Urena is a toolsy former top Blue Jays prospect who has largely failed to develop into the player they thought he would become. He'll compete for a utility job with the Orioles, but can play a legitimate defensive SS, so it gives him a bit of a leg up on some of the other competition, particularly if the Orioles decide to send Martin back to AAA to start 2020.
Looking at the statcast numbers, it suggest he has a good arm and is much better going into the 3B-SS hole than Martin was, but he h
We're like the new Twins or Blue Jays of the last few years that have/had a lot of young talent but underperformed in the postseason. Hope that's not our ceiling.
Catching up on School of Roch this morning. He wrote something I didn't realize was true. The O's last 3 postseason appearances:
2014 Division Series - Swept by the Royals
2016 WC Playoff - Lost to the Blue Jays
2023 Division Series - Swept by the Rangers
That's an 8-game losing streak in the postseason. Yikes.
It did look like they already have their game legs back--maybe in time to make that dream come true. I live in Brooklyn and it's going to be a challenge to hold my place and my lip in the sports bars over the next three days (unless I go to one filled with Mets fans who are just letting one screen tune into the game in the Bronx).
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