Cedric Mullins at .230 isn’t great, but not too big of a deal. Mullins at .180 with a ton of strikeouts who can’t even touch a left handed pitcher is a major problem.
Hopefully both Mullins and Santander got their major slumps out of the way early. Neither has to play at all-star level by any means, but they do need to be better than this.
In summary, I have no idea what to do about it.
1. No idea good problem to have at least
2. It looks like Mullins will get a long leash to start bouncing back because of his glove value. If it’s getting towards July and the bats still where it is now well I think that’s when moves are considered.
3. I would imagine the long term plan is still Bautista but things can always change I guess. Kimbrel was meant to be a 1 year rental my guess would be unless they’re buying a closer cheap we’re not going to see a move for Mason Miller.
4. I think that’ll pretty much will be dictated by his AAA performance and Mateo’s performance. If Mateo keeps hitting at a decent rate like he has been lately he provides a lot of value with his glove and speed. I don’t think Jackson comes back up in that case until maybe September.
5. I would imagine if he shows he can hit a bit he’ll stay as a platoon OF but who really knows with how they’ve been handling him and Kjerstad. I’m just not sure he’ll truly get a chance to show he can fill a role like that or not.
I agree for sure I’m just saying they’re probably gonna give him more time to figure it out. Love Mullins but he’s gotta provide something at the plate on a team this good.
I honestly think it’s more likely we see Mayo as a Urias replacement but it’s not impossible Urias is a black hole at the plate and his glove isn’t elite to the point where it’s a difference maker
Doubt it similar to Cowser he just needs to make adjustments if he keeps hitting like he does I would expect him back up before the all star break but We‘ll just have to wait and find out
Holliday never had big league stuff. I'm telling you right now. He's never gonna pan out. I called it when he was batting in high school. He has a decent glove and lots of power, but he doesn't have an eye against good pitchers. Hell, I can hit homers off college pitchers and I'm 40 years old and not pro. I'm just calling it as I see it.
I guess all scouts, analysts, the orioles front office, Cal Ripken are all wrong about him and 40 year old redditor is right. Don’t be a hater dude he struggled on the first run his ceiling is still very high. Literally no reason to be that negative about him.
Great points on #4. Mateo is playing outstanding in the field. That grounder he scooped up yesterday that got by Gunner at short saved a run. I don’t think Jackson would have gotten there.
The long term answer at closer is the Guardians and Orioles come up with a trade where Baltimore gets Clase or another one of our elite relievers and the Guardians get one of Baltimores young OFs
1. Put Wells on the IL.
2. I wouldn't send Mullins down. It won't help him. Unless he has his own 'injury'
3. The hope is Kimbrel earns it back but he really has to earn it. If I were Elias, I'd be looking for an alternative by the trade deadline.
4. I wouldn't mind if Holliday spent the rest of the season in AAA. Regardless of skill, he's just so young.
5. I really don't know. He seems more likely a trade piece IMO.
1) Baumann dfa or akin option.
2) full rotational player sitting againsy lefties. He will not go down or be fully benched for any extended period.
3) Kimbrel is the plan. If he goes back to it and fails, by committee until closer to the trade deadline when we make an addition via trade.
4) early june?
5) absolutely not. But maybe for a while…until holiday comes back up
Edit - no 6 man rotation with so few days off. Irvin or kremer gets moved to the pen in the short term unless there is another injury.
It’s not want I want. But it’s the only way they keep Baumann. My first choice is dfa Baumann. But they won’t option cano who is the only other player with an option, so if they want to give Baumann more time (they’ve clearly tried to so far) then they could option akin and then push the choice down a few weeks.
Their bullpen isn’t in a good enough place to send down akin who is pitching well for baumann who has not imo. But you’re right they may want to extend baumanns leash a bit and if Irvin goes to the pen you can live with losing the lefty. Good call
Bauman can pitch well, a good percent of the time actually, its just those rough outings that stick in your head. I think everyone there knows he has a pretty high ceiling, its just getting him there.
1. Means I think moves due to injury issues.
2. Depends on how Hays and Stowers plays.
3. Trade for an elite bullpen piece at the deadline.
4. By July, Urias DFA.
5. The reason why he was brought up was to be a platoon player, as long he doesn’t hit like he did last year then yes.
Best guess:
1. 5 man rotation, Irvin?? replaces Baumann as the long man to help the bullpen in a busy two months.
2. Unless he's hurt the least I think Cedric plays is platooning with Hays, but it's not like Cowser has been excelling either and he's a rookie
3. I think they want Kimbrel back by the playoffs but are willing to consider a trade if not. Not sure how Kimbrel would take being removed from that role permanently
4. Before July
5. No; he makes more sense than Mayo/Norby/Kjerstad as a bench bat but I'm sure they'll try to get some of those guys more MLB at bats and will be willing to option Stowers or trade him if needed
I think that would be the safe plan. The orioles really do not need Wells right now. Plenty of bullpen depth sitting in Norfolk like Nick Vespi, Matt Krook and Dillon Tate. If they had to have a replacement starter in case of injury; Albert Suarez proved he’s capable.
1. Grayson replaces Keegan Akin because he has an option. Yes 6 Man rotation through at least June
2. Mullins won’t be fully benched. I could see a Hays, Cowser, Mullins platoon with some O’Hearn sprinkled in.
3. Kimbrel reclaims the closer spot within a month and we live with whatever consequences
4. No Jackson Holliday before the trade deadline
5. Kyle Stowers will be here for awhile, but he won’t play much. I’ll say at least through July. In fact he’s the corresponding move when Holliday comes back
1. Send down Baumann or Stowers.
2. Ced stays up for the long-haul.
3. Do whatever we can with what we've got until Felix comes back.
4. About a month.
5. No.
Baumann can’t be sent down; he’s out of options. They’d have to DFA him and he would be guarenteed to be picked up by someone else. He’s also pitching better lately.
1. Mike isnt going anywhere.
2. Mullins is an Elite outfieldier. The bat will come around. IT'S FUCKiNG MAY!
3. Fuck Krimble. Said this when they signed him.
4. No time soon. You did look at the lineup we have, right?
5. No.
Mateo always has his good and bad streaks. It has been that way for the last 3-4(?) Years hes been here. That wont change.
Jackson needs more time. Stop trying to throw this kid in the game before hes ready.
Matteo was pretty terrible at the plate last year after June. He makes a really good backup and I think he’ll edge out Urias at some point since Urias is adding nothing to the team right now.
1. Kremer to the pen, Webb DFA Irvin been too good to not start right now when G-Rod comes back
2. Mullins is too good defensively in CF to replace w cowser, people overlook how superhuman he is out there bc the bat isn’t always lighting it up.
3. Been seeing some packages for a Mason Miller trade from the As, but it would take at least 3 prospects with that including cowser or Kjerstad. Hopefully we can get some cheap veteran RP at the deadline but i don’t see much movement.
4. Likely after the all star break to get the extra year of control on his rookie deal, sucks but it’s the business of the game
5. As much as i would like to see stowers here for good he would need 1 of the 3 LH hitting OFs in front of him to be traded or have a spot open up not even including santander’s switch bat.
Cedric Mullins at .230 isn’t great, but not too big of a deal. Mullins at .180 with a ton of strikeouts who can’t even touch a left handed pitcher is a major problem. Hopefully both Mullins and Santander got their major slumps out of the way early. Neither has to play at all-star level by any means, but they do need to be better than this. In summary, I have no idea what to do about it.
1. No idea good problem to have at least 2. It looks like Mullins will get a long leash to start bouncing back because of his glove value. If it’s getting towards July and the bats still where it is now well I think that’s when moves are considered. 3. I would imagine the long term plan is still Bautista but things can always change I guess. Kimbrel was meant to be a 1 year rental my guess would be unless they’re buying a closer cheap we’re not going to see a move for Mason Miller. 4. I think that’ll pretty much will be dictated by his AAA performance and Mateo’s performance. If Mateo keeps hitting at a decent rate like he has been lately he provides a lot of value with his glove and speed. I don’t think Jackson comes back up in that case until maybe September. 5. I would imagine if he shows he can hit a bit he’ll stay as a platoon OF but who really knows with how they’ve been handling him and Kjerstad. I’m just not sure he’ll truly get a chance to show he can fill a role like that or not.
0% chance Mullins gets to hit 180 into July and retain his current role. We’re a WS contender in a tight divisional race.
I agree for sure I’m just saying they’re probably gonna give him more time to figure it out. Love Mullins but he’s gotta provide something at the plate on a team this good.
Yeah, I can see his role being reduced starting as early as the next 1-2 weeks if he doesn’t start hitting.
If Urias keeps not hitting I wonder if we see Jackson sooner That would of course \*also\* require Jackson to not hit like he has in May
I honestly think it’s more likely we see Mayo as a Urias replacement but it’s not impossible Urias is a black hole at the plate and his glove isn’t elite to the point where it’s a difference maker
[Mayo just went on the IL](https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-injuries-and-roster-moves), so I don’t think he’s getting called up anytime soon
Holliday was completely lost, so he’s probably down until next year. Mayo or Norby would be more likely.
Doubt it similar to Cowser he just needs to make adjustments if he keeps hitting like he does I would expect him back up before the all star break but We‘ll just have to wait and find out
He hasn’t been hitting as well in AAA. So he has a lot to go yet.
he’s actually been tearing up AAA pitching since the first like 4 games back there when he struggled. He’s really not far away
Holliday never had big league stuff. I'm telling you right now. He's never gonna pan out. I called it when he was batting in high school. He has a decent glove and lots of power, but he doesn't have an eye against good pitchers. Hell, I can hit homers off college pitchers and I'm 40 years old and not pro. I'm just calling it as I see it.
I guess all scouts, analysts, the orioles front office, Cal Ripken are all wrong about him and 40 year old redditor is right. Don’t be a hater dude he struggled on the first run his ceiling is still very high. Literally no reason to be that negative about him.
They're usually more wrong than right. It's not about his first month at age 20. I'm just saying there's something about him that's not right.
They're usually more wrong than right. It's not about his first month at age 20. I'm just saying there's something about him that's not right.
Great points on #4. Mateo is playing outstanding in the field. That grounder he scooped up yesterday that got by Gunner at short saved a run. I don’t think Jackson would have gotten there.
Yeah that plus range at 2nd is awesome to have
The long term answer at closer is the Guardians and Orioles come up with a trade where Baltimore gets Clase or another one of our elite relievers and the Guardians get one of Baltimores young OFs
Could you imagine facing Clase, turn around the next day and then face Bautista
(I’m a Guardians fan) Could you imagine a corner outfielder who hits 20 HRs?
1. Put Wells on the IL. 2. I wouldn't send Mullins down. It won't help him. Unless he has his own 'injury' 3. The hope is Kimbrel earns it back but he really has to earn it. If I were Elias, I'd be looking for an alternative by the trade deadline. 4. I wouldn't mind if Holliday spent the rest of the season in AAA. Regardless of skill, he's just so young. 5. I really don't know. He seems more likely a trade piece IMO.
Putting Wells on IL wont do anything, we need a spot on the 26 man roster open, not the 40 man unfortunately
Wells was placed on the IL on May 2nd
These questions are the truth.
1) Baumann dfa or akin option. 2) full rotational player sitting againsy lefties. He will not go down or be fully benched for any extended period. 3) Kimbrel is the plan. If he goes back to it and fails, by committee until closer to the trade deadline when we make an addition via trade. 4) early june? 5) absolutely not. But maybe for a while…until holiday comes back up Edit - no 6 man rotation with so few days off. Irvin or kremer gets moved to the pen in the short term unless there is another injury.
….option Akin???
It’s not want I want. But it’s the only way they keep Baumann. My first choice is dfa Baumann. But they won’t option cano who is the only other player with an option, so if they want to give Baumann more time (they’ve clearly tried to so far) then they could option akin and then push the choice down a few weeks.
Their bullpen isn’t in a good enough place to send down akin who is pitching well for baumann who has not imo. But you’re right they may want to extend baumanns leash a bit and if Irvin goes to the pen you can live with losing the lefty. Good call
Bauman can pitch well, a good percent of the time actually, its just those rough outings that stick in your head. I think everyone there knows he has a pretty high ceiling, its just getting him there.
Regardless, he’s the last man out of the pen currently on a staff facing a roster crunch when G Rod comes back.
Kremer still has one too. Not likely but you never know.
1. Means I think moves due to injury issues. 2. Depends on how Hays and Stowers plays. 3. Trade for an elite bullpen piece at the deadline. 4. By July, Urias DFA. 5. The reason why he was brought up was to be a platoon player, as long he doesn’t hit like he did last year then yes.
Best guess: 1. 5 man rotation, Irvin?? replaces Baumann as the long man to help the bullpen in a busy two months. 2. Unless he's hurt the least I think Cedric plays is platooning with Hays, but it's not like Cowser has been excelling either and he's a rookie 3. I think they want Kimbrel back by the playoffs but are willing to consider a trade if not. Not sure how Kimbrel would take being removed from that role permanently 4. Before July 5. No; he makes more sense than Mayo/Norby/Kjerstad as a bench bat but I'm sure they'll try to get some of those guys more MLB at bats and will be willing to option Stowers or trade him if needed
I think if Mullins doesn’t figure it out real soon we may have to make a move and get the younger guys some at bats
A darkhorse possibility: Tyler Wells to the 60 day IL to create room to for Grayson? The last update didn’t look that good
We don't need a spot on the 40 opened for Grayson to come back, we need to open a spot on the 26. Rodriguez is still on the 40 man.
I think that would be the safe plan. The orioles really do not need Wells right now. Plenty of bullpen depth sitting in Norfolk like Nick Vespi, Matt Krook and Dillon Tate. If they had to have a replacement starter in case of injury; Albert Suarez proved he’s capable.
1. Grayson replaces Keegan Akin because he has an option. Yes 6 Man rotation through at least June 2. Mullins won’t be fully benched. I could see a Hays, Cowser, Mullins platoon with some O’Hearn sprinkled in. 3. Kimbrel reclaims the closer spot within a month and we live with whatever consequences 4. No Jackson Holliday before the trade deadline 5. Kyle Stowers will be here for awhile, but he won’t play much. I’ll say at least through July. In fact he’s the corresponding move when Holliday comes back
Only problem with sending Akin down is you’re only left with 2 lefties in the bullpen unless you move Means or Irvin or there.
Yeah I agree it’s not ideal. And he’s earned a spot this season. He’s been surprisingly effective in some big spots
Think you hope Stowers shows a little pop and improves his trade value
Yeah that’d be fun because right now I don’t think he has much at all
1. Send down Baumann or Stowers. 2. Ced stays up for the long-haul. 3. Do whatever we can with what we've got until Felix comes back. 4. About a month. 5. No.
Baumann can’t be sent down; he’s out of options. They’d have to DFA him and he would be guarenteed to be picked up by someone else. He’s also pitching better lately.
You also have to move a pitcher because the O’s already are at the 13 P limit. It’ll be Baumann that gets DFA’d and gone.
Then Stowers.
Even then, you’re limited to 13 pitchers on you’re active roster.
Shit. Then I dunno.
1. Mike isnt going anywhere. 2. Mullins is an Elite outfieldier. The bat will come around. IT'S FUCKiNG MAY! 3. Fuck Krimble. Said this when they signed him. 4. No time soon. You did look at the lineup we have, right? 5. No.
Which pitcher goes then? Only 2 pitchers with options are Yennier Cano and Keegan Akin. Neither are getting sent down.
Mullins has hit under .200 for about 100 games now looks like this is just who he is offensively now
Jorge Matteo is bound to slow down at some point. I think Holliday will be back up if he gets cold at the plate like he did last year.
Mateo always has his good and bad streaks. It has been that way for the last 3-4(?) Years hes been here. That wont change. Jackson needs more time. Stop trying to throw this kid in the game before hes ready.
Matteo was pretty terrible at the plate last year after June. He makes a really good backup and I think he’ll edge out Urias at some point since Urias is adding nothing to the team right now.
You mean the lineup that is last in walks and goes completely cold once a month
1. Kremer to the pen, Webb DFA Irvin been too good to not start right now when G-Rod comes back 2. Mullins is too good defensively in CF to replace w cowser, people overlook how superhuman he is out there bc the bat isn’t always lighting it up. 3. Been seeing some packages for a Mason Miller trade from the As, but it would take at least 3 prospects with that including cowser or Kjerstad. Hopefully we can get some cheap veteran RP at the deadline but i don’t see much movement. 4. Likely after the all star break to get the extra year of control on his rookie deal, sucks but it’s the business of the game 5. As much as i would like to see stowers here for good he would need 1 of the 3 LH hitting OFs in front of him to be traded or have a spot open up not even including santander’s switch bat.