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clapdiddy Hangout Grand Counsel

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So...has Torres even played shortstop? I thought he was a second baseman?

Sometimes I just don't understand the logic in these moves. If we were sending down Fahey or Hernandez, I could understand the rationale. Having three weak hitting middle infielders doesn't make ANY sense.

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I don't mind this move. Torres played well in spring training, and was hitting well at AAA. Also, we have no one with speed on the bench. He can come in and be an effective pinch runner. Also, LH, Fahey and Torres are not going to be on the roster all year.

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OttoNoveDieci Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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With an 800-ish OPS in Norfolk and only one error in 18 games, I'm all for giving Torres a look.....If he carries himself well, then you make a move with Fahey or Hernandez.

Hopefully, Loewen will be alright and perhaps can be sent on a couple of rehab assignments to work out some of his location issues.

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No, unless Moore continues to struggle (which I doubt), I believe that we will see Moore, Bynum, and whoever is playing the best among Torres, Cintron, LH, and Fahey occupying those three spots. I don't believe Moore is quite eligible to be recalled due to the option rules, but maybe the required days have passed.
I get the feelling we are in for a lot of roster moves. Bynum will be back soon, Albers IMO will take Loewen's slot, we still need 2 long men, and Aquino's situation needs to be resolved, as well as sorting out the SS mess. I don't see the point of having Bynum on the bench if he is not a MI UT guy. In that case then you are probably right, it's one of Torres, LH or Fahey at SS.
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Torres was already on the 40-man. Maybe they'll just keep him until they need a starter again.

Wow...what a sad state of affairs when you have Fahey, Hernandez, AND Torres on your 40-man!

Something must be right about it...we're in second place! :D

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With Loewen gone for a while, hopefully there won't be a need for that 13th pitcher. Albers can take his spot in the rotation, and we would still have Johnson as the long reliever. If Torres works out, then either L Hernandez or Fahey goes when Bynum is ready...my guess would be Hernandez, since Fahey is a little better overall, and is more versatile. Then, if Moore starts hitting again, Fahey may be gone as well.

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This certainly is a curious move. Torres, despite his hot two weeks with the bat at Norfolk, is not substantially different than Hernandez or Fahey. From what I can tell he's not quite their equal with the glove, but he might be a tiny bit better with the bat.

This has the look of a move based on 50 at bats, instead of calling up whoever is really the best hitter (Moore).

When I pleaded for a more useful bench I didn't really mean "let's have three guys duke it out for the title of Kiko Garcia II."

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Torres was already on the 40-man. Maybe they'll just keep him until they need a starter again.

Actually, I don't think he was on the 40-man (he was outrighted 10/18). But he can easily be added to the 40-man since there is room.

It is a strange choice given he wasn't hitting any better than Heintz, Terrero or Roberson. Maybe there are just sending a signal to Luis and Fahey?

With DT's love of the 13-man staff, I agree with you, there may be another move when Loewen's turn comes up.

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There has got to be another move pending. There's no way we can justify having LH, Fahey and Torres all on the 25 man roster.

So do we call up a starter or a reliever when we ship Fahey or LH back down?

Albers or Johnson probably get the next start and we see Torres at SS. This buys time to look at Torres, more time to fix Aquino, more time for Moore to start hitting, and Olson gets to make his regular turn in AAA. By the second trip through the rotation Olson up for Aquino if he still is struggling or repeat Albers/Johnson if the pen is rested. Moore comes up for the odd man out of the 3 middle infielders. Lots of flexibility for DT.

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