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Schoop "very much in mix" for starting 2B job

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No, but a lot of hits all through ST sure will let Flaherty know he has someone breathing down his neck and make it a more difficult decision for Buck after saying what he's said. Say Flaherty does a disappearing act with bat. Again. And Schoop continues to absolutely rake, how long do you give Flaherty to flounder in the regular season before Schoop gets a call?

I would think the All-Star break at the latest, and maybe a little before that.

I am a Flaherty fan, I think he can hit .260 with 20 homers and play solid D as a starter. I admit I might be wrong, though. Regardless, this is the year for Ryan Flaherty to show that with the O's. If what we see this year is the Ryan we saw at the beginning of last year, I will probably be done with believing he is capable of blossoming into an everyday player.

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At one time I would have agreed that Schoop should go to AAA to show he is ready for a full shot in the majors. But not now. Not under DD and Buck. Not since they promoted Machado right out of AA.

I think this spring is about who is the best 2B right now for the O's. Whoever hits the best and plays the best defense will be in the lineup on Opening Day. I believe that is the way Buck and DD want it.

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I like Schoop as much as the next guy, but let's see how he looks later in spring training when the breaking balls get sharper and the changeups start dropping before we get too excited over his spring training. I still prefer to see Schoop get another 100-150 of AAA ABs where he puts up some numbers and forces his way onto the team.

I'm fine starting the season with Flaherty at second and Weeks as utility guy with starts against most left-handers.

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I like Schoop as much as the next guy, but let's see how he looks later in spring training when the breaking balls get sharper and the changeups start dropping before we get too excited over his spring training. I still prefer to see Schoop get another 100-150 of AAA ABs where he puts up some numbers and forces his way onto the team.

More or less where I am. I'm sure will get a long, hard look, and hopefully benefit from his experiences this spring. If he's still crushing it late in the spring when the major league pitchers are pitching most of the innings and have scraped off the rust, we can consider whether Schoop is ready. Right now, his hot start is fun but not too meaningful.

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I feel about Schoop about the same way I feel about Bundy and Gausman. The O's have three uber talented prospects that they don't have to use now. That is to say, they have enough talent without these three to win. Pretty rarified air for the O's don't you think? I like the idea of having these three in Norfolk, "refining" their skills, yet ready to come up when the big club needs them. The true Calvary, if you will.

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