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Putting DC on the active roster right now is an absurd thought. He needs to pitch more. His velo was down yesterday. He’s still building up his arm And isn’t throwing all out yet. Kjerstad just p

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This really should be based on the medicals rather than emotions after a tough series. Have to trust the doctors here. The important thing is we have as many healthy guys as possible for the playoffs.

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To slightly clarify.  He has played some in the field at Aberdeen and at Bowie so far.  But not for 9 innings.  On Sunday for example he played RF at Aberdeen and then left early. Yesterday he wa

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2 hours ago, wildcard said:

I am tired of losing.   Time to get the Boys off the IL and back in action.

I am for Coulombe and Kjerstad  in Detroit tomorrow.   I would like to see Kjerstad in the lineup as the DH with  his 790 OPS.   Give Gunner, Santander and Cedric some help.  

I am fine with optioning Mayo or Liv Soto for 10 days.   Maton is needed to backup the infield.   He has no options.   

Smith can go for Coulombe.    

 

We just have to get rid of the expectations of winning the division and rolling into the playoffs on some winning 15 out of 20 stretch.  But... we could get healthy at the right time.  

Stuff happened.  Everyone wanted a wire to wire season.  Just will have to take care of business in a wild card series.  

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May have said this before. If so, excuse, it's age. Had a poster in my office. Picture of a buzzard on a cliff overlooking a major highway. Caption read - "Patience Hell I'm Going Out And Kill Me Something." Sorry WC but read OP and that came to mind. Right now patience is hard for all of us. Worse thing O's could do is bring back too soon.

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Who exactly does HK replace on this roster right now? They are already weak enough from the RH side. Off the top of my head the only one he could replace is Eloy J. But then you are dumping a RH hitter. I suppose you could dump Maton or Soto but that would sacrifice IF depth...

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7 minutes ago, dtk9119 said:

Who exactly does HK replace on this roster right now? They are already weak enough from the RH side. Off the top of my head the only one he could replace is Eloy J. But then you are dumping a RH hitter. I suppose you could dump Maton or Soto but that would sacrifice IF depth...

Right now here are the configuration:

  • Catcher: Adley, McCann
  • RF/LF: Slater, Santander
  • CF: Cowser, Mullins 
  • 1B: O'Hearn, Rivera
  • 2B: Holliday, Maton
  • SS: Gunnar, Soto, Maton
  • 3B: Rivera, Mayo, Maton
  • DH: Eloy, Mayo

Yeah, Soto and Maton are infield depth, but they aren't exactly gold glovers in any of their respective positions. 

The O's clearly aren't comfortable w/ Mayo at 1B, otherwise they'd have him there vs. lefties instead of O'Hearn. He's played 1 game there. And even at 3B, they want him there for just the early/mid part of the game, so it's even generous to call him a 3B on this club. He's essentially a DH that can play 3B if needed.

Kjerstad should be able to bring up the left side of the DH spot. Soto is a lefty and is a bit superfluous with the configurations right now, so I think he goes if/when Kjerstad comes up.

When Urias is available, Maton is gone. Although they will still have a gap at SS. Urias hasn't played there since 2022. But maybe that's a problem for another day.

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57 minutes ago, dtk9119 said:

Who exactly does HK replace on this roster right now? They are already weak enough from the RH side. Off the top of my head the only one he could replace is Eloy J. But then you are dumping a RH hitter. I suppose you could dump Maton or Soto but that would sacrifice IF depth...

How much infield depth do we need?   I think we can live without Soto.   He has started one game for us, and come on fir 6 innings of late inning defense in 2+ weeks with the team.

We can get by without him.

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With a lot of these injuries we’re not going to have some warm and fuzzy 10 game adjustment period before a playoff game. In some cases it might be just one appearance. 

It is what it is. These guys have been playing baseball their whole lifes. If they are healthy, then let’s ride. 

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What we need more than anything is a healthy Jordan Westburg. Urias would also be a nice lift. But Westburg, imo, is the engine of this team. He is not widely viewed as a star, but the guy is steady and reliable every day. And his RH bat is sorely missed. 

As much as we suck right now, and right now we do suck, it’s not hard to see this team being a post season factor if Grayson, DC, Webb, Urias and most of all Jordan Westburg can get back healthy.

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IMO Elias and Hyde want to win the division.   That is their goal.

I think Kjerstad is a better DH than Jimenez.   Kjerstad hit lefties at Norfolk and with the O's though the O's were limited at bats.     I would just put him at DH full time.  Who cares if he can play the outfield.  They need his bat.  Option Soto or Mayo for now.   

Coulombe is a veteran.   He going to pitch one inning when he returns.    He had a good outing at AAA.  Call the man up.   You say he is not at peak velo.   He does not depend on velo to pitch well.  He gets hitters out with his breaking and off speed stuff.

Smith can be DFA'd.

Some of the posters are saying I  don't have any patience or that I am rushing players back.    There are 15 games left in the regular season.   If the doctors says it not going to hurt them and the player is best the O'have right now, get them up to the majors.

1  1/2 out with 15 to play.   The goal of winning the division is right there for the taking.

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2 minutes ago, wildcard said:

IMO Elias and Hyde want to win the division.   That is their goal.

I think Kjerstad is a better DH than Jimenez.   Kjerstad hit lefties at Norfolk and with the O's though the O's were limited at bats.     I would just put him at DH full time.  Who cares if he can play the outfield.  They need his bat.  Option Soto or Mayo for now.   

Coulombe is a veteran.   He going to pitch one inning when he returns.    He had a good outing at AAA.  Call the man up.   You say he is not at peak velo.   He does not depend on velo to pitch well.  He gets hitters out with his breaking and off speed stuff.

Smith can be DFA'd.

Some of the posters are saying I  don't have any patience or that I am rushing player back.    There are 15 games left in the regular season.   If the doctors says it not going to hurt themselves and the player is best the O'have right now, get them up to the majors.

1  1/2 out with 15 to play.   The goal of winning the division in right there for the taking.

The goal is to win the WS, not the division. Getting healthy and being at your best heading into Oct gives you the best chance for that goal.

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