The Spring Training Overreaction Thread

[JLee2027]

I think you are missing the point. You will need more than 5 starters during the season and the "next men up" are the ones getting shelled. That's the point here.

That's an entirely different concern - starters depth.

I share your concern.

[MrOrange82]

The starting rotation will probably be pretty bad this year. Not as bad as its been so far, but nobody should be surprised that it's looking like a weakness.

[jabba72]

Right now im not. It would nice to some some bats wake up and some good pitching performances, but its early March. It doesn't count.

[Br10n]

Our starters (pitching and hitting) can compete at a high level. They have solid track records. This spring seems to be showing our depth is not very good.

[eddie83]

$300MM, starting pitching got worse.

How bout dat.

That money never goes towards top end starters though. Never.

[backwardsk]

I don't understand these comments. The other team is on the same field. The other teams are playing a bunch of scrubs. To lose 10 straight games takes more than bad luck, it is evidence of a disparity in talent,

that won't miraculously go away on opening day.

Do you think the Chicago Cubs will win less than 25 games this season?

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[JLee2027]

That money never goes towards top end starters though. Never.

At 30 million per year? You think they should have?

[Larry18]

I can't take today's game seriously. The O's didn't start one position player that could be labeled a starter while the Yankees fielded a team that featured Rodriguez,Teixeira,Ellsbury,Castro,McCann, and Headley. Oh yeah that Tanaka guy looked pretty good

[Going Underground]

The last team to start this bad was the 2009 Atros.0-16-3.They finished 74-88.Got some of this from Roch.

[eddie83]

At 30 million per year? You think they should have?

My point is you can't look at spending money as a way to fix a rotation.

[allquixotic]

None of these ST games matter a lick on their own, but 0-10-2 is the makings of a very bad team. Even when we play our "A" squad against an opponent's "C" squad, we get trounced. Pitchers can't pitch, hitters can't hit, fielders can't field. We're firing on approximately 0.1 cylinders.

I just threw some crow on the grill in preparation of them winning their next 6 games, but I have the sinking feeling that I'll end up feeding it to my dog instead of eating it myself.

[byrdz]

Do we need two overreaction threads??

[Going Underground]

This stat is from yesterday, but the five Orioles with the most at bats have zero walks.Kim

,Alvarez,Trumbo,Rickard and Schoop.The lowest ,OBP in Spring Training.

[weams]

Do we need two overreaction threads??

No. Good idea.

[eddie83]

This stat is from yesterday, but the five Orioles with the most at bats have zero walks.Kim

,Alvarez,Trumbo,Rickard and Schoop.The lowest ,OBP in Spring Training.

We never walk, never have. I was hoping Kim and Rickard would walk some.