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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.

Why is this always the response? Personally, I like it when my team makes smart decisions.

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BillySmith Major Leaguer Rising Star

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What needs to be addressed is Greg Aquino... who is this years Scott Williamson. Aquino has been in 5 games for 6 innings so far this year.

What is up with that? DT just does not go to him. He's basically mop up until a better option comes along. I guess the better option is at AAA right now but since we're trying to bring the young guys along slowly, they are just going to leave Aquino in that role. Maybe by June that will change.

Not to hijack the thread, but if things go as hoped and expected, this staff will be undergoing a major overhaul in the next year. Penn, Olson, Liz, McCrory and maybe Spoone and Hoey could all pitch for the O's by the end of the year. Patton will be here next year. Aquino, Trax and Burres should be losing jobs in a couple of months.

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It's the amount of close games we've been in. DT clearly doesn't trust him. Maybe they are hoping some side sessions improve his control and quality of pitches. But I agree, it is baffling why he is still here if they don't trust him. He's just taking up space.

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One good thing about having Torres around is that it might lead to some days off for Roberts. Of course, Fahey could have given him a breather; but maybe DT will feel more comfortable with Torres in that role.

They also need to find a way to get Mora some rest. I hope Aubrey is taking some ground ball practice.

It's obvious...we are too good.

We don't need no stinking bench players.

We obviously are playing with an arm tied behind our back to make it fair. That is is why Millar and Huff keep giving back runs...just so that it stays exciting. We are a team of destiny.

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Who takes the place of Loewen in the rotation? Albers? Johnson? Olson?

We will find out tonight. Olson is supposed to start for Norfolk so if he is scratched before the start or gets pulled after 2-3 innings it is nearly safe to assume that Olson will get the call on Tuesday.

With Trax and Burres going the next 2 days, Albers and Johnson may not be rested by the time Tuesday come.

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We will find out tonight. Olson is supposed to start for Norfolk so if he is scratched before the start or gets pulled after 2-3 innings it is nearly safe to assume that Olson will get the call on Tuesday.

With Trax and Burres going the next 2 days, Albers and Johnson may not be rested by the time Tuesday come.

This was my thought as well. If Albers is slotted for Tuesday, then he won't be available out of the pen. If both Buress and Trax have melt downs the pen could be burned out fast.

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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

Agreed. This makes perfect sense if the following is the plan:

1. Use Torres for speed off the bench and give him a couple of looks in the field to see if he's preferable to Fahey / LH moving forward.

2. Call up Olson when Loewen's turn is next due and option either Fahey or LH down.

Calling up Olson immediately would basically be a waste of a roster spot for 4 days (what's a starting pitcher going to do to help the club between starts?).

Torres isn't that great at stealing bases (66% success in 33 attempts last season) but he immediately becomes the best pinch running option on the team. At least he's not total dead weight offensively on the bench like Fahey / LH is when they don't start.

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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.

In a related note, AM has decided to go with a 23 man roster to avoid the difficult decision of who to waste the final spots on.

If selected properly, all 25 men can actually contribute to a ball club. Having 3 SS who can't hit isn't a way to do that. Calling up Torres is fine if it's coupled with other moves to remove other dead weight.

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I don't understand the rushing to judgment, when this is obviously not the only move that will be made. I think it is safe to assume that AM and DT don't plan on having all 3 of Torres, LH and Fahey on the roster for any real amount of time. We didn't need to replace Loewen, today. Aquino is the pitcher that should be getting replaced today. Moore isn't hitting his weight so why reward him with a call to sit on the bench?

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I don't understand the rushing to judgment, when this is obviously not the only move that will be made. I think it is safe to assume that AM and DT don't plan on having all 3 of Torres, LH and Fahey on the roster for any real amount of time. We didn't need to replace Loewen, today. Aquino is the pitcher that should be getting replaced today. Moore isn't hitting his weight so why reward him with a call to sit on the bench?

Thank you for having rare good judgement on this board.

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They're not gonna keep LH, Fahey, and Torres. This is just a momentary roster juggling thing to buy a few days until they do something else. I don't see what people are getting all worked up about.

Look at it this way: Now they can PH for both LH and Fahey, and still have another MI to run in there ;-)

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