2024 Ongoing Lineup Thread

[LookitsPuck]

Kikuchi gonna cook 

[SteveA]

1 hour ago, rm5678 said:

This is not the first time that the O's didn't put someone on the IL and then they're out for a bunch of days anyway, leaving us with a short bench. I don't why they're sometimes so hesitant to put players on the IL when it seems like it would probably be the best thing to do.

You think that is somehow specific to the Orioles?

Yordan Alvarez has missed this entire series for the Astros and stayed on the roster.

It's always a balancing act.   If a guy has an injury that will cause him to miss, say 4 days, which is better?   Playing shorthanded for 4 days, or being without your frontline player for 6 more days than necessary but having a AAAA player on the bench the whole ten days?

I don't think there's a clearcut answer to that.   Also, I don't think medical science is exact enough to kindly tell you exactly how many days the guy will miss.   I'll bet the doctor says something like 2-5 days, and it turns out to be 4.   So when you hear that 2-5, what is your initial decision going to be?   The guy might be good to go in 2 days and you are going to put him on the 10 day IL???

And if you delay the decision, the cost/benefit analysis changes   If you wait a couple days and then consider disabling the guy retroactively then you have already survived 2 games shorthanded, so now your decision is between maybe two more days shorthanded, vs 6 extra days without the player.

Edited August 25 by SteveA

[Moose Milligan]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

I hate having guys that aren't healthy enough to play clogging up rosters spots.

 

I don’t understand the harm in sending Mounty to the IL for the minimum amount of time. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

I don’t understand the harm in sending Mounty to the IL for the minimum amount of time. 

All the phone calls asking why Mayo wasn't promoted to replace him on the roster.

[emmett16]

Buzz, your lineup, woof! 

[dystopia]

No RMC against Kikuchi? Is he hurt?

[LookitsPuck]

16 minutes ago, dystopia said:

No RMC against Kikuchi? Is he hurt?

Yes, but apparently not IL worthy.

[dystopia]

16 minutes ago, LookitsPuck said:

Yes, but apparently not IL worthy.

Hmm, vertigo?

[LookitsPuck]

9 minutes ago, dystopia said:

Hmm, vertigo?

No, hand sliding into 2B.

[dystopia]

21 minutes ago, LookitsPuck said:

No, hand sliding into 2B.

Oh ok, thanks

[ShoelesJoe]

[Moose Milligan]

Well ok. Hope they can score cause Irvin’s gonna need it. 

[Since1984]

Irvin “Magic” in LA! 

[LA2]

48 minutes ago, ShoelesJoe said:

Already 19, 18, 33, and 38 homers from the first four batters in the lineup must be rather intimidating to an opposing pitcher. If Henderson heats up, that could be two 20-homer and two 40-homer guys at the top in the playoffs. Need the bottom of the lineup to get on base more in front of them (Urias been hogging up those RBIs recently).

[OsFanSinceThe80s]