Britton injured - DL

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, ArtVanDelay said:

Really hope Tommy John is not in his future. 

Would end his tenure with the O's.  No way they tender him if he gets TJ.

[Can_of_corn]

Here we go, possible precautionary MRI.

 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, RZNJ said:

We'll see.   BTW, Akins seems like more of the strikeout type pitcher.   

Sedlock has two years experience in coming out of the pen.  The O's also seem to like ground ball guys out of the pen as opposed to being focused on K rate.

[ArtVanDelay]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Would end his tenure with the O's.  No way they tender him if he gets TJ.

They'd probably non-tender him and then try to bring him back on a cheaper deal with an option and incentives. 

[tntoriole]

18 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Anyone believe this?

Show of hands.

Absolutely not, I am afraid. 

[Spy Fox]

Uh oh.

I'm pretty confident in Brach in the 9th. The biggest impact will be on our ability to hold leads in the 6th/7th/8th as the rest of the top line of relievers will be pushed back an inning. 

[O's84]

A situation like this makes me happy we didn't trade Brach.
 

[oriole]

My vote goes to Brach for a replacement...O'Day hasn't been too sharp yet this year 

[spiritof66]

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[spiritof66]

Got to be Brach until he shows he can't handle it.

As the T-shirts say, Buckle Up.

[tntoriole]

From Roch's column...

 

"...I’d say everybody is in play. Probably the guy with the most experience is Donnie Hart, if you’re going to go down that road,” Showalter said.

 

Yikes!   Buck just blowing smoke. 

[TradeAngelos]

3 minutes ago, dan-O said:

Maybe some good news is that he still had his normal velocity?

And normal stuff overall. I saw the same amount of completely unhittable pitches I saw last year in his appearances this year, right through his last outing.

[eddie83]

11 minutes ago, dan-O said:

All I know it's that on the post game show the other night Dempsey was saying how Britton needs to throw more curve balls. 

So I blame Rick even though it's not his fault because he's an absolute idiot as usual.

I disagree. Made perfect sense for him to throw it when he wasn't sharp. Not like he was dominant as usual. Why not mix that in if you aren't sharp and give the hitter something else to think about. 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

I disagree. Made perfect sense for him to throw it when he wasn't sharp. Not like he was dominant as usual. Why not mix that in if you aren't sharp and give the hitter something else to think about. 

I don't like relief pitchers getting beat with their fourth best pitch.  Heck Britton's four seamer might be better than his curve.

[OregonBird]

54 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Anyone believe this?

Show of hands.

Looks like Tommy John to me.