O's utility infielder no longer needs to play SS

[webbrick2010]

So maybe no UIF at all and they can carry and extra 1B/DH, since they have twin black holes at those positions

[wildcard]

18 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

I disagree, Buck doesn't like moving position players during the middle of a game, unless its truly an emergency.

I still see the UINF on Buck's team, as a guy that can play SS.

 

Whether Buck will move a player mid game depends on the player.  I doubt he will have any problem moving Beckham to SS if Manny needs a replacement.   That is Beckham natural position.

[Redskins Rick]

Just now, wildcard said:

Whether Buck will move a player mid game depends on the player.  I doubt he will have any problem moving Beckham to SS if Manny needs a replacement.   That is Beckham natural position.

I am basing what I said straight from Buck's mouth, he said he doesn't like moving a player during the game and will rarely do it.

Right or wrong, its how Buck feels, and thats how he will manage.

 

[wildcard]

Just now, Redskins Rick said:

I am basing what I said straight from Buck's mouth, he said he doesn't like moving a player during the game and will rarely do it.

Right or wrong, its how Buck feels, and thats how he will manage.

 

I have never heard him say that.  I have seen him move Davis  mid game.  He moves players in the outfield mid game all the time.

[Redskins Rick]

Just now, wildcard said:

I have never heard him say that.  I have seen him move Davis  mid game.  He moves players in the outfield mid game all the time.

He was talking specially infielders, what happens, and how left side of the diamond players are easier to move to the right, then vice versa, but he said, he doesn't like doing that in mid-game.

[wildcard]

2 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

He was talking specially infielders, what happens, and how left side of the diamond players are easier to move to the right, then vice versa, but he said, he doesn't like doing that in mid-game.

So you are saying that if Manny got hurt mid game Buck would not move Beckham to SS.  I find that hard to believe.

[El Gordo]

30 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

I disagree, Buck doesn't like moving position players during the middle of a game, unless its truly an emergency.

I still see the UINF on Buck's team, as a guy that can play SS.

 

I think Buck see's Beckham asa super UT guy who eventually plays everywhere.

[Redskins Rick]

Just now, wildcard said:

So you are saying that if Manny got hurt mid game Buck would not move Beckham to SS.  I find that hard to believe.

The MASN reporter was asking him to explain why it was so important for the Util guy on the bench to be able to play SS, for example, if Hardy was to get hurt, when he could just move Manny over to SS, move Davis to 3rd and plug just about anybody into 1st and call somebody from AAA to come in and play SS.

[Redskins Rick]

1 minute ago, El Gordo said:

I think Buck see's Beckham asa super UT guy who eventually plays everywhere.

Beckman is at 3.3m, so if Flaherty was at 2.8m and that too much money for UINF, how is more okay?

[El Gordo]

3 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

Beckman is at 3.3m, so if Flaherty was at 2.8m and that too much money for UINF, how is more okay?

Of course they dont sign Flash at 2.8M, only if he doesn't get that much in offers and I doubt he will.

[Luke-OH]

I agree with the sentiment that the Orioles utility guy doesn’t need to be a SS. I also don’t see how this changed at all.

However, I’ll again make my pitch for Nate Orf. I’m sure he could be acquired cheaply.

http://www.orioleshangout.com/2017/11/24/rule-5-target-nate-orf-utility/

[wildbillhiccup]

20 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Last year Buck did not want to move Manny off 3rd to cover SS.  He wanted Manny to stay at 3rd base because Manny was a gold glover at 3rd and he didn't want to weakens the defense.  Manny's move to SS changes all that.

You're still not making sense. Using your own words you're saying that, Buck "IS" willing to weaken their defense this season (by moving Manny to SS) so they'll have more position flexibility with their utility slot. Yeah, that makes perfect sense (heavy eye roll). 

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, wildcard said:

Because the O's didn't want to move Manny off 3rd to fill in a SS last year. 

And they shouldn't have moved Beckham just to placate Manny. This not a way to run an organization. This is just flat rediculous. 

[wildbillhiccup]

FYI - Arguing with wildcard is a

15 minutes ago, wildcard said:

So you are saying that if Manny got hurt mid game Buck would not move Beckham to SS.  I find that hard to believe.

So now the premise of this post is that moving Manny to SS will give us to the flexibility to replace him with Beckham mid game if he gets hurts? If this thread was a horse I'd ship it to the glue factory. 

[El Gordo]

15 minutes ago, wildcard said:

So you are saying that if Manny got hurt mid game Buck would not move Beckham to SS.  I find that hard to believe.

He wouldn't if he had Janish on the bench.