Could Davis and Trumbo start the season on the DL?

[wildcard]

Quads and forearms can take a while to heal.

[MDtransplant757]

It’s possible

[maybenxtyr]

Unfortunately it would probably make the team better if they did start on the DL. I'm not trying to kick them while they are down, but they represent the "old" baseball way.

[Il BuonO]

Pedro Alvarez and Danny Valencia come on down!

[sportsfan8703]

There goes 5 strikeouts a game. 

There is a reason we signed Valencia and Alvarez. Plus now Mancini is playing 1st. 

[mdbdotcom]

Trumbo and Davis on the DL? We can only hope.

[pastorfan]

1 hour ago, mdbdotcom said:

Trumbo and Davis on the DL? We can only hope.

We can only hope these are not career ending injuries with insurance paying most of the salary. That would be tragic.

[Aglets]

Lot of wishful thinking going on around here methinks.   I don't know as much about Trumbo's injury but Davis is expected back this weekend I'm pretty sure.

[UpstateNYfan]

Don't think this team is better with either of them. Davis is set for life (multiple of them), so can just be dead weight to the team with nagging injuries. Of course, I also believe this team is better with Manny at third and Beckham at short. Hope I'm wrong on all accounts.

[DrungoHazewood]

At some point they may want to put Ubaldo on retainer as Special Assistant to the GM for Walking In the Parking Lot.

[oriole]

I hate to say it but I think this team is better without Davis and Trumbo.

 

W/ overpaid sluggers

3B Beckham

SS Machado

2B Schoop

CF Jones

1B Davis

LF Mancini

RF Rasmus

DH Trumbo

C Joseph

 

W/O overpaid sluggers

3B Beckham

SS Machado

2B Schoop

CF Jones

DH Alvarez/Valencia

1B Mancini/Valencia

RF Rasmus

LF Gentry/Hayes/Santander

C Joseph

It's a definite upgrade defensively, offensively I guess it's a wash considering nothing should be expected from those I listed at LF but at least Gentry and Hayes would such a big boost defensively that that alone makes the club better. Also put whoever is better at 1B there between Mancini and Valencia. It leaves a lot of room for flexibility, defensive upgrades, and considering Davis and Trumbo are pretty much black holes in the lineup, it can't get much worse offensively. 

 

Im crossing my fingers they're both on the DL for the majority of the season.

[Il BuonO]

1 hour ago, DrungoHazewood said:

At some point they may want to put Ubaldo on retainer as Special Assistant to the GM for Walking In the Parking Lot.

Or, Troy Patton, he has experience.

[24fps]

Davis and Trumbo, being the professionals they are, will undoubtedly play through their injuries for the sake of the team.   At this level, lack of pitch recognition takes more that a single spring training to master.

[Aglets]

Roch is reporting now that Davis won't be starting baseball activities again until 'early next week.'  So I guess it will be longer than we expected.   Lots of opportunities for our other guys to shine.

[Just Regular]

Isn't it crazy how injuries nag in relation to player usefulness?