Washington, not Alvarez possibly coming

[sportsfan8703]

Why do we need another 1B?  Without Davis we still have Trumbo and Mancini.  I say let Mancini play 1st.  Trumbo DH.  Call up Mullins and play him in RF and hit leadoff.  Why not?

 

[clapdiddy]

36 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Why do we need another 1B?  Without Davis we still have Trumbo and Mancini.  I say let Mancini play 1st.  Trumbo DH.  Call up Mullins and play him in RF and hit leadoff.  Why not?

 

Agree with this.  Nice to see a guy like Washington get his "cup of coffee", but there has to be someone other than a DH to bring up to this team.

[Legend_Of_Joey]

40 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Why do we need another 1B?  Without Davis we still have Trumbo and Mancini.  I say let Mancini play 1st.  Trumbo DH.  Call up Mullins and play him in RF and hit leadoff.  Why not?

 

1. Mullins hasn't proven anything yet. He missed over a month in Bowie and just came back. Atleast Washington is crushing AAA.

2. Why start his "service time" early if you don't have to? That'll cost you in salary, arbitration, free agency, ect

If anything, I was surprised Giavotella wasn't called up. Been on a big roll hitting, playing almost everywhere now, and brings a speed element.

[wildcard]

Washington is probably used as a DH with Trumbo to RF, Smith to left anMancini to 1B.

[Camden_yardbird]

Surprising.  Alvarez should see another shot.  Alvarez was a top 10 player in average exist velocity last year.  He can hit and his cieling is higher than Washington's.

[Going Underground]

1 hour ago, wildcard said:

Washington is probably used as a DH with Trumbo to RF, Smith to left anMancini to 1B.

Trumbo in the outfield with Jones hobbling and not being able to get to some balls even makes the outfield D worse.

[LA2]

Kim/Rickard/Mancini LF

Jones/Rickard CF

Smith/Mancini RF

Mancini 1B

Trumbo DH

Extra pitcher

[FlipTheBird]

4 hours ago, Camden_yardbird said:

Surprising.  Alvarez should see another shot.  Alvarez was a top 10 player in average exist velocity last year.  He can hit and his cieling is higher than Washington's.

When he hit the ball, that is.

[TouchemAll]

And he's a Buck guy...

[sportsfan8703]

15 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

1. Mullins hasn't proven anything yet. He missed over a month in Bowie and just came back. Atleast Washington is crushing AAA.

2. Why start his "service time" early if you don't have to? That'll cost you in salary, arbitration, free agency, ect

If anything, I was surprised Giavotella wasn't called up. Been on a big roll hitting, playing almost everywhere now, and brings a speed element.

Because this team needs some juice.  We don't need another free swinger.  Mullins might give us some energy.  

I'm not worried about starting his clock.  We're past June 1st.  We'd still have him all this season and 6 more if he sticks.  At least I think.  

Plus as a fan I'm getting bored of this crappy brand of baseball and want to see a guy that has heart and speed.  Washington is just more of what we already have.  A positionless DH that strikes out and occasionally runs into a HR when we're down 9-2.  

 

[FlipTheBird]

6 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Because this team needs some juice.  We don't need another free swinger.  Mullins might give us some energy.  

I'm not worried about starting his clock.  We're past June 1st.  We'd still have him all this season and 6 more if he sticks.  At least I think.  

Plus as a fan I'm getting bored of this crappy brand of baseball and want to see a guy that has heart and speed.  Washington is just more of what we already have.  A positionless DH that strikes out and occasionally runs into a HR when we're down 9-2.  

 

You know Mullins struck out 100 times last year at Delmarva, right? And he's only got a month or so of at bats against AA-level pitching.

[sportsfan8703]

4 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

You know Mullins struck out 100 times last year at Delmarva, right? And he's only got a month or so of at bats against AA-level pitching.

Only 100.  That's child's play for this team.  We're 200 club up here big boy.  

[FlipTheBird]

1 minute ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Only 100.  That's child's play for this team.  We're 200 club up here big boy.  

And given that he K'd at that rate in High-A, don't you think it might go up a smidge at the pro level?

[SteveA]

24 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

You know Mullins struck out 100 times last year at Delmarva, right? And he's only got a month or so of at bats against AA-level pitching.

But he struck out with HEART.  And ENERGY.

[Enjoy Terror]

So here we are, 4 days later and I'm dumbfounded