Donnie Hart DFA!

[Legend_Of_Joey]

 

[HowAboutThat]

Because the Orioles brought back Hanser Alberto, whom they had just lost on waivers to the Giants.

”oh Hanser, I just can’t quit you.”

meanwhile, sad for Donnie. And curious about the reason. Do we really need yet another infielder? And Don’t we need a competent LF reliever?

[HowAboutThat]

Why is this good news?

[interloper]

We have like 47 competent (for our purposes, anyway) left-handed relievers. Donnie is not good. Good guy though.

Elias likes his middle infielders. 

[Redskins Rick]

Just now, interloper said:

We have like 47 competent (for our purposes, anyway) left-handed relievers. Donnie is not good. Good guy though.

Elias likes his middle infielders. 

He is auditing starting jobs and the more the merrier.

 

[Legend_Of_Joey]

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

Why is this good news?

Weams has a man crush on Hart.

[wildcard]

What does it say about Martin and Jackson that Elias reacquired Alberto?

Hart is out of option.  Probably was not going to make the OD roster.  Was going to have to be DFA'd at some point.   He is a LOOGY.  Elias probably wants pitchers that can be lefties and righties out.

[interloper]

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

What does it say about Martin and Jackson that Elias reacquired Alberto?

Hart is out of option.  Probably was not going to make the OD roster.  Was going to have to be DFA'd at some point.   He is a LOOGY.  Elias probably wants pitchers that can be lefties and righties out.

I don't know that it says much. Martin and Jackson are playing well in spring. Hanser was first claimed before the games started so Elias always wanted him in the mix. Just more guys. 

If anything it says more about guys like Wilkerson who were already here. 

[Ven6]

Plus this is probably a decent time to try to get him through waivers.

[Rene88]

3 minutes ago, wildcard said:

What does it say about Martin and Jackson that Elias reacquired Alberto?

Hart is out of option.  Probably was not going to make the OD roster.  Was going to have to be DFA'd at some point.   He is a LOOGY.  Elias probably wants pitchers that can be lefties and righties out.

I like what I have seen in Martin.

[BohKnowsBmore]

33 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

 

Alberto appears to have a great glove, but a horrible bat (at MLB level, was average-ish in MiL it looks like).

[wildcard]

1 minute ago, interloper said:

I don't know that it says much. Martin and Jackson are playing well in spring. Hanser was first claimed before the games started so Elias always wanted him in the mix. Just more guys. 

If anything it says more about guys like Wilkerson who were already here. 

I don't see Wilkerson making the team out of camp.  He has an option and will probably go to Norfolk.   I don't see Alberto effecting him. 

Alberto is out of options.   Bringing him back means he is competing with Martin and Jackson IMO.

[wildcard]

2 minutes ago, Rene88 said:

I like what I have seen in Martin.

How much have you seen him?

[Rene88]

Just now, wildcard said:

How much have you seen him?

Very little LOL, listen on radio. What’s your take?

[HowAboutThat]

I like what I’ve seen from all the infielders so far. No one is perfect but each has virtues. But I don’t see why Alberto is so desirable. At this moment, a mediocre defender with a good bat would be an outlier, but everyone we have is a competent defender who can’t hit. Flip a coin four times and that could be your infield.