Using only players in the organization…

[Bahama O's Fan]

Right now, the offense needs a boost. I would swap out McKenna and Vavra for Stowers and Cowser. We have Mateo, Henderson, Urias and Frazier for the three IF positions; no need for Vavra. Cowser and Stowers can rotate in RF with a spot start in LF and CF. Cowser can also be the backup CF should Mullins go down. There is no reason ever for McCann to DH. 

[RVAOsFan]

3 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

So, I think there is plenty of reason to stand pat. Chemistry is good, team is winning, etc…

But this is far from a complete team And I would be fine with big changes right now although the argument to wait another few weeks is certainly valid.

For me, by mid May, my roster would have Ortiz, Westburg and Stowers up, with each playing at least 4 games a week.

I wouldn’t change the pen until Tate and givens are back although if you prefer a different long man to Voth, that’s fine. 

I would keep Hall down. Irvin can stay down while he is pitching poorly, so he doesn’t effect things right now.

Cowser could enter the picture by mid May too. Just a matter of how you do it. I guess you could deem him to be the change over Stowers.

 

 

Who goes to get Ortiz, Westburg and Stowers up? I said I like Ortiz for Vavra now and I would like to see Westburg but that seems like it will be tough to do without trading Urias.  I know there is a lot of love for Stowers around here but the best thing for him is to get traded as part of a deadline package.  Hyde and Elias clearly don't favor him if Vavra was getting starts over him.  I wouldn't be surprised if Cowser has surpassed him at this point.

[spleen1015]

11 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

OBP? Who cares? 

Do you have any ideas other than criticizing others?

[Brooks The Great]

Stowers to replace Vavra.

Westburg to replace McKenna. Against all lefties, Westburg DH's or plays RF (with Santander at DH) or in the infield rotation if Gunnar occasionally sits against a LHP. Westburg would still get playing time against righties as DH, RF, 2B, or 3B. McCann should never be getting regular starts as a DH against LHP. Only as the backup C to rest Adley.

Vallimont to replace Voth.

[DirtyBird]

9 minutes ago, spleen1015 said:

Do you have any ideas other than criticizing others?

Yes. I posted my full 26 man roster in this thread.

[Aristotelian]

Hard to focus on roster changes when we are 14-7 and coming off back to back sweeps. Don't fix what ain't broke. 

The last guys on the roster are O'Hearn and Vavra. I guess I wouldn't mind seeing Stowers take Vavra's spot but I'm also fine with giving Vavra a shot for a while. 

[Bahama O's Fan]

8 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Hard to focus on roster changes when we are 14-7 and coming off back to back sweeps. Don't fix what ain't broke. 

The last guys on the roster are O'Hearn and Vavra. I guess I wouldn't mind seeing Stowers take Vavra's spot but I'm also fine with giving Vavra a shot for a while. 

Yes, we are 14-7, but our offense sucks right now. 

[Just Regular]

1 hour ago, Pickles said:

Do you honestly think Jackson Holiday could beat out the six guys ahead of him right now?

Let's see if he can go .500/.500 in the next league until Memorial Day.

I think the pitchers who can mostly get him out are still in the Minors this year, but boy would I love to be wrong.

Fancifully recalling Soto's Age 19 year, he played 16, 15, 8 and 116 games at the 4 levels he touched but he skipped AAA and we know Mike Elias would never allow that.     Soto did post as many extra base hits as strikeouts, a junk stat where Holliday only managed 0.75 at Delmarva.

Holliday is about 6 weeks younger relative to Soto birthdays wise.

[Sports Guy]

27 minutes ago, spleen1015 said:

Do you have any ideas other than criticizing others?

No

[Aristotelian]

2 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

Yes, we are 14-7, but our offense sucks right now. 

 

We've had a tight stretch of five games where we scored 2, 5, 2, 4,  and 1. Eduardo was really, really good yesterday. Before that we scored 8, 6, 6, 8, 4, 12, and 5. Overall we are #10 in MLB OPS. I think we're fine. The main guys who are struggling are Gunnar and Santander, maybe Mountcastle. These are all guys with long leashes, not guys you move on and off the roster. 

I will say I would not mind seeing O'Hearn start and Mountcastle sit against the occasional RHP. 

[jrobb21613]

Stowers and Cowser replacing Vavra and Mckenna.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Just now, jrobb21613 said:

Stowers and Cowser replacing Vavra and Mckenna.

Exactly what I said

[Brian88]

Stowers and Ortiz/Westburg to replace Vavra and Frazier 

[geschinger]

29 minutes ago, RVAOsFan said:

Who goes to get Ortiz, Westburg and Stowers up? I said I like Ortiz for Vavra now and I would like to see Westburg but that seems like it will be tough to do without trading Urias.  I know there is a lot of love for Stowers around here but the best thing for him is to get traded as part of a deadline package.  Hyde and Elias clearly don't favor him if Vavra was getting starts over him.  I wouldn't be surprised if Cowser has surpassed him at this point.

It might be unpopular with his hot start but why not see if there is any potential to sell high and get value by flipping Mateo to a team like the Dodgers with a lot of arms and a desperate need at SS.  When it's all said and done I don't think there would be much (if any) decline in overall productivity for the remainder of 2023 if the Orioles constructed an IF among Gunnar, Westburg, Ortiz, etc...

[Just Regular]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

Bringing up Cowser to back up and play sparingly is really dumb.

I agree with this.    The squeeze hits the infielders getting a lot of DH oxygen now when he arrives.

You don't mess with Mateo now anymore than you do Tyler Wells in the rotation, so in essence Frazier-Urias get compressed to a 2B platoon.     Elias should try and get Victor Martinez for a DH consulting gig for Santander.

I hope Vavra/McKenna don't end up with the 350 PA they are on pace for.