RZNJ Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 (edited) 1B Mountcastle 2B Westburg SS Henderson 3B Urias C Rutschman LF Hays CF Mullins RF Santander DH O’Hearn 4 man bench - McCann, Mateo, McKenna, Hilliard Ok. Other potential players and how that affects the above. Holliday, Mayo, Ortiz, Kjerstad, Cowser. Pitching Bradish Rodriguez Means Kremer Wells Irvin Baumann Perez Tate Coulombe Cano Hall Kimbrel Others. Baker. Akin. Both can be optioned to Norfolk. Edited December 11, 2023 by RZNJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcard Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, RZNJ said: 1B Mountcastle 2B Westburg SS Henderson 3B Urias C Rutschman LF Hays CF Mullins RF Santander DH O’Hearn 4 man bench - McCann, Mateo, McKenna, Hilliard Ok. Other potential players and how that affects the above. Holliday, Mayo, Ortiz, Kjerstad, Cowser. Pitching Bradish Rodriguez Means Kremer Wells Irvin Baumann Webb Perez Tate Coulombe Hall Kimbrel Others. Baker. Akin. Both can be optioned to Norfolk. Cano? I have Ortiz at 3B. Bench: McCann, Mateo, Cowser and a battle between McKenna and Kjerstad for the last spot. Depends on how well Cowser plays CF in ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, RZNJ said: 1B Mountcastle 2B Westburg SS Henderson 3B Urias C Rutschman LF Hays CF Mullins RF Santander DH O’Hearn 4 man bench - McCann, Mateo, McKenna, Hilliard Ok. Other potential players and how that affects the above. Holliday, Mayo, Ortiz, Kjerstad, Cowser. Pitching Bradish Rodriguez Means Kremer Wells Irvin Baumann Webb Perez Tate Coulombe Hall Kimbrel Others. Baker. Akin. Both can be optioned to Norfolk. I feel fairly certain McKenna and Hilliard won't both be on the OD roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orioles0615 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, RZNJ said: 1B Mountcastle 2B Westburg SS Henderson 3B Urias C Rutschman LF Hays CF Mullins RF Santander DH O’Hearn 4 man bench - McCann, Mateo, McKenna, Hilliard Ok. Other potential players and how that affects the above. Holliday, Mayo, Ortiz, Kjerstad, Cowser. Pitching Bradish Rodriguez Means Kremer Wells Irvin Baumann Webb Perez Tate Coulombe Hall Kimbrel Others. Baker. Akin. Both can be optioned to Norfolk. God that bench is gross. Heston and Cowser need to be on the team 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurphDogg Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 25 minutes ago, Pickles said: I feel fairly certain McKenna and Hilliard won't both be on the OD roster. Yeah, under the current roster construction, McKenna and Hilliard are competing for a single spot and Kjerstad and Cowser are competing for the other spot. I expect/hope for Kjerstad or Cowser to get regular starts at the expense of Mountcastle 2 of every 7 games, O'Hearn 2 of every 7 games, Santander 1 of every 7 games and Hays 1 of every 7 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Pickles said: I feel fairly certain McKenna and Hilliard won't both be on the OD roster. Right, but at the moment both are out of options, have ML experience as 4th outfielders and provide the ability to play CF. I doubt both are here either. The question is who or what pushes them off the roster. Ortiz or Holliday could start in the IF pushing Urias to the bench. I could see 2 infielders on the bench with Mateo being used in the OF as well. Maybe Cowser or Kjerstad make the team. Being LH that would seem to knock Hilliard or possibly even O’Hearn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, wildcard said: Cano? I have Ortiz at 3B. Bench: McCann, Mateo, Cowser and a battle between McKenna and Kjerstad for the last spot. Depends on how well Cowser plays CF in ST. Thanks. I added Cano and deleted Webb but maybe Tate goes down if he’s not quite 100% in ST. I do believe I’m the one who originally brought up the possibility of Ortiz at 3B. Certainly possible or even Ortiz at 2B with Westburg at 3B. There are so many possibilities (Holliday? Mayo?) which makes it so interesting and impossible to predict. I see no way that Cowser and Kjerstad both make the team without Hays, Santander, Mountcastle, or O’Hearn gone. Just not enough playing time for two of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orioles22 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Ortiz, Cowser and Kjerstad have to be on the team or part of a trade. I don't think anyone is against rushing prospects more than me, but it's time. Elias has to move some people to find a starting pitcher upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24fps Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 It looks like a good, solid, mutually beneficial trade would do wonders right about now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, orioles22 said: Ortiz, Cowser and Kjerstad have to be on the team or part of a trade. I don't think anyone is against rushing prospects more than me, but it's time. Elias has to move some people to find a starting pitcher upgrade. The reason I posted that 26 man roster is because something does have to happen. I doubt Joey Ortiz is in Norfolk to start the season. Highly doubt that both Cowser and Kjerstad are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy F-Face3 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I think Heston Kjerstad proved he deserves his opportunity in the Big Leagues based on how he performed in several games at the end of the season after his debut. He had a couple home runs and hits that really lifted the team when the others were struggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcard Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 4 hours ago, RZNJ said: Thanks. I added Cano and deleted Webb but maybe Tate goes down if he’s not quite 100% in ST. I do believe I’m the one who originally brought up the possibility of Ortiz at 3B. Certainly possible or even Ortiz at 2B with Westburg at 3B. There are so many possibilities (Holliday? Mayo?) which makes it so interesting and impossible to predict. I see no way that Cowser and Kjerstad both make the team without Hays, Santander, Mountcastle, or O’Hearn gone. Just not enough playing time for two of them. You started a thread on Ortiz at 3B but I had posted it before that. Doesn't matter we were thinking the same thing. However when Holliday joins the O's one of Westburg, Ortiz or Mateo/Urias has to go or be optioned. Ortiz and Westburg have a short time to prove themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcard Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 4 hours ago, orioles22 said: Ortiz, Cowser and Kjerstad have to be on the team or part of a trade. I don't think anyone is against rushing prospects more than me, but it's time. Elias has to move some people to find a starting pitcher upgrade. Kjerstad is ready offensively but there are questions if some time at AAA might help his defense at RF/1B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobby Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, wildcard said: You started a thread on Ortiz at 3B but I had posted it before that. Doesn't matter we were thinking the same thing. However when Holliday joins the O's one of Westburg, Ortiz or Mateo/Urias has to go or be optioned. Ortiz and Westburg have a short time to prove themselves. Westburg already proved himself over half a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcard Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 45 minutes ago, Frobby said: Westburg already proved himself over half a season. Kinda. He had a decent Sept offensively. But he has to compete with Holliday and Ortiz in 2024 with Mayo coming sometimes during the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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