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Clearly Brian Matusz is the new Brian Roberts, he gives off a negative vibe and his loser mentality brings down the entire team so they underperform whenever he's around, and subsequently do better when he's not around. Call it the Matusz effect. :rolleyes:;)

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Clearly Brian Matusz is the new Brian Roberts, he gives off a negative vibe and his loser mentality brings down the entire team so they underperform whenever he's around, and subsequently do better when he's not around. Call it the Matusz effect. :rolleyes:;)

....or just MatLose.

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If they keep Matusz around and when W. Wright returns, we'll be back to a team with no option-able relievers. It also means there is no spot for MWright or Gausman. I'd get rid of Matusz and use that spot for a rotation of Cabral, McFarland, Wilson, Drake or move Norris to the pen and make room for Gausman/Wright.

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If they keep Matusz around and when W. Wright returns, we'll be back to a team with no option-able relievers. It also means there is no spot for MWright or Gausman. I'd get rid of Matusz and use that spot for a rotation of Cabral, McFarland, Wilson, Drake or move Norris to the pen and make room for Gausman/Wright.

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As of last night, Gausman doesn't look like he is ready to return to this level yet.

I would bring Matusz back for now, you can't have too many lefties in the pen, but play the rest of the season by ear.

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If they keep Matusz around and when W. Wright returns, we'll be back to a team with no option-able relievers. It also means there is no spot for MWright or Gausman. I'd get rid of Matusz and use that spot for a rotation of Cabral, McFarland, Wilson, Drake or move Norris to the pen and make room for Gausman/Wright.

Yeah. There will have to be a trade of either Matusz or W. Wright (or both) if there aren't any injuries. I don't see Buck and Dan going back to an un-optionable bullpen.

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No. Brian lost us a 25 man spot while he was gone. He just fills his own punishment spot. Do you remember how I reacted to Chris Davis getting busted last year?

Aha, that's right- the O's are playing down a man until Brian gets back. As for last year, that seem like a century ago now. :D

Given Brian's stupidity and the success of new blood in the pen, I hope we can now turn the page Brian being a bust- absolutely. We should have traded him to the Mets when we had a chance. Brian is not irreplaceable.

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Yeah. There will have to be a trade of either Matusz or W. Wright (or both) if there aren't any injuries. I don't see Buck and Dan going back to an un-optionable bullpen.

Wesley Wright is on a 1-year contract, I believe. So he may walk whether we like it or not.

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Wesley Wright is on a 1-year contract, I believe. So he may walk whether we like it or not.

By the time he is back it will be after the cut off where recently signed free agents can reject a trade. Doesn't seem like DD has been in a hurry to get WW back to the majors.

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Aha, that's right- the O's are playing down a man until Brian gets back. As for last year, that seem like a century ago now. :D

Given Brian's stupidity and the success of new blood in the pen, I hope we can now turn the page Brian being a bust- absolutely. We should have traded him to the Mets when we had a chance. Brian is not irreplaceable.

you speak like you have inside knowledge that the Mets wanted Brian and DD didn't want to deal him.

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