Toronto series roster moves: Akin, Santander out, Rico Garcia/Kyle Stowers in

[SteveA]

1 minute ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

It's time for the return of the bullpen cart. 

The Nats added one last year.   First one in the majors in quite some time.   It is offered to every reliever, and every one I have ever seen turns it down and walks in.   Then the cart does a full circumnavigation of the stadium on the warning track as the reliever is walking in and warming up.

Has anyone actually chosen to ride in it?

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

 

3 minutes ago, SteveA said:

The Nats added one last year.   First one in the majors in quite some time.   It is offered to every reliever, and every one I have ever seen turns it down and walks in.   Then the cart does a full circumnavigation of the stadium on the warning track as the reliever is walking in and warming up.

Has anyone actually chosen to ride in it?

It does seem like a silly concept. It would be one thing if the relief pitchers were warming up outside the ballpark. Then there might be an actual need for a bullpen cart. 

[webbrick2010]

9 minutes ago, SteveA said:

The Nats added one last year.   First one in the majors in quite some time.   It is offered to every reliever, and every one I have ever seen turns it down and walks in.   Then the cart does a full circumnavigation of the stadium on the warning track as the reliever is walking in and warming up.

Has anyone actually chosen to ride in it?

I thought it was cool in the day when they were using Datsun 200 ZX (model could be wrong) sports cars, back at good ole Memorial Stadium

[Sports Guy]

Stowers has to be added to the 40 man in 5 months anyway.  Adding him is no factor.  There are at least 10 guys could cut tomorrow and not even know they are gone.

[LTO's]

Adley is confirmed in Toronto. Know that was a mini discussion at one point. 

[Legend_Of_Joey]

48 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Is it true that Stowers can be added to the O's roster and 40 man and then be sent back down and off the 40 man because of the Covid/restricted list?

Yes.

[Aristotelian]

2 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Yea, something along those lines.  At this point, Stowers has very little left to prove in the minors and is 24 years old.  Outside of Hays(who could use the occasional day off for health reasons) and Mancini, no one is exactly playing at a high level.

 

So, get him up here and see what he can do.  Isn't that what this season is supposed to be about?

Need to get maximum value for Mancini and Santander first. That said, Santander will likely be out for this series so as long as Stowers is traveling with the team I would agree with playing him this series. Only question is whether that requires a 40 man move and would it be worth it? 

[Sports Guy]

 

[sportsfan8703]

Good to see Stowers get a shot. 

[oriole]

A bit off topic but Santander's vaccination status probably affects his trade value for whatever it’s worth. Any team that has dates in TOR will have to take that into consideration, plus the potential of having to play in TOR in the playoffs.

[dtk9119]

2 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Good to see Stowers get a shot. 

Agreed. Posted this in the other thread. Wonder if he's in starting line up..

[Pushmonkey]

What is Rico’s scouting report? I heard the cowboys were scouting him as a quarterback out of high school!

[Just Regular]

Take it for what you will, but MASN has dropped a 20-minute Stowers feature video this afternoon.

 

[Yardball85]

Stowers should start every game this series, no excuse for him not to. Then, as SG said in another thread, keep him up and let him play. 

[Yardball85]

Starting in LF, batting 8th:

 

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/orioles-vs-blue-jays/2022/06/13/661746#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=661746