8/10 @ Tampa Bay (Game is on Fox tonight)

[casadeozo]

Slater trying to match little league swings with Mullins 

[Say O!]

Just now, KojiSplit said:

Mullins is pretty much an automatic out against lefties.

His OPS+ is 21 v LHP this year (compared to 77 for his career)

[FlaO'sFan]

A random swing with eyes closed might have gotten closer to that last pitch.

[Roy Firestone]

Just now, TopGunnar said:

Mountcastle is about to start getting the abuse posts from me. He’s been so disappointing this year in my opinion.

I think hes a mediocre player and a decent first baseman...easily replaceable...

[Aristotelian]

2 minutes ago, casadeozo said:

I guess I would argue if you are trying to win every game, Urias and Slater are not giving you the best chance to win.

I have no problem with Urias when Mayo is sucking and both are RH. I don't like Mullins and Slater together with the opener because not having a defensive guy kind of limits what you can do with pinch hitters. Honestly I wish we would use openers more, it does create some problems for the opposing team

[TopGunnar]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

I think hes a mediocre player and a decent first baseman...easily replaceable...

I agree. I think we try to move him in the off season. Santander (if we resign), Ohearn, Mayo can play first. Maybe even Heston. 13 homers is poor

[bpilktree67]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

I cant believe they are going with Austin Slater...what a pathetic bottom three of our lineup...

I liked all Elias moves except not getting a quality right handed outfielder to play center or left vs lefty.  It was a clear need that he skipped on.  

[Pat Kelly]

Slater is just an odd fit. RH OF depth org wide is poor.  Need to find some options/bats.  Slater is not the answer. 

[OriolesMagic83]

11 hits and only 4 runs is pretty pathetic.  It's going to suck if the O's lose this game w/ all the offensive chances they had.

[Roy Firestone]

Here comes their winning inning..

[HowAboutThat]

2 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Does Burnes feel like he's pitching at about 90% effort most of the time?  Maybe that's why he's stayed so healthy.  He only goes all out once in a while, when he gets in trouble, vs a lot of other guys who are pitching max velocity vs every hitter.  It just seems like Burnes is a guy who can give you 6 innings/2 or 3 runs every time out w/o stressing himself.  Skubal is more likely to be a guy who will give you 7 or even 8 shutout evenings but also have an outing where here can't go 4 innings and gives up 5 runs, just my take.

I remember Jake Arrieta never looked like he was straining or stressed, he looked like he was throwing the ball about 30 miles an hour, and he looked like he could’ve done it all day. I always thought he was pretty amazing.

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, TopGunnar said:

I agree. I think we try to move him in the off season. Santander (if we resign), Ohearn, Mayo can play first. Maybe even Heston. 13 homers is poor

What evidence is there that Coby can handle 1B? I’m not saying down the road he can’t but now?

[TopGunnar]

Bullpen makes me literally sick to my stomach. 

[Roy Firestone]

What did I tell ya?  THIS was the inning...we deserve to lose this game...

Edited August 11 by Roy Firestone

[baltfan]

Unbelievable.  We just don’t close teams out.