Who sits for Slater in Game One?

[Safelykept]

3 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

 

Slater would have more value in a 3 game series than whatever 13th pitcher you add

Plus Big Al probably off WC Roster

[DirtyBird]

1 minute ago, Safelykept said:

Plus Big Al probably off WC Roster

I don't know. They did use him out of the pen once this season on 3 days rest off a start. 7/28 - 8/1

But, he did not do well in that relief appearance.

[Safelykept]

22 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

I don't know. They did use him out of the pen once this season on 3 days rest off a start. 7/28 - 8/1

But, he did not do well in that relief appearance.

Went 6 yesterday, lined up for game 1 next round.

[sportsfan8703]

Slater does have a .707 OPS vs LHP since we traded for him. See the fangraphs splits. Mullins with an .854 OPS vs LHP in that same time period.  Cowser at .611 OPS in that same time period.

I think we definitely play Mullins in CF for his defense.  The question is Slater vs Cowser.  Even if Slater starts, he will hit no higher than 7th.  Maybe we just ride with Cowser.  Slater has playoff experience though.

Edited 6 hours ago by sportsfan8703

[interloper]

Slater - CF
Westburg - 2B
Gunnar - SS
Santander - RF
Mountcastle - 1B
Adley - DH
Cowser - LF
Urias - 3B
McCann - C

I could see something like this.

[Safelykept]

1 hour ago, spleen1015 said:

You really want me to name the 13 guys that are ahead of him?

Adley
McCann
Mounty
O'Hearn
Westburg
Holliday
Gunnar
Urias
Rivera
Cowser
Mullins
Santander
Kjerstad

I guess they could take Slater if they thought they needed a scrub as the 14th position player instead of 13 pitchers.

Leave your scrubs at home.

And if something happens to Mullins or Cowser, who plays LF? Ohearn, Kjerstad, I don’t think they chance that. But we’ll see.

[LookitsPuck]

Austin Slater has no business starting any of these 3 games for the Orioles.

[Aristotelian]

23 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Slater does have a .707 OPS vs LHP since we traded for him. See the fangraphs splits. Mullins with an .854 OPS vs LHP in that same time period.  Cowser at .611 OPS in that same time period.

I think we definitely play Mullins in CF for his defense.  The question is Slater vs Cowser.  Even if Slater starts, he will hit no higher than 7th.  Maybe we just ride with Cowser.  Slater has playoff experience though.

Ragans has severe reverse splits. RHB should start only if they are plus bats. Rivera and Slater are not plus bats. Should be the usual Mullins, Cowser, Santander OF. If they play someone else it should be Kjerstad, probably for Mullins. 

[Warehouse]

50 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Ragans has severe reverse splits. RHB should start only if they are plus bats. Rivera and Slater are not plus bats. Should be the usual Mullins, Cowser, Santander OF. If they play someone else it should be Kjerstad, probably for Mullins. 

A lot of the time when people talk about a pitcher having reverse splits, it’s a fluky small sample size anomaly.  But Ragans has clear sustained reverse splits.  I hope the Orioles data analytics team is on top of it.

[sportsfan8703]

3 hours ago, LookitsPuck said:

Austin Slater has no business starting any of these 3 games for the Orioles.

Hasn’t Slater started against every LH SP since we acquired him?  So why would that change now?  He’s put up a .707 OPS as well. 

I’m not some die hard Slater fan. Just pointing out what has been reality. Personally, I’d start him over Cowser in LF and bat him 7th. 

Edited 2 hours ago by sportsfan8703

[HowAboutThat]

9 hours ago, waroriole said:

Nope I wanna see the guy with the better defense. Just pointing out that Slater’s only “advantage” is another liability. Plus, Reagan’s is a reverse splits guy. 

Defense is important! A guy goes 0-4 and makes every catch in the field still earns his pay, and then some.

[Can_of_corn]

8 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

Defense is important! A guy goes 0-4 and makes every catch in the field still earns his pay, and then some.

So if a left fielder goes 0-4 and makes two routine catches he earned his pay and then some?

[HowAboutThat]

What possibility Adley sits entirely? He’s been pretty lousy on both sides of the plates for most of the second half. Would someone else be a better starter at DH?

[HowAboutThat]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

So if a left fielder goes 0-4 and makes two routine catches he earned his pay and then some?

How often does a left fielder only make two routine catches in a game?

And while you’re looking that up, are you suggesting that a good defender doesn’t contribute even with an 0-fer ?

Would you rather have Home Run Trumbo trundling around in the outfield?

Edited 2 hours ago by HowAboutThat
Addendum

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

How often does a left fielder only make two routine catches in a game?

And while you’re looking that up, are you suggesting that a good defender doesn’t contribute even with an 0-fer ?

Would you rather have Home Run Trumbo trundling around in the outfield?

I'm at a loss why you can't look anything up but hey, I'm a helpful guy.

Slater has, for the O's, played 18 games in left field.  In those 18 games he has had 23 defensive chances.  So I'd say I was being generous when I gave him two.

I'm sure there are at least two games a season (in the league as a whole not Oriole games) in which the left fielder makes a defensive play that is more of a positive impact than going 0-4 is a drag on the team.

Slater has been below replacement level this season, I'd much rather have Trumbo, when he was actually hitting, in the outfield.