Steve Clevenger, Mike Wright optioned, Everth Cabrera DFA - Rey Navarro & Cesar Cabral up

[weams]

TJ belongs in Norfolk honestly.

They have world class training facilities.

[ArtVanDelay]

Why didn't we just DFA Matusz before his suspension was held up? Is it not possible to do that?

We could be playing the next 8 games with 25 players.

[sportsfan8703]

And we currently have four starters, correct?

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You're right. Norris hasn't been called up yet. Weams what the heck is the current roster?

Tillman, Ubaldo, Gonzo, Chen (4)

Britton, O'day, Brach, Hunter, Roe, Mac, Cabral (7) 11 total

MW, Joseph (2) 13

Davis,Flaherty,Hardy,Machado,Snider,Jones,Young,Parades (8) 21

Navarro, Lough, Pearce (3) 24

Matusz suspended (1) 25

I really needed to type that out. So who goes for Norris tomorrow? Do Cabral or Roe have options? :scratchchinhmm:

[MdSooner]

I agree and said so in my post before yours, but I do question why the Brewers suspension was reduced and ours wasn't, for the same infraction.

Agree with this as well

[weams]

Why didn't we just DFA Matusz before his suspension was held up? Is it not possible to do that?

We could be playing the next 8 games with 25 players.

He had already been suspended. Pending his hearing.

[ArtVanDelay]

You're right. Norris hasn't been called up yet. Weams what the heck is the current roster?

Tillman, Ubaldo, Gonzo, Chen (4)

Britton, O'day, Brach, Hunter, Roe, Mac, Cabral (7) 11 total

MW, Joseph (2) 13

Davis,Flaherty,Hardy,Machado,Snider,Jones,Young,Parades (8) 21

Navarro, Lough, Pearce (3) 24

Matusz suspended (1) 25

I really needed to type that out. So who goes for Norris tomorrow? Do Cabral or Roe have options? :scratchchinhmm:

I hope TJ is sent to Norfolk.

I'd like to get an extended look at Cabral. Hopefully he pitches well and Matusz is eventually DFA.

Roe has been great and should stay with the team.

[Morgan423]

...I'm more upset with the lack of consistency than anything else. If Smith gets 6 games, Matusz should get 6. Simple as that.

Maybe they think Matusz was trying to be more secretive and covert (and thus more deceptive and evil)? I mean, the umpire had to get within inches of Matusz and actually touch his arm to detect it, whereas the stuff on Smith's arm was visible from space.

I don't know, that's the only theory I have outside the MLB hates the Orioles angle.

[Can_of_corn]

If the Orioles don't like it maybe they should play by the rules.

just saying

And not sue MLB?

[Can_of_corn]

Maybe they think Matusz was trying to be more secretive and covert (and thus more deceptive and evil)? I mean, the umpire had to get within inches of Matusz and actually touch his arm to detect it, whereas the stuff on Smith's arm was visible from space.

I don't know, that's the only theory I have outside the MLB hates the Orioles angle.

They don't hate the Orioles.

They are being sued by the Orioles.

It's business, not personal.

[ArtVanDelay]

He had already been suspended. Pending his hearing.

I know. Why not DFA him before the suspension is upheld? Now we're stuck with 24 players for 8 games, just to keep Brian Matusz. I would have DFA'd him.

[Can_of_corn]

Maybe MLB should enforce the rule all the time, or get rid of the rule. They know many, many pitchers use stuff to get a better grip on the ball but they decide to enforce the rule once in a blue moon, either when you're being utterly obvious like that Yankee pitcher or when a GM-turned-fake-manager requests it. That's why people have problems with rules - 99.5% of the time it's okay to do what you want, but find a cop/ump having a bad day or a goofball manager and suddenly the same thing you and everybody else has been doing for years gets you in trouble.

Can they go back and call George Brett out again?

I always thought McPhail messed that call up.

[Can_of_corn]

I know. Why not DFA him before the suspension is upheld? Now we're stuck with 24 players for 8 games, just to keep Brian Matusz. I would have DFA'd him.

Me too.

Probably some rule against it.

[weams]

I know. Why not DFA him before the suspension is upheld? Now we're stuck with 24 players for 8 games, just to keep Brian Matusz. I would have DFA'd him.

He was already suspended. You can't do that.

[sportsfan8703]

So Roe is out of options. Found that on the handy dandy O's 40 man tracker. Cabral was a rule 5 draft pick in 2011. On the DL all of 2012 so no option used. Then optioned in 13, and 14. So he should have 1 option left.

[mdbdotcom]

Matusz had two days tacked on for being stupid. He knew Smith had been caught for the same thing with the substance on the same spot and did it anyway. Just dumb.