea that you can carry a flat-out zero bat for months, but a slightly shaky glove gets you demoted after a week. It's management by emotion. Navarro's glove might have cost the team a run or three, while Flaherty's bat was (and may continue to be) over-the-top terrible. His .286 OBP in Norfolk is another indication he's not a MLB hitter.

Yeah, he has no idea what a breaking pitch looks like coming out of a pitcher's hand. I don't expect him to hit over .200, starting from scratch.

[Rene88]

I don't really get this move, a real head scratcher.

[Enjoy Terror]

I dunno about this. Yamaico makes contact.

Hitting is not the issue on the team. They need help to protect the pitching and put a slick fielding infield together to prevent runs. I can see why they'd opt for the defense over the bat.

[RichmondOsFan]

Oh, and because Flaherty has been crushing at Norfolk.

:rofl:

Thanks, I needed that.

[Can_of_corn]

Cary answered the need. Dude is 6'4 with hops. It helps the pitchers.

Maybe the O's can sign some division 2 power forwards and teach them how to play middle infield? Those guys run 6'6"-6'8" and can dunk no problem.

They should be naturals for the type of defense Buck evidently favors.

If they get lucky maybe they can manage a 286 OBP at Norfolk after six years in professional ball.

[luismatos4prez]

Except that with Flaherty in the lineup you're essentially going by NL rules, with a .100 "hitter" killing the offense.

I strenuously object to this idea that you can carry a flat-out zero bat for months, but a slightly shaky glove gets you demoted after a week. It's management by emotion. Navarro's glove might have cost the team a run or three, while Flaherty's bat was (and may continue to be) over-the-top terrible. His .286 OBP in Norfolk is another indication he's not a MLB hitter.

Well Navarro's mediocre offense was inflated by a .400 BABIP. I'm not excited about seeing Flaherty in the lineup either though.

Honestly, I'd like to see more of Casilla. He's the best of the three.

[Going Underground]

What the %#*€^<,....

What the Buck? I thought Casilla is just as good or better then Flaherty defensively.

[ExileAngelos]

After reading all of these tweets and posts I am assuming Strop will be recalled to be our next second baseman when ready.

[Jonesy10]

I think Flaherty will be much better. He started off really slow last year too. But he had a .773 OPS after the All Star break, and an OPS over .950 from July-September (granted if was only 60 ABs).

[whynot38]

so the o's of last year, Flaherty hits a 3 run bomb and the o's win by one tonight. let's see how it plays out but I like Flaherty better, more pop potential and a better glove

[Can_of_corn]

I think Flaherty will be much better. He started off really slow last year too. But he had a .773 OPS after the All Star break, and an OPS over .950 from July-September (granted if was only 60 ABs).

Then why not keep him in Norfolk (now that you can) until he starts showing that type of ability?

[RichmondOsFan]

Except that with Flaherty in the lineup you're essentially going by NL rules, with a .100 "hitter" killing the offense.

Exactly; we're bringing back a guy who's done absolutely nothing during his brief demotion to make anyone reasonably believe he'll be anything more than he's been so far in Baltimore: the worst hitter in MLB. Somebody please remind Buck that Flaherty's been *historically* bad in 2013. Like, top-3-worst in the last 25 years of MLB bad. Bad. Baaaaaaaaaaad.

[eddie83]

The whole handling of the second base job has been puzzling to say the least. I can't figure out why Casilla hasn't gotten a legitimate shot.

[MDK02]

But how many games have the O's lost by a run or two while Flaherty went 0-for-4?

Nothing Navarro has shown tells me we would have had a better chance with him batting instead of Flaherty. Navarro probably would have costed us a game or so with his defense though.