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2018 Regular Season Thread

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Figured it was time to start this thread.
 

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It doesn’t appear Orioles general manager Dan Duquette is planning to initiate extension talks with contract-year shortstop Manny Machado. “I would never say never, but we’re going to be more focused on ’18 than beyond,” Duquette told Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. “I don’t really know what’s going to happen beyond that.”Machado, Duquette, manager Buck Showalter, center fielder Adam Jones and relievers Zach Britton and Brad Brach are all scheduled to become free agents after the season, leading Duquette to admit to Feinsand that 2018 will be the last hurrah for this particular Orioles core. If he stays the GM into 2019, Duquette hasn’t closed the door on spending in free agency next winter, but he also isn’t dismissing the idea of a rebuild. Regarding a potential teardown, Duquette offered: “There is some logic toward doing that, right? You get the premium picks in the Draft and they can become the core players for your next championship club. A lot of this is timing; it’s cyclical.”
 

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Lol, that gives me the warm and fuzzy to a new year about to end before it begins...
 

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It doesn’t appear Orioles general manager Dan Duquette is planning to initiate extension talks with contract-year shortstop Manny Machado. “I would never say never, but we’re going to be more focused on ’18 than beyond,” Duquette told Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. “I don’t really know what’s going to happen beyond that.”Machado, Duquette, manager Buck Showalter, center fielder Adam Jones and relievers Zach Britton and Brad Brach are all scheduled to become free agents after the season, leading Duquette to admit to Feinsand that 2018 will be the last hurrah for this particular Orioles core. If he stays the GM into 2019, Duquette hasn’t closed the door on spending in free agency next winter, but he also isn’t dismissing the idea of a rebuild. Regarding a potential teardown, Duquette offered: “There is some logic toward doing that, right? You get the premium picks in the Draft and they can become the core players for your next championship club. A lot of this is timing; it’s cyclical.”

I wish they had thought about a rebuild at the trading deadline last year. Doing it the previous season made the Yankees a powerhouse again. I just don't see anything above a 4th place, possibly 3rd finish for this team if the Blue Jays fall apart. Too many better teams in the AL will be fighting for those two wild card slots. I have a feeling that this team is going to be in the wild card hunt just enough not to sell on anyone and then not make the playoffs and lose everyone for nothing anyways.
 

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well guys gausman, bundy ,tilly and cashner will all do good . cortes will hold 5th spot down . with wright chomping on a bit for a spot .
i like val plays at 3rd vs lhp while sisco starts vs rhp . we will be better with obp this year . while some of you talk about a rebuild are we going to miss aj ? nope mullins is our cf of the future or hays we are set in the outfield .
mountcastle is a pure hitter at aaa we will see if he can hang at thrird
 

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well guys gausman, bundy ,tilly and cashner will all do good . cortes will hold 5th spot down . with wright chomping on a bit for a spot .
i like val plays at 3rd vs lhp while sisco starts vs rhp . we will be better with obp this year . while some of you talk about a rebuild are we going to miss aj ? nope mullins is our cf of the future or hays we are set in the outfield .
mountcastle is a pure hitter at aaa we will see if he can hang at thrird


Ted where is Hays? Is he hurt? I haven't seen of him all spring.
 

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Well it looks like he's playing today.
 

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Ted where is Hays? Is he hurt? I haven't seen of him all spring.
yep arm feeling a little bad taking it easy . so the o's have some fun ahead santander is here for 42 games . so how do we fit the outfield ?santander , aj , hays , mancini would win alot of games .
 

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yep arm feeling a little bad taking it easy . so the o's have some fun ahead santander is here for 42 games . so how do we fit the outfield ?santander , aj , hays , mancini would win alot of games .

That is who I want for OF. Santander and Hays split time in right. Buck will most likely go with Rickard, Gentry, or Rasmus for some reason.
 

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That is who I want for OF. Santander and Hays split time in right. Buck will most likely go with Rickard, Gentry, or Rasmus for some reason.
i get others being down on this team and rightfully so . we could have a great offensive team like never before . i like have valencia playing 3rd vs lhp and beckham vs rhp at 3rd . schoop is only getting better at 2nd manny will be manny at short . valencia , trumbo and davis could share 1st and dh . sisco and caleb would do good . let santander get his ab . i'm looking for the light bulb to turn on for wright he has stuff . i think the o's could do what rays are doing 4 starters and 5th is a bp arm . watch for harveyto be late add in season .
 

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sandtander maybe a regular rf . man he looked great in the outfield and hats off to wells .
 

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yes our young pitching is looking good . i can see all 4 rule v guys makin it . i think wright maybe after the 5th spot . that bp is going to be awesome again weak links will be o day and brach . which brach starts out fast so mybe britton will be back to save our asses . love the story of britton helping scott learn pitching .
 

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not a problem . pedro and santander as dh . rasmus will make the team . aj , boom boom , rasmus , gentry and santander of . manny , schoop , davis , valencia , beckham caleb and sisco . pedro dh `13 tilly , bundy , gasman ,cashner and wright or cortes 5th starter loser goes to bp 19 6 left blier oday , givens ,brach a the rule 5 guy makes it . castro could go to aaa to start along with scott . elgin has had a great spring but i think it will be another lhp for the last spot
 

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so brach isn't a closer what bs to force him to be one . givens until britton is back
 

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so brach isn't a closer what bs to force him to be one . givens until britton is back
It was easy to tell last year when Britton went on the DL and Brach took over that he is a good setup guy in the 8th but he doesn't have a closer mentality to finish games.
 

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It was easy to tell last year when Britton went on the DL and Brach took over that he is a good setup guy in the 8th but he doesn't have a closer mentality to finish games.
GIVENS DOES HAVE IT . i don't like oday as a closer . what a difference britton makes . healthy britton we would've won atleast 10 more games . i like our pitching on the way . bp want miss brach or o day next year we sent some good arms down from the bp . cortes is weakest link in the pen . i hope tilly does well or we cut him a lose after 5 starts . take hunter to 3 inning starts push him to 5 so he could take the 5th starter spot after tilly 5th start . i look for a huge jump in scott this year since he is learning how to pitch with less but still can hit 100 mph .
 

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GIVENS DOES HAVE IT . i don't like oday as a closer . what a difference britton makes . healthy britton we would've won atleast 10 more games . i like our pitching on the way . bp want miss brach or o day next year we sent some good arms down from the bp . cortes is weakest link in the pen . i hope tilly does well or we cut him a lose after 5 starts . take hunter to 3 inning starts push him to 5 so he could take the 5th starter spot after tilly 5th start . i look for a huge jump in scott this year since he is learning how to pitch with less but still can hit 100 mph .
I agree and think Givens is the best option for the time being. I always liked having O'Day in the 7th, Brach in the 8th and Britton in the 9th.
 

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Nothing to see here, just Gausman being Gausman...

(Checks the box score)

Overreaction of the day: Tank the 2018 season to speed up the rebuild process, please? After all, starting pitching isn't the only weakness of this team...
 
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