Aaron Hicks (Update: Signed by the Orioles to replace Mullins)

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Or you end up like Nolan Reimold 

That isn't how he broke his neck.

[SteveA]

Elias says the Orioles had actually started talking to Hicks before Cedric's injury.    

“Obviously, when you’re doing it then it’s a little bit more from a depth mindset,” Elias said. “When the injury happened yesterday, it totally accelerated the focus from our standpoint.”

[Brooks The Great]

Hicks is terrible, and this is an awful signing. Hopefully it winds up being a faiily inconsequential move to provide emergency depth, and Cowser gets the call fairly soon.

I'm relieved that it's Hays in CF tonight - I thought we were going to see McKenna every day in CF for several games.

[sportsfan8703]

If you guys like prospects we have this guy in Aberdeen right now but he plays SS. 

[Going Underground]

Has Gunnar ever played the outfield?

[Going Underground]

3 minutes ago, Brooks The Great said:

Hicks is terrible, and this is an awful signing. Hopefully it winds up being a faiily inconsequential move to provide emergency depth, and Cowser gets the call fairly soon.

I'm relieved that it's Hays in CF tonight - I thought we were going to see McKenna every day in CF for several games.

Figure Hicks will play tomorrow. Otherwise two weeks between playing if he does get in Friday.

[Billy F-Face3]

Dislike. Dislike button on repeat. 

Did I say I dislike this? That doesn't even begin to express my feelings on it.

[jabba72]

21 minutes ago, maybenxtyr said:

Just saw some MASN pics on Facebook of Hicks shagging flys. He's there.

[maybenxtyr]

18 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

If you guys like prospects we have this guy in Aberdeen right now but he plays SS. 

Perhaps someone will DFA a SS in 3 years so Elias can pick them up and keep him in Norfolk for "insurance".

[spleen1015]

2 hours ago, maybenxtyr said:

I'm not defending the Hicks move at all, but why would anyone want to see Mateo anywhere but SS if he plays at all? His last 30 games OPS is a whopping .468. Not really a guy you make a position up for.

Because it means one of the propsects gets called up to play some INF. I would rather see that than see a scrub like Hicks playing CF.

[spleen1015]

Next man up unless we can sign a scrub veteran to take ABs from the next man.

[Fiver6565]

For a non-Mullins lineup that’s not terrible. I do see Mountcastle creeping down the lineup. 

[deward]

41 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Elias says the Orioles had actually started talking to Hicks before Cedric's injury.    

“Obviously, when you’re doing it then it’s a little bit more from a depth mindset,” Elias said. “When the injury happened yesterday, it totally accelerated the focus from our standpoint.”

I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse 

[sportsfan8703]

2 minutes ago, deward said:

I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse 

He probably was viewed as a Vavra replacement. There’s really not a clear role for him when we’re healthy. 

[Fiver6565]

4 minutes ago, deward said:

I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse 

I think worse, because it opens up the possibility that he’s here even after Ced returns.