Do the Os have a SS problem?

[Pat Kelly]

It's weird.  SS defense is killing the INF defense right now and it's not playoff caliber.     Gunnar had looked locked in as an AllStar SS but has run into a major defensive rut.     With Mateo as the only true back SS in the system - now we know why he has been so valued by the FO and Hyde - there are really no other options in the system.   Westburg is not a SS, Holliday is apparently no longer a SS, is there anyone else in the system?   

If you are going to focus on pitching to contact and letting your defense make plays you need more consistent middle infield defense.  A bunch of 2B and 3B options but may need to find another ML ready SS if Mateo is out indefinitely.      Time to re-focus on elite defense.  It matters.

[Ripken]

No.

[dzorange]

Nope.

[terpoh]

Nah

[Gunnar]

Gunnar will be an elite SS defender, don’t worry. 

[Jagwar]

Nope no way

[Sports Guy]

4 minutes ago, Gunnar said:

Gunnar will be an elite SS defender, don’t worry. 

Doubt it 

[25 Nuggets]

Nipples

[Jagwar]

The O's have a "no pitching in the minors" problem

[Jammer7]

Miss Mateo yet? 

[Aristotelian]

Gunnar will be fine but I agree depth is a little suspect.

[now]

Ah, Joey, we hardly knew ye...

[Moose Milligan]

Stop it. 

[Pat Kelly]

It's impossible to get by with infielders playing out of position resulting in poor defense.    Defensive tone is set by the INF.   Westburg is a good (not great) 3B, below average at 2B and a non-MLer at SS.  Ohearn is a huge dropoff at 1B from Mounty.  2B defense is worse with no Mateo (maybe Norby will be ok?), and SS has looked problematic of late with Gunnar issues.   Urias is a 3B (Westy's best position) posing as a UT INF.    Need a defense first type to back-up SS and 2B (and ideally 3B)- yeah Mateo's defense is missed. 

[24fps]

9 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Stop it. 

Given that in the last 2-3 days we've learned that Hyde has lost the clubhouse, Gunnar has a so far undiagnosed career-threatening psychological problem, and Mullins and Mountcastle are "clubhouse cancers", I find the OP positively refreshing in its restraint.