Holliday called up!

[SteveA]

15 minutes ago, baltfan said:

Kemp made a helluva sliding catch today. 

We'll all never forget that time he almost had a hit.   That ball hit the line, no matter what the ump said!

[OriolesMagic83]

41 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

My read: Kemp bought Elias an extra two weeks to give Holliday AAA reps and get a look at the ROY race. With Texas boys off to a slow start Elias decided to pull the trigger. Yes, "need to hit lefties" was GM speak just as much as "strong chance at opening day roster." At the end of the day he made the right move, and what he says doesn't matter.

If Jackson is hitting under .200 after a month, he might have to go back to Norfolk for more work against LHP. 

[LookinUp]

The cynical side of me says the demotion was nothing but a negotiation tactic in extension talks. 

[Gurgi]

4 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Range has never been the issue with Holliday. He has multiple plays like that in his defensive resume.

I watched probably five Norfolk games this year.  Jackson did not look good on defense for most of the time there.  One game he basically had two errors.  I think only one was called on him.  But he has walked a ton and his bat is alive.  I think they are confident he will hit in the majors even if he struggles early.   We also have to get him up early so he can settle in defensively.  Even Ripken struggled a LOT defensively his first several years.  Lots of throwing errors I think.  But he settled down.   

[Just Regular]

6 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Really? I don't know. How can you think this kid is as good as we know they think he is, if he can't handle being in another team's opening day game?

Its helicopter parenting for sure.    He's 20, and they hope he plays past Halloween.    He'll have missed a valuable experience if he has to hit Cole Ragans when the stakes are higher.

You can kind of tell how much Sigbot cares about a player by how much bubble wrap is used.    It should be fun to hear Elias' new comments tomorrow.

[Tony-OH]

2 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

If Jackson is hitting under .200 after a month, he might have to go back to Norfolk for more work against LHP. 

For about 4-5 days. lol

[spleen1015]

2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Absolutely. 
 

Work day tomorrow is gonna draaaaaaag. 

Ain't that the truth.

Also, you guys are crazy of you think Holliday is getting promoted because Rubenstein meddled.

[Malike]

Just now, spleen1015 said:

Ain't that the truth.

Also, you guys are crazy of you think Holliday is getting promoted because Rubenstein meddled.

I would put the odds at about 0% that Rubenstein had anything to do with this.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, spleen1015 said:

Ain't that the truth.

Also, you guys are crazy of you think Holliday is getting promoted because Rubenstein meddled.

I think people were joking around on that one. 

[OriolesMagic83]

20 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Maybe Rubenstein meddled, and it was incomprehensible to Elias he'd be allowed to move on that easily!

That's true, under JA, we would be stuck with Kemp until at least the All Star break.

[24fps]

19 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Maybe Rubenstein meddled, and it was incomprehensible to Elias he'd be allowed to move on that easily!

Maybe Elias remotely accessed the Sigbot after drinking heavily at the pub, fed it the wrong question and it's all a big mistake.

[spleen1015]

2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think people were joking around on that one. 

You're likely right, but people pull things out of 'you know where' around here all of the time.

[yark14]

7 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

It should be fun to hear Elias' new comments tomorrow.

"Upon extensive consideration and a thorough review process, we determined that Jackson reached the milestones we set in place.  He also met the targets and thresholds we envisioned.  We are confident that this young player will continue the path forward and continue to check all the boxes that have been set in place for him."

Edited April 10 by yark14

[Gurgi]

I doubt Rubenstein is meddling.   I think he thinks about meddling like the computer thought about helping people find the golden ticket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  "that would be cheating"  and ignored the question.

[Billy F-Face3]

13 minutes ago, yark14 said:

Absolutely.  Nice curtain call.

I hope he catches on with another team.  Seems like a fantastic guy with a ton of positive energy.

That's always what a guy gets told before being dumped.