Who Goes in the First Cut?

[wildcard]

The O's have 69 players in camp.  43 players need to come off the roster.  I think there will  be 5 major cuts.  One a week, probably on Sat or Sundays.  About 8 players a week get cut.

 The first cut will probably be mostly non rostered players that have no major league experience.  I could see Alvarado, Diplan, Lowther,   Martin Cervanka,  Canelo, McCoy and McKenna going this weekend.  There could be more depending on what happens over the next few days.  I am not sure that Rutschman goes in the first cut.

 

[bobmc]

7 hours ago, wildcard said:

The O's have 69 players in camp.  43 players need to come off the roster.  I think there will  be 5 major cuts.  One a week, probably on Sat or Sundays.  About 8 players a week get cut.

 The first cut will probably be mostly non rostered players that have no major league experience.  I could see Alvarado, Diplan, Lowther,   Martin Cervanka,  Canelo, McCoy and McKenna going this weekend.  There could be more depending on what happens over the next few days.  I am not sure that Rutschman goes in the first cut.

 

Perhaps but I'd like to see Alvarado again and I wish Ryan Mc would get a shot in CF.  I just know he would get to and catch some balls that Williams and Wilkerson did not.  He probably doesn't "deserve" to stay but he has some skills I'd like to see in the OF.  I'm done with Stevie except as a hurler.  

Edit:  I was happy to see Ryan Mc play today!

Edited February 26, 2020 by bobmc
Ryan Mc!

[sportsfan8703]

I would not be surprised to see Alvarado stick around.  He's a crafty pitcher that's slowly climbed the ladder.  He can also give multiple innings.  

[jarman86]

I don't think cuts will occur until Minors start camp officially and it will be pitchers and maybe Cervenka, but having said that and the earlier schedules, who knows.  Last year, first cuts were March 3rd and I believe minors camp started that day for pitchers and catchers.  I see McKenna and co. staying up a bit longer.

[DirtyBird]

Alvarado is better than Tate and should have a solid shot of making the roster, or at least sticking around to the end

[Frobby]

10 minutes ago, jarman86 said:

I don't think cuts will occur until Minors start camp officially

You’re probably about right.  MiL camp starts on March 4.   Last year first cut was on March 3.

[canonfaz]

It will be a interesting to see how long Adley stays in big league camp. Will they want him to "get his minor league season going" or will they be more interested in getting him more looks and work with the big league instructors and coaches.

[Redskins Rick]

13 minutes ago, Frobby said:

You’re probably about right.  MiL camp starts on March 4.   Last year first cut was on March 3.

I know they are cuts,but are they really?

I mean they got a ST invite just to be a body, and everybody expects them to be in the minors.

So you hear the word cut, you think of a promotion and it really isnt

Or am I overthinking this?

[SteveA]

22 minutes ago, canonfaz said:

It will be a interesting to see how long Adley stays in big league camp. Will they want him to "get his minor league season going" or will they be more interested in getting him more looks and work with the big league instructors and coaches.

If a bunch of pitchers go in the first round of cuts, some catchers will go with them and he would likely be included.

[interloper]

I feel like if a guy like Wells has oblique soreness, you just cut him right off the bat. Already didn't really have a real shot at cracking the team, now he'll be set back a couple weeks probably. 

[HowAboutThat]

2 hours ago, wildcard said:

The O's have 69 players in camp.  43 players need to come off the roster.  I think there will  be 5 major cuts.  One a week, probably on Sat or Sundays.  About 8 players a week get cut.

 The first cut will probably be mostly non rostered players that have no major league experience.  I could see Alvarado, Diplan, Lowther,   Martin Cervanka,  Canelo, McCoy and McKenna going this weekend.  There could be more depending on what happens over the next few days.  I am not sure that Rutschman goes in the first cut.

 

McCoy? Hasn’t he played well so far?

[SteveA]

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

McCoy? Hasn’t he played well so far?

Doesn't matter.   He's not making the team, he's just here for a look-see.   Those guys will be the first to go.

[Frobby]

3 hours ago, Redskins Rick said:

I know they are cuts,but are they really?

I mean they got a ST invite just to be a body, and everybody expects them to be in the minors.

So you hear the word cut, you think of a promotion and it really isnt

Or am I overthinking this?

No, you are right.    Pretty much all the guys in the first two rounds of “cuts” will be players who never had any chance of being on the OD roster.    My big question now is whether Alex Wells will even gets to throw an an inning before he gets cut.    He reportedly hadn’t pitched yet because he’s going through a “dead arm” period.    But he figured to be an early cut anyway.

[SteveA]

27 minutes ago, Frobby said:

No, you are right.    Pretty much all the guys in the first two rounds of “cuts” will be players who never had any chance of being on the OD roster.    My big question now is whether Alex Wells will even gets to throw an an inning before he gets cut.    He reportedly hadn’t pitched yet because he’s going through a “dead arm” period.    But he figured to be an early cut anyway.

Roch says oblique.   (And I put that info on the spring training tracker this morning).

https://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2020/02/injury-updates-on-wells-stewart-rodgers-diaz-and-more.html

[Frobby]

23 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Roch says oblique.   (And I put that info on the spring training tracker this morning).

https://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2020/02/injury-updates-on-wells-stewart-rodgers-diaz-and-more.html

If so, that’s the second year in a row.