Jones UP!! (Franco DFA)

[Aglets]

Clearly the timing on this is so that he will be super motivated for revenge against the Angels tomorrow who traded him for some bum SP who is currently too hurt to even throw!

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, Philip said:

Greene is back?

 

[NCRaven]

I expect little from Jones, at this point, he's been awful for the last month and a half.  But, they have to take a look and see what they have so that they can make roster decisions after the season.  Franco was a big disappointment after his 2020 season.  Neither of the guys called up are likely to do much, but we know what Franco is, and isn't.  Frankly, Jones, Gutierrez and Martin could all be gone after this season and I doubt any of them will pull a Yaz on us.

[Ruzious]

3 minutes ago, Philip said:

Wow, why are the good moves being made weeks too late?

Meanwhile, when I go back and watch highlights from 2012, I keep forgetting that Wilson Betemit was our third baseman For much of that season. You know how the brain blocks out bad memories…

If Jones is better than Betemit/Reynolds/Nunez, I’ll forgive him for not being Manny.

I think Jones will play 2B, while Urias and Gutierrez share 3B, and Matteo plays SS.  Actually, Urias will probably play some at all 3 positions - depending on which of the 3 others is doing the worst.  

[spiritof66]

29 minutes ago, Ripken said:

I'm more excited about the DFAs than the call ups.  Your 2021 Orioles!

 

I have no idea whether this will make team better. But I'll be more likely to watch more innings if I don't have to see Franco and his .586 OPS, worst among AL regulars at 3B, and his inability or unwillingness to run hard.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, spiritof66 said:

 

I have no idea whether this will make team better. But I'll be more likely to watch more innings if I don't have to see Franco and his .586 OPS, worst among AL regulars at 3B, and his inability or unwillingness to run hard.

Franco jogging down to first base after hitting a ground ball or fly ball is something I won't miss. Jones is a burner on the base paths and he should be running out everything. 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=197380

[Sports Guy]

Why Gutierrez over Bannon?  Both are on the 40 Man.

[HowAboutThat]

 Even if change doesn’t work, change is worth while because it shows an attempt at improvement. It was infuriating watching terrible Pitching and terrible defense and terrible offense while possibilities existed.

I’m sorry things are happening now, with 35 games left in a miserable season, but at least they are happening

[interloper]

I'm glad Franco got the boot, but Jones has struck out in 30% of his ABs over the last 40 ABs, so I don't think he's going to be any kind of answer really. He'll definitely be more interesting to watch, but at the end of the day it's another guy who probably can't control the strike zone. Not saying he can't be useful or decent at the ML level, but if you're not getting on base AND you're not playing great MI defense, then you have to be hitting home runs, and he doesn't do that either really. 

THERE. How's that for a downer take from the unicorns and rainbows guy!!!

[NCRaven]

10 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Why Gutierrez over Bannon?  Both are on the 40 Man.

One hot week does not a promotion make.  Let's see if he can have two hot weeks first. 

 

[Ruzious]

8 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Why Gutierrez over Bannon?  Both are on the 40 Man.

Guessing it's a beauty contest rather than a baseball decision.  Gutierrez looks like a stud at 6'2 215 and all muscle, while Bannon's 5'8 180.      

[interloper]

14 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Franco jogging down to first base after hitting a ground ball or fly ball is something I won't miss. Jones is a burner on the base paths and he should be running out everything. 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=197380

It's been awhile since I've seen a guy run as poorly as Franco. He has absolutely no stride in him, he almost tip toes when he runs, like his legs are moving fast but he's not covering any ground lol.

[wildcard]

45 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

And six weeks is still a decent amount of time to see if Jones can sink or swim. It's still in the small sample size realm, but it's better than Jones getting 10 games of action in September. And Jones is another player that can absolutely fly around the base paths.

Martin got 15 games before he was optioned.

[Aristotelian]

15 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Why Gutierrez over Bannon?  Both are on the 40 Man.

Could be a "one last chance to show us something" move rather than a "promotion because you deserve it and are part of the plan move." I wouldn't necessarily interpret it as the org preferring Gutierrez. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Could be a "one last chance to show us something" move rather than a "promotion because you deserve it and are part of the plan move." I wouldn't necessarily interpret it as the org preferring Gutierrez. 

Even with Bannon's hot streak he's still batting .187 for the season at Norfolk. Bannon's been great recently, but I don't have a problem with waiting on him a little longer. 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bannon000ryl