Mountcastle back, Zimmermann down

[deward]

 

[oriole]

Ugh this is not good. If he’s here then they’re gonna actually play him. 

[ArtVanDelay]

Why?

[Sports Guy]

Roch said the expectation is that he will play. I’m sure that’s true.

But what happens after the break because they won’t stay with 13 pitchers.

[Getz]

I can't believe this.

[Brooks The Great]

Bad move. Terrible move if he's not in a strict platoon only starting against LHP.

[Billy F-Face3]

Wait until he hits a home run then let's see all the fickle people change their tune.

[Brooks The Great]

1 minute ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

Wait until he hits a home run then let's see all the fickle people change their tune.

I won't care if he hits a HR, that's one of the few positive things he does. I'd be way more surprised if he draws a walk. Or if he plays decent defense at 1B. 

[Baltimorecuse]

Someone get Moose under control, stat.  

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[Bahama O's Fan]

I get the move for today. Only one game till the break. Shouldn't need all of our pitchers. But this just delays the move coming after the break when we need 13 pitchers.

[Can_of_corn]

I would have been fine if they had kept him down until he showed more at AA that being said.

1. He isn't some butcher at first base like some contend.  The data doesn't support that claim. 
2. He isn't a platoon bat, him hitting better VS LHP is a recent thing and SSS.
3. Elias and company are not going to weigh his performance this season over his career numbers.  His career 1400 AB with an OPS+ of 110 mean more than the 89 OPS+ he put up over 242 AB this season.

You folks are better than this.

 

[Baltimorecuse]

Some are saying he hits lefties like Frank Robinson.  I think he'll platoon at first.  

[Aristotelian]

O'Hearn starting today vs RHP with reverse split. This is OK. I wonder who goes after the ASB and we need pitchers. Who knows, it could be Mountcastle.

[Baltimorecuse]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

I would have been fine if they had kept him down until he showed more at AA that being said.

1. He isn't some butcher at first base like some contend.  The data doesn't support that claim. 
2. He isn't a platoon bat, him hitting better VS LHP is a recent thing and SSS.
3. Elias and company are not going to weigh his performance this season over his career numbers.  His career 1400 AB with an OPS+ of 110 mean more than the 89 OPS+ he put up over 242 AB this season.

You folks are better than this.

 

If we take O'Hearn's bat out of the line up for Mountcastle we've earned our losses.  He's lost the strike zone.  I think he's washed up.

[RVAOsFan]

Brought up but not in the lineup today is interesting. Feels like the all star break will be a good time for Elias to make a trade. Not sure what he will do but trading a Mountcastle, Frazier or Mateo to open up roster space and bolster the pen would make some sense.