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FWIW Roster Resource has Aquino listed as the starter on Saturday.


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They were right days before anyone else on Asher and Aquino getting their first starts. This is barring no rain outs of course. 

Tue- Miley

weds- Bundy

thurs- off

fri- Gausman

Sat- Aquino

Sun- Ubaldo (ugh!)

With Nuno pitching a lot and pitching well he's not going to get shuttled out. Asher looks to be the long guy for the next two nights.

I think we're just going to matchup Aquino and Asher until Tillman comes back. Then when Tillman comes back matchup Ubaldo with the 7th spot in the pen. 

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I don't think Roster Resource has any inside scoop on this. They're probably just basing it on the assumption that the Orioles will continue with a 5-man rotation. But the Orioles haven't made that decision yet.

I'm guessing they're going to go with a 4-man rotation until they next need a fifth starter on May 2. That would mean Ubaldo would start on Saturday on regular rest.

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What roster resource has on their web site means absolutely nothing.  They are speculating.  Buck will announce his plans when he announces them.  Until then, media outlets will put guessed on their web sites.  Like last Tuesday when every media outlet had Ubaldo starting the first game in Cincinnati until less then 24 hours before the game Buck announced it was Gausman.

Now if you wanted to generate a discussion about who should start upcoming games, great.  But to title the thread the way it is, to make it seem like some sort of decision may have been announced, is way off base.  Every site putting out starters more than a day or two in advance is just guessing.  Buck has said many times that we don't need a 5th starter again until May 2.  Doesn't mean he won't use one, but I don't think we have any idea what he is thinking.

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