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By Aristotelian · Posted
Urias has enough of a track record that we shouldn't panic over a poor month, especially when he has only just now started getting regular reps. We know he is not this bad with the bat. I'm fine with giving him some time to play himself out of the job. Also fine with Mayo if/when they decide he's ready. -
By Matt Bennett · Posted
Thanks for asking! The Orioles should attempt to get as close as possible to a 100% winning percentage! Replacing bad players with better players is a good way to do that. -
By Aristotelian · Posted
Hyde finally got the memo on Urias's reverse splits. -
Correct me if I'm wrong, but do you think they should have a higher winning percentage over the course of the season than .650? -
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By interloper · Posted
No such luck. Gunnar Henderson (L) SS Adley Rutschman (S) DH Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B Anthony Santander (S) RF Jordan Westburg (R) 3B Jorge Mateo (R) 2B Cedric Mullins (L) CF James McCann (R) C Colton Cowser (L) LF -
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By Matt Bennett · Posted
I’ve never really understood this line of argument. Runs are runs and wins are wins. “Runs scored” minus “runs allowed” determines whether you win the game. It doesn’t really matter to me how we get to a positive formula result, only that it’s positive. The Orioles need to get better because their opponents are outscoring them 35-40% of the time. There is no ceiling to the amount of runs you can score. 65% is not the maximum proportion of games you’re allowed to win. Whoever contributes more “positivity” to that golden formula of runs scored minus runs allowed is the better player and should play. Since the Holliday demotion, there is lots of playing time going towards Ramon Urias in this 2B/3B slot. Perhaps you think Ramon Urias is the better player than the alternative but I reject the idea that the worse player is somehow a better fit for the roster because of the players around them. I was surprised when both Holliday and Kjerstad were promoted. The former because I was shocked at the speed in which Elias promoted a draftee out of high school through the system. The latter because I struggled to see where Kjerstad would get at-bats from with O’Hearn, Cowser, Santander, and Mountcastle here. But there is an opening at 2B/3B as long as Ramon Urias is playing below replacement level ball. The 2024 Orioles are not a team that should be trotting out a below replacement level player. Holliday’s pathetic stint in the majors should not deter the next man up mentality. We are not stuck with the current 13 man position player roster because Holliday struggled. The only question is whether Norby/Mayo is a better player than Urias in 2024. Urias is helping answer that question everyday his OPS remains below or anywhere near .500. They are not Holliday. Henderson and Westburg did well immediately. Maybe they would too.
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