O's 2024 Infield

[larrytt]

What's the most likely infield next year? My tentative list is below, but there's also Adam Frazier and Jordan Westburg. I'm also not sure about whether Holliday would be playing second or shortstop. With Jorge Mateo as the backup, that makes Frazier and/or Westburg (also maybe Hicks/McKenna) available to trade for a top starting pitcher or two. (I'm assuming the outfield will most likely be Santander, Mullins, and Hayes, with O'Hearn the DH against righty pitchers and a backup at first and outfield.) However, I haven't been following things closely enough to know if I'm way off on this.

1st Ryan Mountcastle
2nd Jackson Holliday
SS Gunnar Henderson
3rd Ramon Urias

-Larrytt

[DirtyBird]

Frazier signed a 1 year deal.

Unfortunately, he will not be on the team.

[AlbNYfan]

Be sure not to enjoy this year. Let's speculate on next year...

[Frobby]

26 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Frazier signed a 1 year deal.

Unfortunately, he will not be on the team.

They could re-sign him.  I’d love that, just to watch @Sports Guy’s head explode!  

Honestiy, that would make zero sense. 

I think the odds are against Holliday making the OD roster, but it wouldn’t shock me, either.   

 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Frobby said:

They could re-sign him.  I’d love that, just to watch @Sports Guy’s head explode!  

Honestiy, that would make zero sense. 

I think the odds are against Holliday making the OD roster, but it wouldn’t shock me, either.   

 

I think the draft pick is going to entice him.

[DirtyBird]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think the draft pick is going to entice him.

Also, the left handed bat.

[Sports Guy]

9 minutes ago, Frobby said:

They could re-sign him.  I’d love that, just to watch @Sports Guy’s head explode!  

Honestiy, that would make zero sense. 

I think the odds are against Holliday making the OD roster, but it wouldn’t shock me, either.   

 

It made zero sense to sign him this year, so I wouldn’t put it past them to do it again.

[wildcard]

I think the O's begin 2024 with Gunnar, Westburg, Urias and Ortiz as the infielders.  Sometime during the season Holliday will get called up.

Mountcastle and O'Hearn will both be back next season.

Edited September 5, 2023 by wildcard

[NedFromYork]

Westburg (RH), Henderson (LH), Urias (RH)

Ortiz (RH), Holiday (LH)

[Sports Guy]

31 minutes ago, Frobby said:

They could re-sign him.  I’d love that, just to watch @Sports Guy’s head explode!  

Honestiy, that would make zero sense. 

I think the odds are against Holliday making the OD roster, but it wouldn’t shock me, either.   

 

Extend him now and you don’t worry about the service time stuff.

That said, I think they send him to AAA to start to keep working on his defense.

But the Holliday question is one of the biggest in the offseason.

I also think what they do with Westburg and Ortiz is big as well. I am of the thought that you can’t keep both, assuming they carry good value in a trade, which I would assume both would.

[Roy Firestone]

I would NOT rule out Coby Mayo mid season next year, and he COULD play either 3b or 1b...dont sleep on him.

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

I would NOT rule out Coby Mayo mid season next year, and he COULD play either 3b or 1b...dont sleep on him.

No reason to think he won’t be ready by midseason next year.  Just a matter of whether they can make room.  

[wildcard]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

No reason to think he won’t be ready by midseason next year.  Just a matter of whether they can make room.  

Defense could keep him at AAA.

[ScGO's]

5 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

I would NOT rule out Coby Mayo mid season next year, and he COULD play either 3b or 1b...dont sleep on him.

Was just about to post the same idea.  I was wondering if they don't try to trade Mountcastle, Hays, Santander, Urias, Mateo, O'Hearn, and/or Mullins this offseason to make room for Mayo, Kerjstad, Cowser, Holliday, Ortiz, and/or Norby

[Sports Guy]

3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

No reason to think he won’t be ready by midseason next year.  Just a matter of whether they can make room.  

In addition to a decision about Westburg or Ortiz, I also feel something needs to give with one of Mountcastle, Santander or Hays.