Caleb Joseph is hitting .103

[Frobby]

Meanwhile, Chance Sisco is hitting .333.    

I said before the season that what I expected the O’s would do was play Caleb more than Sisco early in the season and then gradually play Sisco more, with the end result being about a 50/50 split of the 162 game workload.    So far, that’s about what Buck has done; Caleb has made 8 starts, Sisco 6.     

But if Caleb doesn’t start hitting, I think the shift to Sisco starting more should happen more quickly.    The way this team is hitting, they can’t afford to play a guy hitting .103 with a guy hitting .333 on the bench.

(I will say, the team ERA is significantly better with Joseph so far.)

[baltfan]

Sisco has caught better too.   Joseph straight whiffed that Arouja pitch yesterday. 

[gtman55]

Who else in MLB would go into the season with Caleb Joseph as their starting catcher? Good guy but not a starter on a "contender".

[Aristotelian]

Joseph C, Sisco DH vs RHP, problem solved.

[VaBird1]

6 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Joseph C, Sisco DH vs RHP, problem solved.

Not being funny.  If they weren’t stuck with Davis and/or Trumbo it would be nice to have three catchers up so Sisco could hit more without having to worry about losing the DH.  In 2018 Sisco is a better left handed bat than Davis unfortunately.

[weams]

1 hour ago, baltfan said:

Sisco has caught better too.   Joseph straight whiffed that Arouja pitch yesterday. 

I think it is certainly the pressure. 

[weams]

1 hour ago, gtman55 said:

Who else in MLB would go into the season with Caleb Joseph as their starting catcher? Good guy but not a starter on a "contender".

Pretty much. Yeah. 

[Can_of_corn]

46 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Joseph C, Sisco DH vs RHP, problem solved.

And have the pitcher hit?

[pastorfan]

47 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Joseph C, Sisco DH vs RHP, problem solved.

I could see Sisco batting second in the order with his OBP.

[Ohfan67]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

Meanwhile, Chance Sisco is hitting .333.    

I said before the season that what I expected the O’s would do was play Caleb more than Sisco early in the season and then gradually play Sisco more, with the end result being about a 50/50 split of the 162 game workload.    So far, that’s about what Buck has done; Caleb has made 8 starts, Sisco 6.     

But if Caleb doesn’t start hitting, I think the shift to Sisco starting more should happen more quickly.    The way this team is hitting, they can’t afford to play a guy hitting .103 with a guy hitting .333 on the bench.

(I will say, the team ERA is significantly better with Joseph so far.)

That’s driven by a couple of ugly pitching performances in the first few games. 

[Aristotelian]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

And have the pitcher hit?

In an emergency, sure. If it's in the late innings, use a pinch hotter and bring in a new P like they do in the other league.

[atomic]

I have said before Sisco should be getting 2/3 RSS of the starts.   Joseph isn't a number one catcher. 

[Aristotelian]

Or DFA Pedro and bring up a third C.

[sportsfan8703]

I’ve been saying all season that Caleb Joseph just might be done. We have at least three such players. Tillman, Davis, and Joseph. 

[Going Underground]

Thorne was saying Caleb would start all four games in Boston.He is not starting. today. Also could miss one or two of the next games because of weather. The best laid plans of Orioles and men