Odor taking grounders at 3b

[waroriole]

This could also be Odor realizing he’d better gain a little versatility if he wants his ML career to continue. 

[RZNJ]

This is realizing he's a popular "glue" kind of player in the clubhouse and trying to give him a role that will both keep him on the team and diminish his playing time at 2B.    You guys should be happy.   This might mean more Vavra at 2B.  Nevin down or released.  Stowers up.   Odor backs up 3B behind Urias.  Still gets a start or 2 at 2B.   Maybe.   Or maybe it means nothing.

[ManciniFan]

Wow, it is absolutely terrific news Odor is taking grounders at 3b, hope it goes well. I’d absolutely love Odor on this team as utility /PH, I think that is an ideal role for him honestly. Love him and his ability in the clutch. Who goes for him? Assuming Nevin. Is he DFA-Ed?

[Roll Tide]

55 minutes ago, ManciniFan said:

Wow, it is absolutely terrific news Odor is taking grounders at 3b, hope it goes well. I’d absolutely love Odor on this team as utility /PH, I think that is an ideal role for him honestly. Love him and his ability in the clutch. Who goes for him? Assuming Nevin. Is he DFA-Ed?

Not as a pinch hitter …. 

[Brooks The Great]

As long as this means that Nevin is going to be sent down, I'm good with it. Because it means Odor is going to lose playing time at 2B for Vavra. Which means Odor is one more step closer to being DFA'd. Which is the ultimate goal.

[forphase1]

The only way this is good news is if we are allowing him to get better at another position for whatever teams picks him up after we cut him ASAP.  Otherwise it's another way he keeps being in our lineup when at the best he needs to be on the bench, and reality need to be off the team all together.  

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, forphase1 said:

The only way this is good news is if we are allowing him to get better at another position for whatever teams picks him up after we cut him ASAP.  Otherwise it's another way he keeps being in our lineup when at the best he needs to be on the bench, and reality need to be off the team all together.  

I'd say it would be good in a sense if it means Nevin is off the team if Odor can backup at 3B. I'd prefer Odor and Nevin not to be on the roster, but at least this would get rid of one of them and allow for Stowers or another prospect to get called up. 

[survivedc]

Odor gets a lot of crap around here for his defense but it’s really his offense that has been the problem. He has a great arm and quick turn on double plays, it’s not just a coincidence that he is there and the team leads the league in turning them.

[forphase1]

2 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I'd say it would be good in a sense if it means Nevin is off the team if Odor can backup at 3B. I'd prefer Odor and Nevin not to be on the roster, but at least this would get rid of one of them and allow for Stowers or another prospect to get called up. 

Sure, getting rid of one of the black holes in the lineup is better than having both of them.  But as far as that goes it's like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, kinda pointless.  Both of them need off of our roster, and making Odor more versatile so he can potentially stay in the lineup isn't a good sign.  Odor has a .618 OPS.  Tyler Nevin is .586.  So yeah, Odor is SLIGHTLY less bad at bat than Nevin, but doing any kind of experiment to work to keep either in the lineup is silly.  

Please note, I'm NOT comparing this season to the Titanic as I'm loving this team and watching us compete for the playoffs.  But it's a fact that Odor and Nevin are really, really bad with the bat in their hand and BOTH need off of the team and replaced.  Again, replacing one is a great start, but it shouldn't stop there.  

[paullwaull]

I don't think we were even top 5 in double plays.

[forphase1]

2 minutes ago, survivedc said:

Odor gets a lot of crap around here for his defense but it’s really his offense that has been the problem. He has a great arm and quick turn on double plays, it’s not just a coincidence that he is there and the team leads the league in turning them.

He's bad all around.  He's worse with the bat than with the glove, but the glove is very over rated here on the OH.  Most of the fielding metrics have him a slightly below average to poor.  

[Pickles]

13 minutes ago, paullwaull said:

I don't think we were even top 5 in double plays.

We're 7th.  We average 0.87 turned per game.  Last year we averaged 0.62.  Thank you Jorge Mateo and Rougned Odor.

Edited August 7, 2022 by Pickles

[ScGO's]

Odor got a double tonight so that probably buys him another month in the line up.  I just wanna see what Vavra playing 2B looks like, just once

[survivedc]

4 minutes ago, Pickles said:

We're 7th.  We average 0.87 turned per game.  Last year we averaged 0.62.  Thank you Jorge Mateo and Rougned Odor.

Woops. Swore I heard we were number 1 a few weeks ago. Guess not.

[Pickles]

6 minutes ago, survivedc said:

Woops. Swore I heard we were number 1 a few weeks ago. Guess not.

I do believe we were higher earlier in the year.