Will Bleier or Castro be optioned?

[jtschrei]

Trade Blier. It's not that I don't like the guy. He's been great. But there's no reason to hold onto him if you can something decent. Trading him would solve the roster issue. 

[wildcard]

2 hours ago, elgordo said:

Richard and Gentry are redundant send down Rickard.

If the O's want good late inning defense in the outfield they are not redundant.

[wildcard]

1 hour ago, jtschrei said:

Trade Blier. It's not that I don't like the guy. He's been great. But there's no reason to hold onto him if you can something decent. Trading him would solve the roster issue. 

There is no hurry on deciding whether to trade or keep Bleier.   The O's FO will have their hands full trying to trade Manny, Jones, Brach and Britton at the July deadline.  Bleier will be there over the off season after the O's know what they got back for their deadline trades.

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, jtschrei said:

Trade Blier. It's not that I don't like the guy. He's been great. But there's no reason to hold onto him if you can something decent. Trading him would solve the roster issue. 

Why not solve the roster issue by trading Brach or Britton or O'Day?

[Santandah]

O'Day has a 7-team no trade clause and is also now a 10 and 5 guy. He'd need to approve a trade. Would he do so, given his wife's DC based job?

 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-odays-contract-backloaded-and-includes-deferred-money-will-be-announced-soon-20151210-story.html

[sportsfan8703]

I’d DFA Wright and option Castro. Have Castro start games in AAA. 

[BobDylanBundy]

Bleier and Castro are two of our best players and Scott belongs in the majors at this stage of his development.

Wright to release waivers, Araujo returned to Cubs. Hopefully Brach, Britton, or O'Day are soon traded as well so they can make room for Faulkner too.

The bullpen is one of the only things to be excited about with this team. A lot of young, successful talent and probably more on the way. There's no need to carry the scrubs any longer once the legitimate Major Leaguers are ready to return.

[Tx Oriole]

11 hours ago, Richmond Bird 9 said:

I like your thinking....

I wished Angelos had that kind of thinking. 

[PaulFolk]

8 hours ago, wildcard said:

Buck has used Wright as a long reliever when starters are knocked out, a mop up guy and now he is starting to be used in close game.   Like the ninth inning with he O's losing by 2 in the Scherzer/Hess game.

Used in close games? The Orioles are 2-11 in games that Wright pitches this year. He's a garbage time pitcher. One ninth-inning appearance in a game the O's were already losing does not constitute "starting to be used in close games." Heck, the game before that, Buck left Kevin Gausman in to give up seven runs because he didn't want to bring in Wright a moment before he had to.

Wright is a guy who only pitches when the game is already lost. That's an easily replaceable pitcher. Castro or Araujo could take over that role.