Spring Training Lineups

[sportsfan8703]

2 hours ago, RZNJ said:

Thanks.

@Sportsfan8703 brought up a great point.  Holliday and Henderson have only formed the keystone combination once this spring.  Seems odd that you wouldn't want them forming some timing and chemistry together.

Practice isn't the same as game speed.

The flip side to that thought is drills do matter and how many times have we literally seen a dude picked up in the middle of the season and get thrusted into the infield?  We all want Holliday to make it. We’re all skeptical that he makes until the OD rosters get announced soon. We’ll just drive ourselves crazy. 

Here’s hoping they start him OD and he wins that damn draft pick. 

Edited March 17 by sportsfan8703

[DirtyBird]

58 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Going back through this thread I found Henderson/Mateo 3x, Henderson/Holliday 2x, Henderson/Westburg 1x, and Henderson/Wong 1x

And Gunnar has been part of 2 DP's w/ 2B, both with Westburg in the same game.

[Ohfan67]

59 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Going back through this thread I found Henderson/Mateo 3x, Henderson/Holliday 2x, Henderson/Westburg 1x, and Henderson/Wong 1x

Today is only Henderson's eighth game. That's part of it, but I also think the Orioles have sent Holliday on some road trips to face better starting pitching. So not sure how much to make of the lineups at this point. 

[Just Regular]

13 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

Today is only Henderson's eighth game. That's part of it, but I also think the Orioles have sent Holliday on some road trips to face better starting pitching. So not sure how much to make of the lineups at this point. 

Facing real MLB starters does seem like an easy win relative to who you turn a double play with.

[Moose Milligan]

3 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

Almost like they are going out of their way to not play the Gunnar Holliday combo. Signal that Holliday isn't making it, or a smokescreen 3D chess signal that he is?

Who knows? But I love reading tea leaves!!!!

[DirtyBird]

[interloper]

Good lineup other than Nevin. Fun to see Cowser, Kjerstad, and Stowers all in the outfield together! 

[Hank Scorpio]

Yepper I like this one.

[DirtyBird]

Defensive position breakdown for starts so far:

C
Adley - 11
McCann - 9

1B
Nevin - 9 
O'Hearn, Mountcastle - 7
Mayo - 2
Santander - 1

2B
Holliday - 9
Wong - 6
Mateo - 3
Norby, Westburg, Urias - 2

3B
Urias - 10
Westburg - 7
Mayo - 5

SS
Mateo, Henderson - 7
Holliday - 5
Westburg - 4

LF
Hays - 8
Kjerstad - 5
Stowers - 4
Cowser - 3
Nevin, O'Hearn - 2

CF
Cowser, McKenna, Mullins - 7
Hays, Mateo - 2

RF
Santander - 7
Kjerstad - 6
Stowers - 5
Cowser, McKenna, O'Hearn - 2
Mateo, Nevin - 1

[DirtyBird]

[DirtyBird]

Hays has been out of the lineup since 3/14

[EdwinRip]

Opening day lineup right there…swap out hats for ohearn

[spleen1015]

Mateo playing 2B. Holliday's chances of making the OD roster just took a dive! /s

[DirtyBird]

Just now, spleen1015 said:

Mateo playing 2B. Holliday's chances of making the OD roster just took a dive! /s

Not really. He played yesterday. This is more a sign on Wong being gone.

[EdwinRip]

Adley catching on back to back days.