Baumann traded for Blake Hunt

[interloper]

2 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

I think I’d rather have this catcher plus the advantages we’d get from optionable pieces on the Norfolk shuttle. 

Yeah, I can see that as well. 

[Tony-OH]

19 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

It’s always a compliment when your DFA’d players get claimed/traded for. Nevin, McKenna, Ramirez, Baumann. Except for that Tony Kemp dude. SMH

Unless Tony Kemp just needed a few days at the major league level to qualify for some kind of pension or health care, that move still makes zero sense.

Baumann was definitely going to get claimed so it was nice to get something back for him, even if its just a potential backup to McCann (who looks done as a major leaguer at this point). 

[sportsfan8703]

10 minutes ago, interloper said:

Yeah, I can see that as well. 

Plus, McCann might not be as safe as we think.  We could pretty much rotate catcher’s in off the street for what McCann brings. I’m sure some catchers in the minors have June 1st opt out clauses too. 

Hunt could just be a CYA thing if there is a guy out there with a June 1 opt out date that we’ve already identified. 

Edited May 23 by sportsfan8703

[Tony-OH]

24 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

It’s always a compliment when your DFA’d players get claimed/traded for. Nevin, McKenna, Ramirez, Baumann. Except for that Tony Kemp dude. SMH

It certainly goes to show the Orioles have a good team when almost all of their DFA's are claimed now. But that's exactly why having three options was put into the MLB system. This gives guys like Nevin, McKenna, Baumann major league opportunities when they would be stuck in AAA with the Orioles. while it stink for the Orioles to not have those depth players, it also give guys chances to becomes those depth players still in the system.

 

[sportsfan8703]

Eric Haase is having a good year in AAA on a milb deal. Brewers ties too. Currently with the Brewers AAA team. He had really good years in 2021 and 2022. He may have a June 1 opt out. 
 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haaseer01.shtml

Just sayin… McCann might not be so safe. Haase is 4th on the brewers C depth chart. We have a good relationship with Milwaukee, or Haase could just opt out on June 1. 

Haase can even play some LF too. 

Edited May 23 by sportsfan8703

[CaptainRedbeard]

1 hour ago, interloper said:

See, if we had optioned Akin to buy some more time, we'd still have Baumann for the Means IL, and we could bring back Akin early due to the injury. 

It's hindsight, of course, but I thought it was odd that Elias would make that move now instead of doing his usual thing of delaying decisions as long as possible, and keeping as many guys as possible. The reason you do that is because of situations exactly like this. 

Who are we bringing up for Means? Vespi? Heasley? You can't tell me either of those guys are better than Baumann. 

They will probably bring back Tate and now have the flexibility to do the Norfolk shuttle roster spot for a fresh arm amongst the optionable 40-man guys: Tate, Vespi, Baker, Ort, Krook, Heasley, Zimmerman. 

But I’m convinced the best RP in AAA is Luis Gonzalez. I don’t think he has options and he’s a lefty, so they probably will keep him stashed in AAA for now rather than lock up another non-optionable roster spot. But if he keeps putting up numbers like he has, he’ll get a look before the end of the year. 

Kade Strowd and Trey McGough also dominated AA, are in AAA now and have all their options, but they likely need AAA exposure and would need to be added to the 40 man roster so I don’t expect to see them until late in the year, if at all. 

[rm5678]

2 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Plus, McCann might not be as safe as we think.  We could pretty much rotate catcher’s in off the street for what McCann brings. I’m sure some catchers in the minors have June 1st opt out clauses too. 

Hunt could just be a CYA thing if there is a guy out there with a June 1 opt out date that we’ve already identified. 

The Mets are paying most of McCann's contract, so I expect that he'll finish out the year with the O's if he remains healthy.

[Sports Guy]

 

[Aristotelian]

1 hour ago, CaptainRedbeard said:

They will probably bring back Tate and now have the flexibility to do the Norfolk shuttle roster spot for a fresh arm amongst the optionable 40-man guys: Tate, Vespi, Baker, Ort, Krook, Heasley, Zimmerman. 

But I’m convinced the best RP in AAA is Luis Gonzalez. I don’t think he has options and he’s a lefty, so they probably will keep him stashed in AAA for now rather than lock up another non-optionable roster spot. But if he keeps putting up numbers like he has, he’ll get a look before the end of the year. 

Kade Strowd and Trey McGough also dominated AA, are in AAA now and have all their options, but they likely need AAA exposure and would need to be added to the 40 man roster so I don’t expect to see them until late in the year, if at all. 

I believe the move has been announced as Heasley. I agree, now the shuttle gets up and running. 

[Tony-OH]

10 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

I believe the move has been announced as Heasley. I agree, now the shuttle gets up and running. 

Yep, it was Heasley. He's been pitching outstandingly in AAA so we'll see if he's a better version of himself then the guy we saw at the beginning of the year.

[wildcard]

4 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Yep, it was Heasley. He's been pitching outstandingly in AAA so we'll see if he's a better version of himself then the guy we saw at the beginning of the year.

See if Ramsey/Holt sprinkled some magic on him.

[Three Run Homer]

His excellent porn 'stache aside, I don't expect much from Hunt.  He's hit well in limited playing time this season but otherwise he looks like a journeyman backup minor league catcher.   

He plays so infrequently that "Has anyone seen Blake Hunt?" is actually a legitimate question.  

[Aristotelian]

7 minutes ago, Three Run Homer said:

His excellent porn 'stache aside, I don't expect much from Hunt.  He's hit well in limited playing time this season but otherwise he looks like a journeyman backup minor league catcher.   

He plays so infrequently that "Has anyone seen Blake Hunt?" is actually a legitimate question.  

More like the next Banuelos than the next McCann?

[interloper]

1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

More like the next Banuelos than the next McCann?

Dunno about that.

[Winter]

now lets get something for Urias, Hays, Mateo & Perez and get the kids up.