Rey Navarro joins the utility infielder competition

[wildcard]

I think you are putting too much emphasis on ST performance.

After Cabrera hit for a 572 OPS last year, ST performance is about all he has to make the team.

[wildcard]

Practice. We're talking about practice.

Cabrera needs a lot of practice. He dropped that double play ball and allowed a run. And Buck is watching.

[weams]

After Cabrera hit for a 572 OPS last year, ST performance is about all he has to make the team.

True. He might not then. Since he appears to be learning second base as well.

[weams]

Cabrera needs a lot of practice. He dropped that double play ball and allowed a run. And Buck is watching.

Yes sir. He did. Cost two runs actually. Would have been more if Pearce had not made an outstanding play.

[Redskins Rick]

After Cabrera hit for a 572 OPS last year, ST performance is about all he has to make the team.

career .652 OPS isn't exactly earth shaking.

Which is the exactly the same OPS as Flaherty.

[Redskins Rick]

Yes sir. He did. Cost two runs actually. Would have been more if Pearce had not made an outstanding play.

Which points to his being shipped to AAA and see if he can get his game back.

[wildcard]

True. He might not then. Since he appears to be learning second base as well.

Cabrera played more 2B in the minors than SS. 178 games at 2B. He is not going to beat Flaherty for the UIF spot playing like that.

[fearthenoodle]

After Cabrera hit for a 572 OPS last year, ST performance is about all he has to make the team.

I honestly think that is absurd. If he stays healthy, stays out of trouble, and gels with the locker room, he is an absolute lock for the roster.

[Ruzious]

Practice. We're talking about practice.

Yeah, it's way too early to write off Cabrera. Then again, I thought Navarro should have started with the O's last year.

[Crazysilver03]

Yeah, it's way too early to write off Cabrera. Then again, I thought Navarro should have started with the O's last year.

Navarro wasn't with the Os organization last year.

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[weams]

Navarro wasn't with the Os organization last year.

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He may mean Yamaico Navarro.

[Crazysilver03]

He may mean Yamaico Navarro.

Wasn't he two years ago?

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[weams]

Wasn't he two years ago?

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Yes. But these winning seasons all run together.

[Crazysilver03]

Yes. But these winning seasons all run together.

Says the man that forgot we made the playoffs in 2012. .

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[wildcard]

I honestly think that is absurd. If he stays healthy, stays out of trouble, and gels with the locker room, he is an absolute lock for the roster.

There is no good citizen award here that gets a player a spot of the 25 man roster. He has to be able to help the team win. So after being suspended for steroids he had a bad season hitting for a 572 OPS and this spring he is having trouble playing 2nd base much less third. How the heck does he beat out Flaherty with that track record. There is only on way. He has to do better between now and opening day and he knows it:

Cabrera speaking from Roch's blog:

"It's like 10 at-bats. You don't show much in 10 at-bats, but I think I'll be all right. We've got, what, 20-something games left? So, we'll see. Everything is good so far."

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2015/03/morning-notes-on-webb-johnson-and-cabrera.html