vs. RED SOX, 6/03

[eddie83]

Don't let this get out of hand so they can yank Kimbrel.

[Malike]

If only they'd used Donnie earlier. He wouldn't be giving up runs now!

[spiritof66]

3 minutes ago, scOtt said:

That's the thing! Must be 8 mill left? That's a chunk of change for DD and PA.

I don't understand this point. The Ubaldo money is spent. Having spent that money, the Orioles should be deciding what roster gives them the best chance of winning this year (and, to a very minor extent, in future years). The difference in cost between keeping Ubaldo on the roster and DFAing him is the additional cost of paying someone else to take up that roster spot. That almost certainly would be more time for the Norfolk guys -- Verrett, Bleiler, Asher, etc. That's a small number. I don't know what it would be, maybe $500,000.  (I guess it's possible the extra spot would go to a more costly non-pitcher, but that's entirely within the Orioles' control.)

I don't understand the view that the Orioles are unwilling or reluctant to eat $8 million, or whatever Ubaldo's prorated salary is for the balance of his contract. That money has already been eaten. I do understand the desire to have another team take on some of that obligation. And I also understand the concern that if Ubaldo is DFA'd, he might get picked up and reappear as Good Ubaldo (in the worst case, he'd do that pitching against the Orioles).  But the chances of both look pretty slim right now, and are unlikely to get much slimmer. To me, they're just about zero. (Wouldn't we like to face Ubaldo down the stretch. I think we would.)

So we're back to the question whether the team is better off with Ubaldo on the roster or with an additional roster spot for which it will have to spend (I'm guessing) an additional $500,000. For me, that has become an easy question. 

[TouchemAll]

3 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

I really liked him. He is struggling. 

I do too but he's been hit HARD and not missing many bats.

[Chavez Ravine]

Jonathan's feed to second was high. He has not been right on defense this year at all.

[TINSTAAPP]

2 minutes ago, Malike said:

If only they'd used Donnie earlier. He wouldn't be giving up runs now!

Which pitcher had the better outing?

Pitcher A- 1.0 IP (One of those outs was on a sacrifice bunt), 2 hits, 2 ER, 1 BB

Pitcher B- 1.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 0 BB

 

[Malike]

Lmao at the thumbs down. Too freaking funny.

[eddie83]

I admit after the fact but why not just walk Betts?

[Norfolk orioles]

We have better options in AAA than Hart and Ubaldo.

 

Our starting pitching isn't nearly good enough to allow us to carry a lefty specialist and Ubaldo freaking Jiminez in the pen.

 

It really isn't even up for debate actually.

[eddie83]

No MASN post game tonight. Want to hear Buck. 

[scOtt]

1 minute ago, Norfolk orioles said:

We have better options in AAA than Hart and Ubaldo.

 

Our starting pitching isn't nearly good enough to allow us to carry a lefty specialist and Ubaldo freaking Jiminez in the pen.

 

It really isn't even up for debate actually.

onoz omg!

[scOtt]

Just now, eddie83 said:

No MASN post game tonight. Want to hear Buck. 

Yeah. BAD thing about a Saturday night game. It's FOX.

[Malike]

1 minute ago, scOtt said:

onoz omg!

Careful! NO and Dirtybird might give you a omgz down vote! Hahahaha. Like, dude, who cares about a thumbs up, lol. 

[backwardsk]

First RH to get a hit this year off Kimbrel?

[Norfolk orioles]

Oh a Davis strikeout, what a shocker.