Per Baseball Ref, Rafael Palmeiro seriously considering making a comeback to MLB

[weams]

5 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

He’s still available!!!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/birdswatcher.com/2018/01/06/baltimore-orioles-rafael-palmeiro-seems-serious-about-a-comeback/amp/

And he can hit the curveball. 

[tntoriole]

9 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

He’s still available!!!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/birdswatcher.com/2018/01/06/baltimore-orioles-rafael-palmeiro-seems-serious-about-a-comeback/amp/

Maybe we can get Bartolo on the mound and Rafael at the plate in Sarasota.   Sell tickets.   My money is on Bartolo. 

[weams]

17 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Maybe we can get Bartolo on the mound and Rafael at the plate in Sarasota.   Sell tickets.   My money is on Bartolo. 

They both juice! Gummies!

[O's are Legends]

Former Oriole Rafael Palmeiro, 53, to sign with independent league team in Texas

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"I'm looking forward to it," Palmeiro said in a text message to the Morning News. "Nobody gave me a chance to go to spring training, so I will just take this path."

 

[gmelson26]

4 minutes ago, O's are Legends said:

Former Oriole Rafael Palmeiro, 53, to sign with independent league team in Texas

 

I say let's start him!  Given what I would expect from him at this age, he could probably bat 1st and 4th on our team.  Probably get some butts in the seats as well.

[osfan83]

5 minutes ago, gmelson26 said:

I say let's start him!  Given what I would expect from him at this age, he could probably bat 1st and 4th on our team.  Probably get some butts in the seats as well.

I'm willing to bet he wouldn't be the worst hitter on the team over the rest of the season.  

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

6 minutes ago, gmelson26 said:

I say let's start him!  Given what I would expect from him at this age, he could probably bat 1st and 4th on our team.  Probably get some butts in the seats as well.

Bet he could post a higher OPS than Chris Davis.  

 

[Moose Milligan]

I bet he'd perform better than Davis.  Not in the field, but at the plate.

Can you use the DH for a position other than the pitcher?  Keep Davis in the field, let someone else hit for him?

Yes, I am saying our pitchers might hit better than Davis.

[allquixotic]

17 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I bet he'd perform better than Davis.  Not in the field, but at the plate.

Can you use the DH for a position other than the pitcher?  Keep Davis in the field, let someone else hit for him?

Yes, I am saying our pitchers might hit better than Davis.

So our batting lineup would be something like (in no particular order): Palmeiro, Schoop, Jones, Cashner, Machado, Santandah, Joseph, Mancini, Alvarez

On the field would be: Cashner P, Davis 1B, Schoop 2B, Alvarez 3B, Machado SS, Joseph C, Mancini LF, Jones CF, Santandah RF

Sort of a blend of NL and AL ball. Palmeiro would be the DH and Davis would be the Dedicated Fielder (DF). If somehow the rules let us do that (they won't), we should sign some retooled NL pitchers with decent BA or walk numbers. I miss Gallardo already.

[NashLumber]

O’s need OBP. They need to be creative the way the franchise used to be.

Where have you gone, Eddie Gaedel? Orioles Nation turns its lonely eyes to you. 

 

[Aglets]

Zach Britton is actually a pretty decent hitter.

Oh wait, nvm.

[Bonecrusher52]

"Palmeiro told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal in December that showing he can still hit at his age might convince some people that he was telling the truth when he said he unintentionally ingested the steroid Winstrol during the 2005 season."

[Finisher]

Sadly he's probably outhit half the black holes in our lineup.

[AnythingO's]

"unintentionally ingested the steroid Winstrol during the 2005 season."

Ingested? I thought he blamed a tainted B 12 injection from Miggy for the failure?

[El Gordo]

1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Bet he could post a higher OPS than Chris Davis.  

 

Sad but true.