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Thank you for allowing me to join.  We obviously have more pressing issues to deal with.  And you all have probably been over this a hundred times.  I was thinking about the prospect of losing the Santander and Hays right-handed at-bats in the OF soon (Hays will of course continue to fight into next year) and then I looked at our OF depth and saw almost all lefties in the wings.   Maybe Mayo, Norby and Rhodes will become factors, but when you get right down to it, I don't see a RH hitting, starting OF'er on the horizon.   Am I missing something?  Not a big deal right now, but seems like an outlier thing.  

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4 minutes ago, Radagast said:

Do you know if he is doing that because of the Camden Yards dimensions?  It makes sense if he is, being in the AL East and the parks to be visited.  

I don't know.

I assume it's a factor.

 

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I would argue the easiest position to find in FA/AAAA is part time RH outfielders (see how cheap were Adam Duvall and Tommy Pham this season).  If Hays 25 does not lead into Fabian 26+, we will see Elias address one way or another. 

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I'm not comfortable using Mateo in the outfield mainly because he doesn't hit well enough to justify a spot in the lineup. I'd like to see Norby in Camden Yards, but I suspect Elias plans to give Hays a long rope. I can't see Hays being sent to AAA even though he has options. Either way, Kjerstad, Norby, and Mayo (when healthy) need to get a shot. 

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1 hour ago, Gentile4 said:

I'm not comfortable using Mateo in the outfield mainly because he doesn't hit well enough to justify a spot in the lineup. I'd like to see Norby in Camden Yards, but I suspect Elias plans to give Hays a long rope. I can't see Hays being sent to AAA even though he has options. Either way, Kjerstad, Norby, and Mayo (when healthy) need to get a shot. 

So would Kjerstad, Norby or Mayo man center?

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