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wildcard Hangout Grand Counsel

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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.

Agreed. Not on the 40-man roster according to Orioles.com.

http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=bal

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Wait, isn't Torres a 2B/SS? If so, why not just call up Cintron?

Torres is hitting .338, so he has earned it. I might be wrong but I have a hunch we will see Garret Olson in 4 days at the expense of Fahey. They are still going with a 8 man BP but will not need a 5th starter until Tuesday.

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Torres is a pretty good player. Better than Fahey. I'm sure Garret Olson will be taking Loewen's spot in the rotation and when we call up Olson, we will send down Fahey. I'd rather have torres than fahey

Beat me to it. Unless someone here has talked to MacPhail or Trembley so that they might at least try to understand the reasoning, it's ridiculous of them to just outright slam the move here. Torres is hitting much better than Terrero who has gone into a major funk and seen his average drop over 100 points in the last couple of weeks. We have a right handed fourth outfielder, in Payton - who has performed exceptionally well in that role, by the way - but our only utility infielder, Fahey, is a lefty. So, bringing up a right handed utility infielder makes much more sense than a career AAAA outfielder. Especially when the infielder is hitting better than the outfielder. And, if Roberts is traded, Torres could become our starting second baseman for the rest of the season, so this gives the brain trust a chance to see him more before that happens. And, since Loewen's spot in the rotation doesn't come up for four days, they have plenty of time to make a move related to pitching.

All the doom and gloomers should take a deep breath and realize that who the 25th man on the roster is will not be a make or break decision this season and move on.

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

Torres was outrighted in October, when we had the burn fest that sent nearly 15 players off the roster and out of the organization.

They had to re-add him. He has 2 options remaining.

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Torres is hitting much better than Terrero who has gone into a major funk and seen his average drop over 100 points in the last couple of weeks.

Woah. Terrero is a career .784 OPS MiL player. Torres .674.

These last few weeks of their hitting performance being reversed doesn't outweigh thousands of AB's that prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that Terrero is the better hitter.

It's good that Torres is hitting well. Maybe he can come up here and take over SS. But chances are he'll revert back into the player he always has been and become another redundant SS candidate.

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Shortstop By commitee.

BRILLIENT:rolleyes:

Almost as brilliant as spelling brilliAnt wrong. :eek:

Anyway, people judge these transactions way to quick.

Fahey's job is probably on the line right now. Or we could see Aquino waived to bring up a starter. One of the reasons we had the 13th pitcher was because Trembley didnt trust Loewen to go deep into games, with that problem resolved I wonder if we lose the 13th pitcher now.

It would be nice.

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Almost as brilliant as spelling brilliAnt wrong. :eek:

Anyway, people judge these transactions way to quick.

Fahey's job is probably on the line right now. Or we could see Aquino waived to bring up a starter. One of the reasons we had the 13th pitcher was because Trembley didnt trust Loewen to go deep into games, with that problem resolved I wonder if we lose the 13th pitcher now.

It would be nice.

Exactly. With Loewen placed on a pitch count per start, him on the DL, removes the 13th pitcher.

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Torres is a pretty good player. Better than Fahey.
Do you (and other posters who echo this view) say this because you have seen his play at SS, or at least have read scouting reports on it, or because he has better offensive statistics? I'd like to believe the former, but I suspect in most cases it's the latter.
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All the doom and gloomers should take a deep breath and realize that who the 25th man on the roster is will not be a make or break decision this season and move on.

No, Torres isn't going to make or break the season. But just once I'd like to see a Baltimore Orioles roster where the 22nd-25th men aren't .575 OPS utility guys and pitchers that can't be trusted with a four-run lead.

I suppose you could look at this as an opportunity to have Payton pinch hit for Hernandez in the 5th, Fahey plays short for the 6th and 7th, Quiroz pinch hits for him in the 8th, and Torres plays short in the 9th. If we can find one more shortstop and an extra roster spot none of them would ever have to bat.

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