Jump to content

DL Hall to the pen now?

Frobby

By Frobby
in Orioles Talk

 Share

Recommended Posts

Frobby Hangout Grand Counsel

Frobby

Posted
Posted

With Lopez’s departure spreading our bullpen mix a bit thin, I’m wondering if now’s the time to bring up DL Hall and have him finish the year in the major league bullpen.   He probably doesn’t have enough innings left in the season to play out the whole year as a starter, so this could be a way to expose him to the majors, help solve a bullpen depth problem for the rest of this season and position him to audition for a rotation spot next spring.   Thoughts?

  • Upvote 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 34
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Frobby
Frobby

With Lopez’s departure spreading our bullpen mix a bit thin, I’m wondering if now’s the time to bring up DL Hall and have him finish the year in the major league bullpen.   He probably doesn’t have en

Can_of_corn
Can_of_corn

He's going to hit his inning cap either way.  I don't see why it would impede his progress to get those innings starting in the minors instead of the bullpen in the majors. If anything It would h

RZNJ
RZNJ

I suggested it a month ago.  Of course, he did have some dominant starts in AAA since then with control but I still like the idea of getting his feet wet as a reliever.

RZNJ Hangout Grand Counsel

RZNJ

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

With Lopez’s departure spreading our bullpen mix a bit thin, I’m wondering if now’s the time to bring up DL Hall and have him finish the year in the major league bullpen.   He probably doesn’t have enough innings left in the season to play out the whole year as a starter, so this could be a way to expose him to the majors, help solve a bullpen depth problem for the rest of this season and position him to audition for a rotation spot next spring.   Thoughts?

I suggested it a month ago.  Of course, he did have some dominant starts in AAA since then with control but I still like the idea of getting his feet wet as a reliever.

  • Upvote 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
vab All-Star

vab

Posted
Posted

I wouldn't be opposed but I think they want to keep him with regular innings and I don't know how many innings he has left this year anyway. I think they just want to get this guy through a full, healthy season and have him ready at some point next year. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
seak05 All-Star

seak05

Posted
Posted

Strong disagree. Elias is very clearly not planning to win this season. So why punt on Hall’s development as a starter, which is a far bigger deal long term? Hall brought up to the pen feels like a win now move, and that’s clearly not where the Orioles are. 
 

and vespi has been good when up here 

  • Upvote 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mooreisbetter27 Hangout Grand Counsel

Mooreisbetter27

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, seak05 said:

Strong disagree. Elias is very clearly not planning to win this season. So why punt on Hall’s development as a starter, which is a far bigger deal long term? Hall brought up to the pen feels like a win now move, and that’s clearly not where the Orioles are. 
 

and vespi has been good when up here 

It would be more about getting his feet wet in the majors.  Can't expect him to come in next year and immediately dominate.  Get him up with the team and get him acclimated and ready for next year.

And don't send down Vespi.  Send down Sulser.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Posts

    • foxfield
      Who will pay Burnes $400M this offseason?

      By foxfield · Posted

      This is accurate based on pockets.  But the Yankees have positive Cash Flow even with the huge payroll, because they are the richest franchise in the MLB.  The fact that the owner can fund higher salaries is certainly important, but it isn't the same thing as team revenue.
    • foxfield
      Who will pay Burnes $400M this offseason?

      By foxfield · Posted

      These two paragraphs are not congruent.  I disagree that the Orioles have to resign Burnes.  I think they should be in on him, but they don't have to sign him. I completely agree that if they do not sign him the have to have another TOR.  I think counting on Bradish to return is a poor decision.  You hope so, but planning on it would be weak.  Same with assuming #2 status for Rodriquez.  His case is stronger of course, but still.  We have some depth IF we have a TOR and that should be Burnes or someone comparable.  
    • Sports Guy
      What about Tomoyuki Sugano for 2025?

      By Sports Guy · Posted

      There are several. Snell, Pivetta, Bieber (depending on structure of the contract), Nick Martinez (swing type guy) and Heaney.  May be others. This is off the top of my head.
    • foxfield
      Walltimore

      By foxfield · Posted

      I think this is correct but I would say it differently.  I think Elias has done a great job constructing the organization and making it one of the top teams, complete teams, in baseball.  That was a huge hurdle from where he started and that has been a major success. Getting from a top MLB team to a successful playoff team may seem like a small jump but it is pretty large.  And Elias has been tentative at best at trying to make those changes.  He has taken an incremental path in hopes of maximizing his long term potential.  So far that really hasn't had much success.   But like Elias, we really should not assume that the changes needed to make that seemingly small jump from AL East contender to WS contender will not require some pretty big things.  I don't know if that is really different than what you are saying.  
    • Sports Guy
      Who will pay Burnes $400M this offseason?

      By Sports Guy · Posted

      It was never in hindsight. The Os were always against it. We had the numbers. We knew how bad it was going to effect the team.   That is why the MaSN deal was structured the way it was. It benefited the Os for a reason. That was essentially the compromise to having the team move to DC.
    • JR Oriole
      ALWC Game 1 Attendance

      By JR Oriole · Posted

      The Mets just had more exciting wins in one week than we had in four months.  I called us the Dull Orange Machine a few weeks ago for a reason.  Really boring team most of the season, with no personality at all.  They seemed to have a "get knocked down, stay down" mentality, which isn't fun to support as a fan.  There are a lot of very good reasons noted here as to why attendance wasn't great, but the energy around this team and the organization is just low and that can't help.  And a slow and boring offseason that doesn't move the needle much won't help attendance heading into next season either.  
    • Otter
      ALWC Game 1 Attendance

      By Otter · Posted

      This.  I grew up in Northern VA and it always took 1 hour to drive to Memorial or Camden no matter the time of day.  It was always easy to find parking as well.  Now that same drive takes 2-3 hours, and finding good parking is a pain.  Plus, the cost of parking, tickets, food/drinks, souvenirs has skyrocketed.  So the choice is to sit in traffic, fight for parking, pay tons of money for the hassle...or sit on my comfortable couch and watch the game on a huge HD screen for free...

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...