Mancini, Walker and Trumbo react to Chris Davis signing

[Tx Oriole]

Or see if he(Mancini) can play outfield maybe!?

That would be good if he could.

[DrungoHazewood]

Trey Mancini has played exactly zero games at any position other than first base in both his professional and collegiate careers. I think we can safely rule this out.

Rightward shifts along the defensive spectrum almost never work.

[Tx Oriole]

Id see if I can move Mancini to corner OF or 3B as Manny will eventually move to SS

You don't know that. Maybe you hope for that to happen. I'm perfectly happy with

Manny at 3rd. I hope for a heAlthy productive year for him.

[AdamK]

Walker will get you a bag of nothing. Mancini will get you a slightly larger bag of nothing.

I don't think Dan cares how little he'll get for Walker. I do think GMs like to have buckets of prospects to draw from when working out a match. Walker may not be a centerpiece, but he just may help our package to land an arm.

I don't think Mancini is going anywhere for now.

[Ruzious]

Hey, if we don't try Mancini at SS, how will we ever know if he can play it? People are so short sighted.

[wildcard]

If Dan can get something for Mancini that helps the O's win he will probably trade him. If he can't Mancini will probably be at Norfolk hopefully raising is value.

[Just Regular]

In 1977 Eddie cooled his heels at DH while Lee May held down 1B, and helped Eddie ready for the transition.

Maybe the O's should put Mancini in touch with the latest and greatest in beating the DH penalty, and have that be a focus in his 2016 development.

[OsEatAlEast]

The last scenario I can remember the O's having like this was between G. Davis, R. Milligan, and D. Segui. With the O's moving Segui to the outfield because they wanted his bat in the lineup. We'll see how it plays out I guess.

Segui was a good defender but slow footed and the experiment didn't work very well. But it will be good for the O's if Walker or Mancini can force the O's hand by having a great season.

[sportsfan8703]

Plenty of room for both Walker and Mancini. But first they need to hit in AAA. Walker had an avg year last year and Mancini topped out in Bowie. Given the roster that we have their is an opportunity for AB's for Rickard, Alvarez, Urrutia, Avery, Walker and Mancini. Whoever hits in ST and gets hot at the beginning of the year. Last year nobody won the LF/RF job all year in a similar scenario.

If Alvarez, Urrutia and Walker don't have good years in AAA they should just be viewed as organizational filler and lose their 40 man spots.

[waroriole]

Hey, if we don't try Mancini at SS, how will we ever know if he can play it? People are so short sighted.

I thought Adam was taking over SS.

[DrungoHazewood]

I thought Adam was taking over SS.

Ah, I almost forgot about the "move Adam Jones to shortstop" thing that existed for a few years. I think some of those old threads may be instructive here. I remember discussing that most MLB prospects were P/SS/CFers at lower levels, and moved elsewhere as they got to college or inital pro leagues and couldn't handle where they started. If Mancini was a first baseman throughout college and the low minors that suggests that he wasn't even a good enough OF/3B to beat out the average organizational guys who can play OF/3B.

To think Mancini can move righward you have to assume some of the following:

1) Most/all of his prior coaches/managers mis-evaluated his talent in a large way

2) He's coincidentally played only on teams with really good OF/3B

3) He has a very strong personal preference for first that he's now willing to set aside

The Occam's Razor answer is that he isn't good enough to move off first.

[El Gordo]

Interesting most in this thread seem to think Mancini has so so trade value but in the Cashner thread he is too valuable to trade for one year of a mid rotation SP.

[DrungoHazewood]

Interesting most in this thread seem to think Mancini has so so trade value but in the Cashner thread he is too valuable to trade for one year of a mid rotation SP.

He has moderate trade value but some upside. I would be reluctant to trade him for an expected two wins of value.

[MDtransplant757]

Or see if he(Mancini) can play outfield maybe!?

I second this. If he turns into a competent RFer, i'd take it

[OsEatAlEast]

I second this. If he turns into a competent RFer, i'd take it

At least they should try one or both of them at some point to see if either is any good out there. Couldn't hurt the organization to have some more flexibility. If it doesn't work then so be it.