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4 hours ago, tntoriole said:

Hard to see how this was not very predictable before the season started and the idea of Joseph somehow being anything other than a backup was a mistake in judgement from the get go by the decision maker of the team...whoever that is. 

It was always expected that Sisco would play more and Joseph less as the year went on.    Joseph hasn’t played well this year, but he wouldn’t have played the majority of the games in any event.   

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I like this move, and I think Susac will be a quality guy to play behind Sisco. Maybe get him starts against the tough Lefties, and let Sisco have the meat of the playing time. Sisco has been far better defensively than I expected.

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9 hours ago, wildcard said:

Buck has said a million times that the value of a catcher is his game calling, defense and controlling the running game.  Game calling has a element of knowing your pitchers.   Caleb has is all over Susac in knowing the pitching staff.  

Its very weird  timing to change out a catcher just as the starters appeared to be coming together on the home stand.  Pitching on the road in Boston is hard enough but getting use to a new catcher at the same time just adds to the degree of difficult.

The fact that Caleb is hitting for a 800 OPS in May and Susac ia coming of the DL and has not hit  well since he returned.  A head scratcher of a move.

Could be, but who knows. I think the organization really knows it's going nowhere this year so why not see what they have in Susac? 

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The other tea leaf to possibly read here is Tillman.  Some of catchers making pitchers comfortable is familiarity, and if the Tillman chapter is ended, Sisco was basically even with him on the two new veterans, and would be closer on whoever is phasing into Tillman's spot.  I don't know if Sisco had Bundy any in the minors, but Gausman might be the last one who really had a lot more time with Joseph than Sisco.

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16 minutes ago, Natty said:

Just for comparison.

Joseph .182/.203/.325

Davis .169/.248/.275

 

If we're going no where this year, and WE'RE NOT, then there's ANOTHER GUY WHO should be riding the pine at the very least against every LH pitcher we face and maybe more. I don't care how much the dude makes.

 

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2 minutes ago, TouchemAll said:

If we're going no where this year, and WE'RE NOT, then there's ANOTHER GUY WHO should be riding the pine at the very least against every LH pitcher we face and maybe more. I don't care how much the dude makes.

 

At some point the Orioles need to treat Davis as a sunk cost.  Playing him every day is benefiting no one except the opposition.  

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1 hour ago, TouchemAll said:

If we're going no where this year, and WE'RE NOT, then there's ANOTHER GUY WHO should be riding the pine at the very least against every LH pitcher we face and maybe more. I don't care how much the dude makes.

 

If he is still putting up the same numbers by mid-season, I hope they find a way to buy him out.   I think it's time to let Mancini have first base and concentrate on putting good-fielding outfielders out there.

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13 hours ago, wildcard said:

Buck has said a million times that the value of a catcher is his game calling, defense and controlling the running game.  Game calling has a element of knowing your pitchers.   Caleb has is all over Susac in knowing the pitching staff.  

Its very weird  timing to change out a catcher just as the starters appeared to be coming together on the home stand.  Pitching on the road in Boston is hard enough but getting use to a new catcher at the same time just adds to the degree of difficult.

The fact that Caleb is hitting for a 800 OPS in May and Susac ia coming of the DL and has not hit  well since he returned.  A head scratcher of a move.

It takes effort nowadays to get a #1 draft pick!

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