Should we bring Trey back?

[Spy Fox]

48 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Mancini is still out there. Not that much of a market, or any. Looks like 1yr $1.5 million could get it done. 

I bet he gets a few more million than that. Even so, someone out there will be happy they signed Mancini to that sort of deal. 

I don't think it should be the O's until/unless they trade a couple of their current leading options for MLB at-bats this year. 

[Just Regular]

How far does the price have to drop before he beats Kyle Stowers at $$$/WAR?

I do think Trey Mancini still rates pretty decently in the thread about NOW who are the Orioles best Bats.

Every time I see his threads bumped I hope its because he's found a good spot, but no luck yet.

[wildcard]

If Trey was left-handed he would already be back.

[interloper]

1 hour ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Mancini is still out there. Not that much of a market, or any. Looks like 1yr $1.5 million could get it done. 

Lol he is not going to get 43-year old Nelson Cruz money. Don't do our boy dirty like that. I know his market is weak but damn. 

Edited January 12, 2023 by interloper

[jabba72]

1 hour ago, interloper said:

Lol he is not going to get 43-year old Nelson Cruz money. Don't do our boy dirty like that. I know his market is weak but. 

Really? I think his market is pretty nonexistent right now. Of course he could prove me wrong and sign a 1 year $4m deal tomorrow, but it doesn't look like that offer is out there. 

[jabba72]

1 hour ago, wildcard said:

If Trey was left-handed he would already be back.

Yeah I want Stowers getting DH PA's if they dont want him in RF. 

[sportsfan8703]

35 minutes ago, jabba72 said:

Yeah I want Stowers getting DH PA's if they dont want him in RF. 

I wouldn’t mind having Mancini as insurance in case Hays and Mountcastle slum it up like the did in the 2nd half last year. At least have another Option. 

[Frobby]

3 hours ago, wildcard said:

If Trey was left-handed he would already be back.

If that’s true, it’s stupid.  Despite the Wall, Mancini had a 113 OPS+ for us last year.  You either want that or you don’t; who cares which side of the plate he does it from?  Plus his career OPS L/R splits are .790/.786, so he’s indifferent to who’s pitching.  

If Mancini could be had cheaply enough, he wouldn’t be a terrible fit.  Problem is, he’d take at bats away from younger players.  You either want to see what they can do, or you don’t.  
 

[yark14]

3 hours ago, wildcard said:

If Trey was left-handed he would already be back.

If I was Trey I'd be talking left handed swings in the cage on the daily.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

If that’s true, it’s stupid.  Despite the Wall, Mancini had a 113 OPS+ for us last year.  You either want that or you don’t; who cares which side of the plate he does it from?  Plus his career OPS L/R splits are .790/.786, so he’s indifferent to who’s pitching.  

If Mancini could be had cheaply enough, he wouldn’t be a terrible fit.  Problem is, he’d take at bats away from younger players.  You either want to see what they can do, or you don’t.  
 

He also had a 75 OPS+ for the Astros.

That has to be part of the decision making.

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

He also had a 75 OPS+ for the Astros.

That has to be part of the decision making.

I don’t put much importance on it.   What he did in 5.6 seasons here is more significant than what he did in 0.4 seasons for the Astros.   But does he fit our team’s needs now?   

Anyway, whether he bats R or L should not have any impact on a decision about whether or not to bring back Trey.  
 

[AnythingO's]

Trey probably is as good as Mountcastle defensively at 1B already. If Mounty struggles offensively again in 2023 you have a replacement in hand. Trey would be primary DH so that allows Santander to be traded for pitching and frees ABs for Stowers and then Cowser. He has no splits diff so he fits the 1B, DH, COF mold better than the current mix of castoffs. He would cost about the same as Santander and IMO Santander isn't likely to be as healthy again this year unless he DHs alot. I would like to sell high on Santander and Urias for pitching from MIA. Impact bat plus GG 3B should get you one of the 4 available.

[sportsfan8703]

Signing Mancini gives us a legit “two deep” at every position other than CF and C. I like McKenna and McCann, but there would be a big drop off if one of Mullins or Adley went down. 

[ThisIsBirdland]

2 hours ago, Frobby said:

If that’s true, it’s stupid.  Despite the Wall, Mancini had a 113 OPS+ for us last year.  You either want that or you don’t; who cares which side of the plate he does it from?  Plus his career OPS L/R splits are .790/.786, so he’s indifferent to who’s pitching.  

If Mancini could be had cheaply enough, he wouldn’t be a terrible fit.  Problem is, he’d take at bats away from younger players.  You either want to see what they can do, or you don’t.  
 

My thoughts exactly. If they were legitimately interested in Hosmer just because he was left handed, why should it matter since Mancini historically has good split stats? They could really use additional depth at 1B, even if it costs a few DH at bats for Stowers/Santander/McCann, or minimally blocks Vavra.

[forphase1]

9 hours ago, Frobby said:

  Problem is, he’d take at bats away from younger players.  You either want to see what they can do, or you don’t.  

 

This is why I'd be against a Mancini reunion, and why I hate the Frazier signing.  We've built a great farm system...unless we are signing a real difference maker, let the kids play.