2018 Chris Tillman

[Going Underground]

1 minute ago, mdbdotcom said:

This is a disgrace. He's done. Get over it. Move on.

Heard it is because they want to see how Bundy looks in his next start.Not sure why they would want Tillman to be a fill in.Veteran presence? 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

11 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

HAHA!

What did I say a couple days ago about phantom injuries?  Go with the lower back strain, can't test for it.

This is a completely pointless endeavor.

He isn't injured and he isn't going to relearn how to pitch on a minor league rehab assignment.

Didn’t have enough time to jackhammer a pothole for Tillman to trip over.  

[Yardball85]

Why can't the Orioles quit Tillman??

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

This is a disgrace. He's done. Get over it. Move on.

It's sad.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, Yardball85 said:

Why can't the Orioles quit Tillman??

Because Buck and possibly Brady.  

[Aristotelian]

18 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

HAHA!

What did I say a couple days ago about phantom injuries?  Go with the lower back strain, can't test for it.

This is a completely pointless endeavor.

He isn't injured and he isn't going to relearn how to pitch on a minor league rehab assignment.

I am just thankful he is finally off the active roster. This is fantastic news, IMO. 

Maybe it's an extended rehab and he never comes back. Maybe he pitches OK in rehab and comes back in the bullpen. At least for now he is gone. 

[Going Underground]

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It's sad.

On a sailing ship to nowhere.Silly Orioles are not even in the race.The winning disappears.Orioles are a disgrace. 

 

[TonySoprano]

23 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

HAHA!

What did I say a couple days ago about phantom injuries?  Go with the lower back strain, can't test for it.

This is a completely pointless endeavor.

He isn't injured and he isn't going to relearn how to pitch on a minor league rehab assignment.

Back Strain, or BS for short, which is what this is.

Only yesterday from Melewski

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Tillman said once again that he is healthy and once again that he feels what is causing his struggles is fixable. Yet he’s made 25 mostly sub-par starts since 2017.

http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2018/05/tillman-on-his-struggles-castro-his-outing-and-mancini-the-offense.html

[Going Underground]

2 minutes ago, TonySoprano said:

Back Strain, or BS for short, which is what this is.

Only yesterday from Melewski

http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2018/05/tillman-on-his-struggles-castro-his-outing-and-mancini-the-offense.html

Back hurt can't get the pitches over the plate and throw hard.Might have slept wrong last night.No number bed and my pillow.

[Frobby]

Probably strained it twisting around to watch all the baseballs whizzing by at 125 mph.

Well, this is better than having him in the rotation or the bullpen.  Sit him a few weeks, then have him throw some rehab starts.   If he looks no better there than here, cut him.   

[SteveA]

Not the first time the Orioles have reported to the use of the DL in questionable circumstances.

At one point will another team complain?

Or do all the teams work it that way and we just know about the Orioles because of our fandom.

[wildbillhiccup]

Can we put Tillman on the Infinity Plus 0ne DL?

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, wildbillhiccup said:

Can we put Tillman on the Infinity Plus 0ne DL?

Pretty sure they'd have to pay him 3M every year to do that.

Of course they might sign him to another deal next year anyway. 

[wildbillhiccup]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Not the first time the Orioles have reported to the use of the DL in questionable circumstances.

At one point will another team complain?

Or do all the teams work it that way and we just know about the Orioles because of our fandom.

They haven’t even come close to the Dodgers in terms of 10 Day DL misuse. And honestly,  do the other teams still care what the Orioles do / don’t do at this point? They’re going to lose no matter who they play.

[Hallas]

8 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Not the first time the Orioles have reported to the use of the DL in questionable circumstances.

At one point will another team complain?

Or do all the teams work it that way and we just know about the Orioles because of our fandom.

AFAIK most teams game the DL for questionably-injured and questionably-talented players to keep them in the fold for emergencies.  Usually it’s not teams that complain, but players/MLBPA.

In this case Tillman has no reason to complain since he’s obviously not getting another team to sign him if we release him.