2024 Ongoing Lineup Thread

[Sports Guy]

Would have liked to see them rest Santander and give Kjerstad the start. He was very good vs lefties in the minors. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

26 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

Mullins has been struggling and there is a lefty on the mound today.

I'm ok with McKenna starting in CF maybe if Mullins starts hitting better then Hyde might not give him a rest day against tough LHP.

[Sydnor]

Santander has a .905 OPS versus LHP so far this year. I’m not surprised that he is both in the lineup and batting in the top half of the lineup based on that.

[dystopia]

39 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

Mullins has been struggling and there is a lefty on the mound today.

I’m concerned about the defensive downgrade. 

[Billy F-Face3]

Considering the series win is secured, I have no problem with giving Cedric Mullins a rest day and also letting Gunnar DH. It's a perfect opportunity for that and to give guys like Urias and McKenna some playing time.

With that being said, it would have been a good opportunity to give Kjerstad some experience vs Big League left handed pitching too. He needs to develop and he's not doing that by sitting on the bench.

[gtman55]

They definitely need to find a way to get Kjerstad more at bats. He's a potential RBI machine. Letting him rot away on the bench isn't the answer.

[OriolesMagic83]

31 minutes ago, Sydnor said:

Santander has a .905 OPS versus LHP so far this year. I’m not surprised that he is both in the lineup and batting in the top half of the lineup based on that.

Have you watched any games recently?  Santander has been slumping severely and couldn't hit water falling out of a boat.  I don't care what the season stats say.  He's swinging at pitches that are a foot out of the strike zone.

[Warehouse]

12 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Have you watched any games recently?  Santander has been slumping severely and couldn't hit water falling out of a boat.  I don't care what the season stats say.  He's swinging at pitches that are a foot out of the strike zone.

For the past week, he’s had a .775 OPS vs. LHP.

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Have you watched any games recently?  Santander has been slumping severely and couldn't hit water falling out of a boat.  I don't care what the season stats say.  He's swinging at pitches that are a foot out of the strike zone.

Would you like to revisit your position?

[Sports Guy]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Would you like to revisit your position?

Does one good game change anything he said?

[SteveA]

4 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Does one good game change anything he said?

Yes, because his position was completely based on a short term slump and was full of recency bias.

[dzorange]

Santander has never had a good April. It’s just a matter of time until he gets going.

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Yes, because his position was completely based on a short term slump and was full of recency bias.

This would make sense if he was talking about cutting him.  

But he was talking about giving him a day off because he had been poopy lately. 
 

 

[Sports Guy]

Good game for Cowser today. Hopefully he starts to snap out of things.

[EddeeEddee]

9 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Does one good game change anything he said?

A .900+ OPS against lefties this season does.