Tuesday, August 22: Orioles try to bury the Blue Jays and make it a 2-team division race

[yark14]

McKenna is gone once Hicks comes back from the IL...or we decide to bring up Heston.  Very small chance he is on the playoff roster.  He's a placeholder.

[Jagwar]

Getting tired of these seeing eye and infield hits

[baltfan]

Can’t remember the last time an Orioles got dinked like this.  

[Roy Firestone]

lots of weak hits...

[Jagwar]

Just now, yark14 said:

McKenna is gone once Hicks comes back from the IL...or we decide to bring up Heston.  Very small chance he is on the playoff roster.  He's a placeholder.

I just don't think Hicks is coming back. 

[TopGunnar]

4 minutes ago, SteveA said:

That's interesting, because his average in the major leagues this year is .250.   Is the pitching in Bowie that much better?

Ryan McKenna isn’t good Steve. Idk what to tell you

[Jagwar]

Just now, TopGunnar said:

Ryan McKenna isn’t good Steve. Idk what to tell you

He's been better than Cowser

[O's84]

Mateo battling. 

[forphase1]

I look forward to the day when we have enough talent on the MLB team that the Mateos and McKennas no longer have a place on the roster.  

[Yossarian]

2 minutes ago, O's84 said:

Mateo battling. 

Will Mateo hit another home run before the season ends? He went 3.5 months between no.6 and no. 7.

[SteveA]

Just now, TopGunnar said:

Ryan McKenna isn’t good Steve. Idk what to tell you

It's a stupid statement to say a guy that is hitting .250 in the major leagues wouldn't hit .250 in Bowie.   I don't know what to tell you.

We have 2 switch hitting outfielders hurt right now.  We had a young outfielder up and he OPSed in the 400s for 60 at bats, AND he is a lefty.

When facing a lefty you want to get RH bats in the lnieup.   McKenna basically only starts vs lefties.   I know he's not a good RH bat, but he is an RH bat.  

In Kikuchi's major league career, he gives up a .847 OPS to righties and a .637 OPS to lefties   You really want to start an extra LH bat such as Frazier or O'Hearn in the OF against him, and have a big dropoff from McKenna defensively, given those #s?

Stop getting emotional and use your brain and look at the alternatives.   WIth Santander hurt and Hicks on the IL and our potential best OF bats in Norfolk (Kjerstad, Stowers, Cowser) ALL being lefties, there is currently NO ONE IN THE ORGANIZATION who should be starting against lefties right now.   It's the right move and justifiable by anyone who looks at the facts.

[baltfan]

Is anyone’s Fios freezing?

[Hallas]

That was a hell of a swing by Rutschman.  That was almost a perfect curveball by Kikuchi.

[forphase1]

1 minute ago, Yossarian said:

Will Mateo hit another home run before the season ends? He went 3.5 months between no.6 and no. 7.

[CallMeBrooksie]

Man, you guys are way too tough on McKenna. He's a very useful 4th outfielder. He could play for a lot of good teams.