9/21 Povich vs Olson

[Roy Firestone]

I would have released Eloy instead of sending Mayo down. At least Mayo is part of the future

[EddeeEddee]

1 minute ago, LookitsPuck said:

Bringing in Eloy with 2 outs in the 8th is so Brandon Hyde.

Pray for a walk and then a Kjerstad home run.

[LookitsPuck]

Tigers bullpen is so good.

[Billy F-Face3]

1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

Yeah.. Eloy Jimenez is up.. Here's come a ground out or K.

You called it.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

Is Eloy on a ML roster next year 

KBO is a Major League.

[O's84]

Hit it hard but they just made a nice play.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, Alasdaire said:

I mean sure, place all of the expectations you want. But the larger point is that just because a player hasn't figured it out as a 20 year old in the MLB doesn't mean he's not ever going to figure it out. That apparently needs to be pointed out based on peoples' reactions in this thread.

This is true, but this team is in a playoff hunt and he looks like he should not even be playing in AAA right now. I'm hoping that send him back to AAA when Westburg and Urias come back. He's just not ready to play in the major leagues right now.

[LookitsPuck]

Eloy smoked it. I’ll give him that. He doesn’t get cheated. 

[slakattack]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

Is Eloy on a ML roster next year 

If ML means Mexican League, then yes.

[Yossarian]

2 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

He definitely isn't slow. I think he could play a decent LF. Then again we already have three LH outfielders with more in the pipeline. 

His fielding skills are poor.  If he takes bad angles on ground balls in the infield, how will he look in the outfield?  It's like he spent his entire life concentrating on hitting and didn't work on fielding at all.   And the one skill he has - hitting - is failing him at this level.   He has a lot of work to do to be an above average player. 

[spiritof66]

2 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

Oh good Eloy...this will shorten this long game...

The last time we see him hit a ground ball and trot down the line in an Oriole uniform?

[Aristotelian]

Just now, LookitsPuck said:

Eloy smoked it. I’ll give him that. He doesn’t get cheated. 

Too bad he is literally incapable of hitting it in the air. 

[Tony-OH]

3 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

I would have released Eloy instead of sending Mayo down. At least Mayo is part of the future

Mayo is clearly not ready to contribute yet. I'm no fan of Eloy at all, but Mayo has been a gigantic disappointment and the playoff run and the playoffs is not time to be giving experience to player not performing. 

[LGOrioles]

0 XBH’s and 2 runs isn’t gonna cut it. They had 1 decent and then 1 good game and then go back to business as usual. 

[Aristotelian]

1 minute ago, Yossarian said:

His fielding skills are poor.  If he takes bad angles on ground balls in the infield, how will he look in the outfield?  It's like he spent his entire life concentrating on hitting and didn't work on fielding at all.   And the one skill he has - hitting - is failing him at this level.   He has a lot of work to do to be an above average player. 

He really looks like he was rushed. I know he put up video game numbers at Norfolk but I have to question our people who have put him in this spot at his age.