Holliday called up!

[RZNJ]

4 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Kemp served his purpose of buying time for Holliday without burning a Norby option. It can't be a whiff if there was no swing.

For Norby’s sake let’s hope burning one of his options this year had nothing to do with this.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 minutes ago, interloper said:

While I get this, you could have just held onto McKenna or Nevin, who would have been a decent option against all those LHP. And then just DFA for Holliday.

I think it was really about Kemp's ability to play both IF and OF, if I had to guess. That's getting REALLY in the weeds with versatility if you're Elias/Hyde, but this is the same combo who went with 3 catchers at seemingly random times last season for whatever reason. 

I think as other posters have speculated the organization wants to have Kemp as a backup option this season by giving him that $1M contract. If other players get traded or the injury bug hits the Orioles like Kemp as a fill in player. 

[spleen1015]

Adley calls me Jackie. There we go.

[interloper]

2 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I think as other posters have speculated the organization wants to have Kemp as a backup option this season by giving him that $1M contract. If other players get traded or the injury bug hits the Orioles like Kemp as a fill in player. 

Yeah, if he accepts the assignment (assuming he clears), then we will definitely know this is the case. 

[Orange]

There are three current major leaguers who were born in 2003 or 2004 and they are all named Jackson.

[Three Run Homer]

1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

 

....their K/BB ratio.  Compared to Jackson, everyone else at Norfolk looks like Jeff Leonard.  

[Just Regular]

Red Sox lineup tonight has righty platoon bats Romy Gonzalez and Pablo Reyes up above Masataka Yoshida for Cole Irvin.

https://www.mlb.com/starting-lineups

[nevadaO]

5 minutes ago, Orange said:

There are three current major leaguers who were born in 2003 or 2004 and they are all named Jackson.

Two more and we can have a band!

[interloper]

2 minutes ago, Three Run Homer said:

....their K/BB ratio.  Compared to Jackson, everyone else at Norfolk looks like Jeff Leonard.  

Ha, wow. That's really nuts. As a 20 year old, just taking the most veteran ABs in a loaded lineup. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

5 minutes ago, Three Run Homer said:

....their K/BB ratio.  Compared to Jackson, everyone else at Norfolk looks like Jeff Leonard.  

That’s one thing I’m curious with Holliday is how much will he walk against MLB pitching. He had a .451 OBP in the minors. That will come down obviously, but I think the potential is there for Holliday to put up .400 OBP seasons during his prime. 

Edited April 10 by OsFanSinceThe80s

[Greg Pappas]

I went back a dozen pages and didn't see it posted.  If it has been, feel free to delete. 

Edited April 10 by Greg Pappas

[Keygans]

My guess he bats 9th

[Three Run Homer]

10 minutes ago, nevadaO said:

Two more and we can have a band!

I do wonder if Michael Jackson was so important to kids growing up in the 1980s that a lot of people wound up naming their kids after him.  

[Moose Milligan]

I'm guessing he bats 7th. 

[spleen1015]

Batting 9th.