2023 Ongoing Lineup Thread

[Mooreisbetter27]

ADLEY and Urias scratched for being “under the weather”

Mullins

Mountcastle

Ohearn

Hays

Kjerstad

Westburg

Frazier

mcCann

Mateo

[spleen1015]

WTF?! No Gunnar? They're going to rest him and he's going to go O-fer in the ALDS. This guy needs to play every day!

Might as well throw the season at this point.

[Hallas]

Under the weather.

 

The weather forecast: cloudy with a chance of champagne spray.

[accinfo]

2 hours ago, Mooreisbetter27 said:

ADLEY and Urias scratched for being “under the weather”

 

LOL, Maybe over served? 

[Billy F-Face3]

American League Division Series Game 2

For the Orioles
Adley Rutschman C
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Anthony Santander DH
Gunnar Henderson 3B
Austin Hays LF
Aaron Hicks RF
Jordan Westburg 2B
Cedric Mullins CF
Jorge Mateo SS

Grayson Rodriguez RHP

[Bahama O's Fan]

It's Sunday, isn't McCaan supposed to catch today?

[e16bball]

Not sure that hitting Hays and Hicks behind Gunnar is quite enough. I would have had Mountcastle right behind him, in hopes that it would discourage them from force-feeding him LHPs — or alternatively at least making sure Mountcastle gets some swings against those southpaws. 

[Malike]

10 minutes ago, e16bball said:

Not sure that hitting Hays and Hicks behind Gunnar is quite enough. I would have had Mountcastle right behind him, in hopes that it would discourage them from force-feeding him LHPs — or alternatively at least making sure Mountcastle gets some swings against those southpaws. 

There is a pretty good chance Gunnar does nothing against Montgomery, not sure why he's batting fourth, honestly.

[Billy F-Face3]

Let me say that I don't think Adley performs well in the leadoff spot. He hits too many choppers to the infield every time I've see him hit leadoff. LIke Brandon Hyde said, it's more stressful on him trying to get his catchers gear on and off when he's the leadoff hitter. That might also bleed into his pitch calling prep as well.

[IPlayGM]

Really could use Ceddy to be some resemblance of himself. They said on the broadcast yesterday that he was 2 for his last 40….and then he struck out…

[Babkins]

I wonder if there might be any value in starting McCann at C in Game 3 and DHing Adley, who hits better at DH. Would that put Hyde in a precarious position late in the game if he wants to PH? Would he risk losing the DH if he slides Adley to C at any point?

[Billy F-Face3]

9 minutes ago, Babkins said:

I wonder if there might be any value in starting McCann at C in Game 3 and DHing Adley, who hits better at DH. Would that put Hyde in a precarious position late in the game if he wants to PH? Would he risk losing the DH if he slides Adley to C at any point?

Yes he would lose the DH. Then at that point it becomes the old National League rules and Hyde will have to pull some double switches. It can be done but it makes things complicated and difficult.

[DirtyBird]

10 minutes ago, Babkins said:

I wonder if there might be any value in starting McCann at C in Game 3 and DHing Adley, who hits better at DH. Would that put Hyde in a precarious position late in the game if he wants to PH? Would he risk losing the DH if he slides Adley to C at any point?

The correct time to do that was in game 1 and/or 2, against LHP, like we have been doing all season.

[eddie83]

No Hicks. Solid lineup. 

[eddie83]

Was not trying to knock Hicks. Just pointing out he isn’t in lineup.