Orioles 2024 Position Players Assuming No Free Agents

[wildcard]

7 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

What do you think his numbers would be over 140 games, assuming Holliday plays SS, Gunnar moves to 3B, and Westburg plays all year at 2B?   Are you capable of doing that?

770 OPS,  But I think that is an unlikely outcome.

Edited November 16, 2023 by wildcard

[RZNJ]

3 minutes ago, wildcard said:

770 OPS,  But I think that is an unlikely outcome.

Thanks for playing.

[Frobby]

37 minutes ago, wildcard said:

770 OPS,  But I think that is an unlikely outcome.

Whew…was that so hard?   I’ll say this, if he’s putting up a .770 OPS the first two months while Holliday is in the minors, they will find a way to keep playing him somewhere most days.  

[OriolesMagic83]

19 hours ago, wildcard said:

There is how the season starts and how it changes by September.

April

Mullins CF, Adley C/DH, Henderson SS/3B, Santander RF, Mountcastle 1B, O'Hearn DH, Hays LF, Westburg 2B/3B, Ortiz 3B/SS/2B

McCann C, Mateo PR/SS, Cowser  OF, Kjerstad DH/RF

Bradish, GRod, Means, Kremer, Wells

Cano, Hall, Perez, Coulombe, Baumann, Tate, Webb, Irvin

September

Mullins CF, Adley C/DH, Henderson SS/3B, Santander 1B/RF, Mayo DH/1B, Kjerstad RF/DH/1B, Holliday 2B/SS,  Cowser LF,  Ortiz 3B

McCann C, Westburg UIF/UOF, Hays OF, Mateo PR/SS

Hays has a poor 2nd Half.  O'Hearn  and. Mountcastle optioned.  Kjerstad, Mayo and Holliday outhit Mountcastle, O'Hearn and Westburg.

GRod, Bradish, Means, Kremer, McDermott

Hall, Wells, Cano, Perez Coulombe, Baumann, Tate, Irvin

Webb DFA'd, Wells moves from starter to reliever during the season.

Of course if I could add a FA starter and a FA back end reliever it looks better.

Traded for pitching before the season: Urias, Norby and Stowers.  Major or minor league pitching depending on what Elias can get.

 

 

0% chance of Mountcastle being optioned.  Elias to other teams' GMs: We got this guy who's not good enough for the majors, can you gift us a couple of your best prospects for him?

[TommyPickles]

Urias was third on the team in OBP and hits righties better than lefties. 

I think he makes a lot of sense as the utility guy. At least until Holiday gets called up.

 

[RZNJ]

4 minutes ago, TommyPickles said:

Urias was third on the team in OBP and hits righties better than lefties. 

I think he makes a lot of sense as the utility guy. At least until Holiday gets called up.

 

Who’s playing 3B?

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

Who’s playing 3B?

I don't know.

[RZNJ]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I don't know.

Who’s on 2nd?  Yes.

[TommyPickles]

2 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Who’s playing 3B?

Good point. It could easily be Urias to start the year.

But they could also put Ortiz at SS and Henderson at 3B until Holiday shows up. 

Knowing Hyde, it'll probably be more of an infield-by-committee situation.

[RZNJ]

3 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Who’s on 2nd?  Yes.

Who is on first.  What is on 2nd.