38% of the O's team could be over 30

[wildbillhiccup]

I feel like we need a "Dirty Thirty" night at the yard. 

In all seriousness everyone you listed is just a placeholder so I'm sorry, but there's nothing to read in the tea leaves. 

[BRobinsonfan]

2 hours ago, Redskins Rick said:

good catch, I didnt proof my math.

Sorry

62%, which is still more than half under the Senior Citizen age of 30.

 

Always show your work!  

[mdbdotcom]

Thank goodness this list doesn't include anyone we'll be counting on in a few years.

[Redskins Rick]

4 minutes ago, BRobinsonfan said:

Always show your work!  

My favorite saying of every math teacher I ever had, but that was back in the horse and carriage days. lol

[atomic]

I didn't realize Wojo was so old. Not sure why it matters how old they are.  Its not like teams are putting their stud 23 year olds on waivers. 

[Enjoy Terror]

Projected opening day 26-man rosters by average age:

For being the second youngest team in the league, I dunno where this thread came from.

[Tony-OH]

3 hours ago, wildcard said:

However, Elias has sent a 25  and 26 year old packing.   That would seem to mean he cares about how competitive the 2020 team will be.

I don't agree. It says he thinks there are better options on the 40-man roster and in their system that could be useful by 2022. The placeholders Elias has brought in effectively shield pitchers they think will be part of the future from taking on a workload that could be detrimental to that future. If Elias didn't think the two Rule 5 picks were part of the future, then it made no sense to keep them when they were probably not ready for the majors this year. 

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, wildbillhiccup said:

I feel like we need a "Dirty Thirty" night at the yard. 

In all seriousness everyone you listed is just a placeholder so I'm sorry, but there's nothing to read in the tea leaves. 

You're not sorry.

[interloper]

3 hours ago, wildcard said:

However, Elias has sent a 25  and 26 year old packing.   That would seem to mean he cares about how competitive the 2020 team will be.

I think it's just all about giving the prospects their development time. He can do that easier with a few cheap veteran guys than he can with Rule 5s. He's trading a bit of farm system boost (a gamble anyway) for a bit of security at the ML level in order to have flexibility and give guys like Akin more time. 

[scOtt]

2 hours ago, Redskins Rick said:

My favorite saying of every math teacher I ever had, but that was back in the horse and carriage days. lol

 

[wildbillhiccup]

1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

You're not sorry.

Nope, not one bit. 

So Givens turns 30 on May 13th. How 'bout we make the Orioles t-shirt giveaway (planned for the 12th) a cartoon of Givens walking with a cane, wearing high black socks, orthopedic shoes, and readers (with a chain) with our young prospects (Rutschman, Mouncastle, Diaz, Rodriguez, etc.) in the background shouting "OKBoomer!"

 

[fansince1988]

I think this is part of the reason why I'm having a hard time maintaining my usual level of interest in this team. Knowing they are going to be bad, and knowing there aren't many players on the roster that will be here long term. It really makes it tough to watch on tv and even harder to drive up to the stadium and spend money. 

[TheOtherRipken]

I think Spring Training cuts will be telling - some interesting players typically leak through during that time. To OPs point I would really rather us take a stab at some younger or fringe guys.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 hours ago, Enjoy Terror said:

Projected opening day 26-man rosters by average age:

For being the second youngest team in the league, I dunno where this thread came from.

I just had an awful flashback to my last job ,and heat maps I had to update that never got looked at by anyone. 

[HowAboutThat]

7 hours ago, canonfaz said:

Holaday at backup C is still a pretty good longshot IMO. 

 Well the only other person who has a chance to take his place is Austin Wynns, And isn’t he over 30 also?