Aristotelian Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said: And maybe we don't get either. Of course. They obviously think there is a good enough chance of getting Mountcastle back that it's worth the risk of missing out on 10 days of McKenna. You may disagree but hard to fault them for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can_of_corn Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Aristotelian said: Of course. They obviously think there is a good enough chance of getting Mountcastle back that it's worth the risk of missing out on 10 days of McKenna. You may disagree but hard to fault them for that. /shrug. I just don't care for it as a strategy, especially when they don't really know how long the player will be out for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waroriole Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, Aristotelian said: Because you lose him automatically for 10 days. 2 days of Mountcastle is worth more than 10 days of a replacement level player. Mountcastle is basically replacement level himself. He’s been worth 4.5 WAR for his career. I doubt 2 days of him at less than 100% is better than McKenna. Actually, McKenna has been worth 1.3 WAR for his career with less than 1/3 of the PAs of Mountcastle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotelian Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said: /shrug. I just don't care for it as a strategy, especially when they don't really know how long the player will be out for. Fair enough. I also don't really care about missing out on McKenna enough to second guess the organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Mounty couldn't come in for that last out at 1B, he might not be all that close to being ready to play... Hicks probably be out again could be a lot of roster moves tomorrow with a couple IL's and a reliever optioned. McKenna is definitely on his way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Milligan Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 For the Orioles Gunnar Henderson 3B Anthony Santander RF Ryan O’Hearn 1B Austin Hays LF Cedric Mullins CF Heston Kjerstad DH Adam Frazier 2B James McCann C Jorge Mateo SS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm5678 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 18 hours ago, Winter said: Mounty couldn't come in for that last out at 1B, he might not be all that close to being ready to play... Hicks probably be out again could be a lot of roster moves tomorrow with a couple IL's and a reliever optioned. McKenna is definitely on his way back. They should have just put Mountcastle on the 10-day IL as soon as he got injured. I'm not sure why they have been hesitant on multiple occasions this year to put players on the IL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian88 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 31 minutes ago, rm5678 said: They should have just put Mountcastle on the 10-day IL as soon as he got injured. I'm not sure why they have been hesitant on multiple occasions this year to put players on the IL. Agreed, and despite what they said earlier today, I'd be pretty surprised if Hicks is available tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotelian Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Any ideas why Mateo is starting vs RHP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Milligan Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 For the final game in Houston: Henderson Adley Santander O'Hearn Mullins Kjerstad Hays Frazier Urias https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/1704510930556485790/photo/1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity Check Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said: For the final game in Houston: Henderson Adley Santander O'Hearn Mullins Kjerstad Hays Frazier Urias https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/1704510930556485790/photo/1 Despite his mini-slumps and DP's at times, I have to say that Hays is an unsung hero this year in my book, not only with his timely key catches (running and diving) and throws to get runners, but did anyone notice two nights ago, he switched to right field when Kjerstad came into the game? Kjerstad played right mostly in Norfolk, and left field isn't easy to play in Houston because of all of the crazy angles out there, but with the Astros having their lefty power coming up in the 9th inning, Hays took right field because of his talent and experience. Abreu even smoked one to right that Hays made look easy. That, my friends, is a team player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm5678 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 17 hours ago, Brian88 said: Agreed, and despite what they said earlier today, I'd be pretty surprised if Hicks is available tonight. They just (finally) put Mountcastle on the IL. McKenna has been recalled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeBrooksie Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Lefties really mash Javier this year. Wonder how tempted they were to start Hicks over Hays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waroriole Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 On 9/18/2023 at 8:02 PM, Aristotelian said: Fair enough. I also don't really care about missing out on McKenna enough to second guess the organization. Considering Flaherty was scheduled to hit if the game went to extras on Monday, I’d say it’s best to have McKenna than an outside shot that someone might be available a day early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzorange Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said: For the final game in Houston: Henderson Adley Santander O'Hearn Mullins Kjerstad Hays Frazier Urias https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/1704510930556485790/photo/1 About as good of a lineup they can put out for an afternoon game with Mountcastle out. No Alvarez for the Astros. Edited September 20, 2023 by dzorange 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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