Henderson coming up this week?

[Roll Tide]

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Or two. Gunnar Henderson is rumored to be joining the Orioles this week rather than staying with Triple-A Norfolk, which is in Jacksonville. Stay tuned.

https://www.masnsports.com/blog/this-that-and-the-other-1-15

[maybenxtyr]

57 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

https://www.masnsports.com/blog/this-that-and-the-other-1-15

They might make me look foolish. I didn't think that they would pull the trigger and bring him up. I hope they do.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Now, I’m starting to think there is some credence to this rumor about Gunnar making his MLB debut this week if Roch is mentioning it. 

[Frobby]

It’s still just “rumored,” but gains some credence with Roch mentioning the rumor.  

[waroriole]

I’d be surprised if he’s not up today. 

[Just Regular]

I guess anyone who is "Find Friends" with Gunnar Henderson can get a pretty good clue about now.    My memory of the whole Adley, It's Time stagecraft back in May was the team tweeting somewhere around breakfast time.

On the two 1B, two 2B split when he crossed the diamond last weekend, in the early going, could Mountcastle days off stay near level with Odor?    And if Gunnar cutting his teeth has to do Tony Phillips type things, it'll surprise me 3B Ramon Urias is that much of a thing in the Club's eyes.

[clapdiddy]

9 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

I guess anyone who is "Find Friends" with Gunnar Henderson can get a pretty good clue about now.    My memory of the whole Adley, It's Time stagecraft back in May was the team tweeting somewhere around breakfast time.

On the two 1B, two 2B split when he crossed the diamond last weekend, in the early going, could Mountcastle days off stay near level with Odor?    And if Gunnar cutting his teeth has to do Tony Phillips type things, it'll surprise me 3B Ramon Urias is that much of a thing in the Club's eyes.

Agreed.  I think Henderson should be at third and let Urias/Odor platoon at second.  I would actually rather see a Urias/Vavra platoon at second, but I think Hyde likes Odor out there.  

[Sports Guy]

This has been obvious for a little while that he was coming up.  The bigger question is, how are they going to play this?

Does Odor go to the bench?  Do Stowers, Vavra and Henderson play almost everyday?  

[RVAOsFan]

7 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

This has been obvious for a little while that he was coming up.  The bigger question is, how are they going to play this?

Does Odor go to the bench?  Do Stowers, Vavra and Henderson play almost everyday?  

I think I saw @Frobby mention that there are some number of at bat restrictions that go along with the days of service to keep Henderson rookie status for next year.  So I think they will need to give him some days off to keep the at bat numbers down.

I hope if the move is made today they announce it early enough for fans close enough to make plans to get to the stadium tonight.

[Frobby]

3 minutes ago, RVAOsFan said:

I think I saw @Frobby mention that there are some number of at bat restrictions that go along with the days of service to keep Henderson rookie status for next year.  So I think they will need to give him some days off to keep the at bat numbers down.

I hope if the move is made today they announce it early enough for fans close enough to make plans to get to the stadium tonight.

It’s 130 at bats.  

I don’t think many fans will go just to see Henderson.   He hasn’t been hyped for three years the way Adley was.  He’s only been ranked as the No. 1 prospect for a short time.   People will be excited but it’s not quite the same.  

I will make an effort to see Grayson Rodriguez’s debut, but that’s probably next year.  

 

[Sports Guy]

I see no reason that those 3 can’t play 4-5 games a week, with Henderson playing the most out of the group.  
 

Odor has to go to the bench.  

[RVAOsFan]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

It’s 130 at bats.  

I don’t think many fans will go just to see Henderson.   He hasn’t been hyped for three years the way Adley was.  He’s only been ranked as the No. 1 prospect for a short time.   People will be excited but it’s not quite the same.  

I will make an effort to see Grayson Rodriguez’s debut, but that’s probably next year.  

 

I agree that Gunnar doesn't have the same name recognition that Adley had but I think this promotion would be much more of a signal from the organization that the rebuild is over and they are all in on winning now.  Which I think is pretty exciting for the fans and should be celebrated.

[Aristotelian]

1 hour ago, Just Regular said:

I guess anyone who is "Find Friends" with Gunnar Henderson can get a pretty good clue about now.    My memory of the whole Adley, It's Time stagecraft back in May was the team tweeting somewhere around breakfast time.

On the two 1B, two 2B split when he crossed the diamond last weekend, in the early going, could Mountcastle days off stay near level with Odor?    And if Gunnar cutting his teeth has to do Tony Phillips type things, it'll surprise me 3B Ramon Urias is that much of a thing in the Club's eyes.

I read this a few times and most went over my head, but with Vavra and Gunnar adding two lefty bats I can definitely see Hays and Mountcastle getting some "much deserved rest". One might sit today against Cease so Hyde can stack the lineup with lefties (.170/.550 vs RHB). 

[Moose Milligan]

Omg Omg omg omg omg omg 

[Brooks The Great]

Henderson has been my favorite Orioles prospect (yes, even more so than Adley) since he was drafted mostly because he was such a steal and I'm partial to infielders (catchers simply don't play close to 162 games a season, as we're seeing with Adley). So I'm really looking forward to his MLB debut.

I just hope Hyde/Elias make the right move and bench Odor once Henderson is up. Vavra and Urias should platoon at 2B with Gunnar at 3B. Odor shouldn't be on the roster at all (Westburg should be promoted as well and take Odor's roster spot, but I don't expect the O's to promote Westburg if he can't play every day), but I'll be happy if he's relegated to the  bench.