Orioles in the Outfield

[now]

A lot of outfielders are in the mix right now, and I'm wondering how it will all shake out by this time next year or by 2021. Looking just at in-house options, we have a depth chart something like this:

Santander / Williams / Stewart
Smith / Hays / Diaz
Mountcastle / Mullins / McKenna

Who are your top three predictions/preferences for 2020-21 (still looking at in-house options only)?

I'll take a stab:

Santander / Hays / Diaz
and hope Mountcastle can handle 1B. 

[weams]

5 minutes ago, now said:

A lot of outfielders are in the mix right now, and I'm wondering how it will all shake out by this time next year or by 2021. Looking just at in-house options, we have a depth chart something like this:

Santander / Williams / Stewart
Smith / Hays / Diaz
Mountcastle / Mullins / McKenna

Who are your top three predictions/preferences for 2020-21 (still looking at in-house options only)?

I'll take a stab:

Santander / Hays / Diaz
and hope Mountcastle can handle 1B. 

I assume he is coming off the 40 man roster as he is not invited to sit on the bench for two weeks. 

[Legend_Of_Joey]

40 minutes ago, weams said:

I assume he is coming off the 40 man roster as he is not invited to sit on the bench for two weeks. 

He ended the season on a high note, plus they have a lot of people to look at in the outfield already. Let him rest for 2 weeks instead of probably being on the bench with nothing to do.

[connja]

Long term with just these players I would like to see Santander in LF, Hays in CF, Diaz in RF, Moutcastle at 1B, Mancini as DH and Stewart and McKenna as 4th and 5th OF.

[ScGO's]

Next year's opening day starting OF is probably Santander, Hays, Stewart with Williams getting a bench spot and Wilkerson as a super utility will get some OF innings too.  I think Smith is cut. Mountcastle, Mullins,  and Diaz start in AAA and McKenna repeats AA.

[Three Run Homer]

23 minutes ago, ScGO's said:

Next year's opening day starting OF is probably Santander, Hays, Stewart with Williams getting a bench spot and Wilkerson as a super utility will get some OF innings too.  I think Smith is cut. Mountcastle, Mullins,  and Diaz start in AAA and McKenna repeats AA.

The only reason Mountcastle would start at AAA is if they are trying to fiddle with his service clock.  He has nothing to prove at AAA.  

[eddie83]

2 hours ago, now said:

A lot of outfielders are in the mix right now, and I'm wondering how it will all shake out by this time next year or by 2021. Looking just at in-house options, we have a depth chart something like this:

Santander / Williams / Stewart
Smith / Hays / Diaz
Mountcastle / Mullins / McKenna

Who are your top three predictions/preferences for 2020-21 (still looking at in-house options only)?

I'll take a stab:

Santander / Hays / Diaz
and hope Mountcastle can handle 1B. 

I think we may see Mountcastle in LF next year but not on Opening Day. 

Next year I think it is Stewart/Hays/Santander with Mountcastle in LF later on. 

When Diaz arrives decisions will have to be made. Perhaps they can use DH to rotate some players. 

[eddie83]

2 hours ago, weams said:

I assume he is coming off the 40 man roster as he is not invited to sit on the bench for two weeks. 

I think he stays. He fits the profile of an extra OF. Plus next year and beyond 26 man rosters. 

[accinfo]

15 minutes ago, Three Run Homer said:

The only reason Mountcastle would start at AAA is if they are trying to fiddle with his service clock.  He has nothing to prove at AAA.  

And they will "fiddle" with his service clock because it is what they should do.  Until the rules change.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, accinfo said:

And they will "fiddle" with his service clock because it is what they should do.  Until the rules change.

Debatable.  It isn't common to manipulate the service time for a prospect of his level.

 

[scOtt]

2 hours ago, now said:

A lot of outfielders are in the mix right now, and I'm wondering how it will all shake out by this time next year or by 2021. Looking just at in-house options, we have a depth chart something like this:

Santander / Williams / Stewart
Smith / Hays / Diaz
Mountcastle / Mullins / McKenna

Who are your top three predictions/preferences for 2020-21 (still looking at in-house options only)?

I'll take a stab:

Santander / Hays / Diaz
and hope Mountcastle can handle 1B. 

Liked what I saw tonight. Short pop tonight over the IF, short of the OF. Hays came running in calling off Villar demonstratively. Take charge! ML play.

[scOtt]

2 minutes ago, scOtt said:

Liked what I saw tonight. Short pop tonight over the IF, short of the OF. Hays came running in calling off Villar demonstratively. Take charge! ML play.

15 letter word. Jus' sayin'...

[eddie83]

Only way Hays isn’t the starting CF next year is if he is hurt. 

[SteveA]

3 hours ago, weams said:

I assume he is coming off the 40 man roster as he is not invited to sit on the bench for two weeks. 

I don't necessarily agree.   Maybe.   But I see a lot of guys I'd knock off the roster before I'd dump Cedric.

[orioles22]

Mountcastle in left (at least by May, even though I agree they should start him there on opening day)

Hays in center (and hope he can stay healthy)

Santander in right (with Diaz challenging in another year or Hays eventually moving there if McKenna or some other prospect can take the job in center)

Mancini at first base