Yardball85 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Wow, we are literally ONE WEEK from actual baseball (fingers crossed). I thought it would be fun to put some guesses together for the Orioles opening night lineup against, I'm assuming, right hander Nathan Eovaldi. Since we have not had any ST games, I feel like a lot of our guesses will be shots in the dark. CF Hays LF Stewart RF Santander DH Nunez 1B Davis C Severino 3B Ruiz 2B Alberto SS Iglesias SP Means Whad'ya say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie83 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Alberto Hays Santander Nunez Davis Iglesias Ruiz Severino Stewart Means P Same positions you have listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 John means, and 8 ~sucky players. I realize that’s not productive, and as soon as I get home I will share my real thoughts… Although I think “sucky” might apply to most of the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend_Of_Joey Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Yardball85 said: Wow, we are literally ONE WEEK from actual baseball (fingers crossed). I thought it would be fun to put some guesses together for the Orioles opening night lineup against, I'm assuming, right hander Nathan Eovaldi. Since we have not had any ST games, I feel like a lot of our guesses will be shots in the dark. CF Hays LF Stewart RF Santander DH Nunez 1B Davis C Severino 3B Ruiz 2B Alberto SS Iglesias SP Means Whad'ya say? Swap Alberto for Wilkerson if they are facing a righty and I agree with the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardball85 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said: Swap Alberto for Wilkerson if they are facing a righty and I agree with the rest. That's fair. Or Alberto for Velazquez, ho bats switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotelian Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 39 minutes ago, Yardball85 said: That's fair. Or Alberto for Velazquez, ho bats switch. I'd rather keep Alberto at 2B and see how he does vs RHP for a while. Put Wilkerson or Velazquez in LF and push DJ to the bench. I really want an OF that can catch the ball. Alberto 2B Hays CF Nunez DH Santander RF Davis 1B Iglesias SS Ruiz 3B Severino C Velazquez LF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend_Of_Joey Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Yardball85 said: That's fair. Or Alberto for Velazquez, ho bats switch. So does Wilkerson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 18 hours ago, Yardball85 said: Wow, we are literally ONE WEEK from actual baseball (fingers crossed). I thought it would be fun to put some guesses together for the Orioles opening night lineup against, I'm assuming, right hander Nathan Eovaldi. Since we have not had any ST games, I feel like a lot of our guesses will be shots in the dark. CF Hays LF Stewart RF Santander DH Nunez 1B Davis C Severino 3B Ruiz 2B Alberto SS Iglesias SP Means Whad'ya say? Why Ruiz before Alberto? Alberto hits better, doesn’t he? I don’t have any argument about the list. Eovaldi is a righty, so maybe someone else instead of Alberto at second? But I don’t know who that would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotelian Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, Philip said: Why Ruiz before Alberto? Alberto hits better, doesn’t he? I don’t have any argument about the list. Eovaldi is a righty, so maybe someone else instead of Alberto at second? But I don’t know who that would be. I am sure he's thinking about alternating lefty-righty to prevent teams from bringing in a LOOGY on Ruiz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can_of_corn Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Just now, Aristotelian said: I am sure he's thinking about alternating lefty-righty to prevent teams from bringing in a LOOGY on Ruiz. LOOGYS are dead right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotelian Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said: LOOGYS are dead right? Call them "left handed specialist" now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardball85 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 11:08 AM, Philip said: Why Ruiz before Alberto? Alberto hits better, doesn’t he? I don’t have any argument about the list. Eovaldi is a righty, so maybe someone else instead of Alberto at second? But I don’t know who that would be. Alternating right lefty, and Alberto is much worse against righties (Eovaldi). If the Orioles were facing a lefty, such as EROD who was supposed to pitch, I'd hit Alberto leadoff. Also just a fun exercise, didn't put too much thought into it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BohKnowsBmore Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Against Eovaldi, I'm thinking... CF - Hays 3B - Ruiz DH - Nunez 1B - Davis C - Severino RF - Santander LF - Stewart SS - Iglesias 2B - Wikerson OR 2B - Alberto RF - Santander 1B - Davis DH - Nunez C - Sisco CF - Hays 3B - Ruiz SS - Iglesias LF - Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurphDogg Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 9:24 AM, Aristotelian said: I'd rather keep Alberto at 2B and see how he does vs RHP for a while. Put Wilkerson or Velazquez in LF and push DJ to the bench. I really want an OF that can catch the ball. I would rather not have a backup shortstop at an offensive position like left-field. DJ Stewart is not a butcher out there, despite a memorable slip and fall. The difference between Kyle Schwarber and Tommy Phan or Marcell Ozuna was 5 runs over a full season. That is probably what you would be looking at between Stewart and Velazquez. Yes, Wilkerson had that great catch last year, but statistically, there is no evidence that he is even an average defensive outfielder. I would much rather see Stewart out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotelian Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 18 minutes ago, MurphDogg said: I would rather not have a backup shortstop at an offensive position like left-field. DJ Stewart is not a butcher out there, despite a memorable slip and fall. The difference between Kyle Schwarber and Tommy Phan or Marcell Ozuna was 5 runs over a full season. That is probably what you would be looking at between Stewart and Velazquez. Yes, Wilkerson had that great catch last year, but statistically, there is no evidence that he is even an average defensive outfielder. I would much rather see Stewart out there. You are probably right, especially if we are playing for the future. If DJ has any chance of a future in MLB, this is the time to prove it. I am concerned that he has already proven he doesn't have a future in MLB. Still, I would also like to see what Alberto can do vs RHP and get a look at Velazquez too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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