Akin demoted, Gillaspie up

[CharmCityHokie]

18 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Thanks... I thought Krehbiel had at least one option left. It's a bit puzzling to me then, unless there's more going on with Akin that hasn't been made public. 

I have absolutely no insight into why they made one decision over another, but one of my thoughts is that Akin has always been a starter until this year, and they're worried about the amount of 'ups' he's had and the fatigue that comes with it, and Krehbiel has essentially been a reliever his whole career, minors and MLB. That's my discount-Buck Showalter logic. 

Edited September 27, 2022 by CharmCityHokie

[SteveA]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

He has to stay down for 10 days, which is all that’s left in the season, right?

Well, what if the minor league season ends before then?   What does "down" mean when there is no longer a minor league team.

Maybe that's a loophole?

[ChipTait]

Who'da thunk those three pitchers would combine for a much-needed win, and save the real pitchers for the rest for the series?  Let's go O's!

 

[accinfo]

Spenser Watkins may be the next guy sent down for another arm.  

[SteveA]

Just now, ChipTait said:

Who'da thunk those three pitchers would combine for a much-needed win, and save the real pitchers for the rest for the series?  Let's go O's!

 

The highest paid Oriole doesn't like you saying he's not a "real pitcher'!

[ChipTait]

18 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Well, what if the minor league season ends before then?   What does "down" mean when there is no longer a minor league team.

Maybe that's a loophole?

He can only come back up to replace an injured player. But he would qualify for post season play...

[CharmCityHokie]

25 minutes ago, accinfo said:

Spenser Watkins may be the next guy sent down for another arm.  

Agreed, just from a purely logistics perspective it wouldn't surprise me if both he and Gillaspie are optioned after tonight's game, and someone like Sulser and Vespi are brought up. 

[sportsfan8703]

I’m surprised we didn’t see as big of a velocity spike for Akin in moving to the pen. Maybe a full offseason of relief prep will do that. 

[Just Regular]

10 hours ago, SteveA said:

Well, what if the minor league season ends before then?   What does "down" mean when there is no longer a minor league team.

Maybe that's a loophole?

How do the Angeloses and Norfolk Tides Baseball Club decide who should pay for his NYC hotel room this weekend?    In case any hard working pitcher the next few days gets any arm inflammation...

It feels like early good Akin simply burnt out this season but at least the Club now has some data to help them map out 2023.