Is Ramon packing it in?

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

I'm comfortable with Westburg/Mayo/Norby covering 2nd and 3rd.

How much of a dropoff would it be from the defense Urias is providing these days?

After today I could play there. 

[RavensNOsGuy]

It’s a joke someone like Urias is still even starting for a team what was supposed to have WS aspirations.

[e16bball]

21 minutes ago, RavensNOsGuy said:

It’s a joke someone like Urias is still even starting for a team what was supposed to have WS aspirations.

I wonder how many teams in the history of the sport have met the OH’s standard for “worthy of even aspiring to win it all.” You’d have to put together the ‘27 Yankees or the Monstars or the Avengers to live up to that lofty standard

Your position is that it’s a “joke” for a team to use a player like Ramon Urias — who has a 95 wRC+ this season, and who also happens to be a recent GG winner — as a spot starter/utility man? He’s started 42 of our 103 games. So (a) he’s not really a “starter,” and (b) even if he was, that wouldn’t be such a bad thing.

If you don’t believe that, pick any team you think is an actual WS contender, and I’ll give you at least one (and maybe more) starter that is demonstrably worse than Ramon Urias. 

[RZNJ]

2 hours ago, glenn__davis said:

Absolutely not.  If Gunnars calling is that's his ball.  Urias needs to get out of the way there. 

Yep.  The SS is like the CF.  If he calls it, you clear out.  Not sure baseball was one of OOO’s sports.    

[ThomasTomasz]

1 hour ago, OriolesUpAndDowns said:

Who is the back up SS with Mateo out?

 

Urias or Westburg?

Therein lies the problem.  Urias hasn’t played a total of 70 games at the position (and that doesn’t include total innings) and hasn’t played there at all since 2022.  I can’t imagine Westburg being much better there.  

Either Urias has to play at 3B every day to get his reps in, or they need to search outside the organization for a backup SS who can also play at other positions.  Mateo’s injury has really hurt the bench dynamic. 

[Three Run Homer]

You need a utility infielder, you call up Maton.  Or make a small trade.   Depends on how long you think Mateo will be out.  

[OriolesMagic83]

It's hilarious that people want to get rid of our utility IF.  Our Utility IF has a WRC+ of 95.  I guess people think it should be 120 and he should have made the All Star Team.  Won a Gold Glove 2 years ago.  Again this is a back up player.

[terpoh]

7 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

It's hilarious that people want to get rid of our utility IF.  Our Utility IF has a WRC+ of 95.  I guess people think it should be 120 and he should have made the All Star Team.  Won a Gold Glove 2 years ago.  Again this is a back up player.

Problem is, we have two of them. One of Mateo/Urias should go. The Mateo injury complicates things, so I think you have to hold onto Urias until then, but when Mateo is back you dont need to carry both of them, and you didnt have to carry both of them in April either.

[eddie83]

3 minutes ago, terpoh said:

Problem is, we have two of them. One of Mateo/Urias should go. The Mateo injury complicates things, so I think you have to hold onto Urias until then, but when Mateo is back you dont need to carry both of them, and you didnt have to carry both of them in April either.

Is Mateo coming back this year?

[terpoh]

9 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Is Mateo coming back this year?

I dont think theyve indicated anything either way. But point being I dont see them moving off Urias with Mateo out, regardless of how long that is.