Who is the starting 2B on Opening Day?

[El Gordo]

If Schoop is on the team OD, it will be as the starting 2B. He isn't going to be a UTIF over either Flash or Cabrera. And for the record Flaherty and Cabrera are about the same at SS in terms of the metrics.

[TeamSchoop6]

I feel better knowing that Everth Cabrera will also being playing in the OF. Its Schoop's job to lose, only time will tell.

Im ready for some Orioles baseball!

#TeamSchoop

[waroriole]

I'm going to use this thread to pose a hypothetical. Cabrera is a .652 OPS career hitter (.248/.319/.333), capable of stealing a base every 3-4 games at a 78% success rate. Let's use the base assumption that he'll hit at that level in 2015. Schoop was a .598 OPS hitter last year, but lets assume he ramps it up 54 points as a sophomore and would hit roughly .230/.266/.386, with a homer every 7-8 games or so. Interestingly, Ryan Flaherty also is a .652 OPS career hitter, .221/.283/.369 and he homers about once every 12 games.

Assuming more or less equivalent defense, which flavor of .650ish hitter would you prefer to get the playing time -- the guy with the highest OBP, least power and most speed, the guy with the lowest OBP but the most power, or the in-betweenish guy?

I want to stress, this is purely hypothetical. I think either Cabrera or Schoop might be able to outdo .650 by a good margin, but for my question, assume they don't.

Easy, I'll go with the guy with the most potential, which is Schoop by a mile.

[MdSooner]

If Schoop is on the team OD, it will be as the starting 2B. He isn't going to be a UTIF over either Flash or Cabrera. And for the record Flaherty and Cabrera are about the same at SS in terms of the metrics.

I have nothing against Schoop. He is a wonderful defensive second baseman. But his bat is terrible.

I agree if he is on the OD roster he will be the starter at 2nd. I just hope/wish his bat comes around.

[El Gordo]

I have nothing against Schoop. He is a wonderful defensive second baseman. But his bat is terrible.

I agree if he is on the OD roster he will be the starter at 2nd. I just hope/wish his bat comes around.

If his bat hasn't shown improvement in ST he wont be the OD starting 2B.

[tntoriole]

Jonathan Schoop will be THE over performer story of the 2015 Orioles. This time next spring, this same poll will look similar to "Do you think this Internet thing is going anywhere?"

[Can_of_corn]

I have nothing against Schoop. He is a wonderful defensive second baseman. But his bat is terrible.

I agree if he is on the OD roster he will be the starter at 2nd. I just hope/wish his bat comes around.

Guess who had a lower OPS then Schoop last season?

[blangtang]

any early updates on this battle?

only glimpse I've caught was a Schoop HR to left

[Nevermore]

I have nothing against Schoop. He is a wonderful defensive second baseman. But his bat is terrible.

I agree if he is on the OD roster he will be the starter at 2nd. I just hope/wish his bat comes around.

My thoughts exactly.