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Norris and Ubaldo Jimenez must have swapped places from last year. Ubaldo has looked good thus far minus his ridiculous ejection. Bud stunk in ST and nothing has changed thus far. Gausman isn't a current answer yet either. Perhaps when Manny starts hitting, and Hardy's bat is back the Orioles can score 8 runs a game and beat the opponents by an avg score of 8-7
p/s I'd add Matt's bat to that list but honestly I think Caleb is a good catcher from what I've seen.
Bud Norris is the 2015 version of the 2014 Ubaldo Jimenez! Now showing in theaters near you, Trading Places 3, starring Bud Norris and Ubaldo Jimenez.
i think we need to take norris spot and give it to one of these 4 at no4 wright no.3 gamboa no2 davies and my fav wilson . tim berry is also doing ok and alot of these guys are already on the 40 man tj has been sucking for the most part .
sounds good to me . this team needs nolan more than nolan need us . today nolan double in the first 1 out scored on a bloop hit on his strikeout the ball before it was a homer that hooked foul by inches . dearza is pieHow about putting Bud in the long reliever role and trying out Gausman in the rotation?
sounds good to me . this team needs nolan more than nolan need us . today nolan double in the first 1 out scored on a bloop hit on his strikeout the ball before it was a homer that hooked foul by inches . dearza is pie
The only worry I'd have about Nolan is those injury concerns. I really hope he can finally put together a full season without any injuries. I disagree about De Aza somewhat. This year, yeah, he definitely has regressed quite a bit but just from what we got from him last year already makes him more valuable than Felix Pie ever was.
nolan is a difference maker and dearza makes bone head plays (pie) lough is trash . pearce i still think his bat is slow and has an wrist problem . young is doing well but i would rather have nolan flying around than this dull ass offense . young they like to say he is fast at first 40 feet . no way he can beat nolan to first or score from first on a double .
I hate to say it and definitely hope that I'm wrong but just looking at this team so far, I don't really see a team that is going to really contend for any type of title, much less a playoff spot. Losing Cruz and Nick obviously has hurt the offense quite a bit. And of course, our pitching staff is littered with back of the rotation guys right now (barring Tillman, who imo, would be a 2 or a 3 on a solid team). This joke of an offseason this past year has definitely hurt us and I don't see the next one being any better since we could lose Wieters and Davis along with others. It just sucks that we don't have a farm system like Tampa has had where we could have guys just coming out of nowhere replacing the top talent.
Can anyone explain what's wrong with this team?
Offense in April 2015: 1st in the AL in OPS (0.827)
Offense in May 2015 so far: 13th in the AL in OPS (0.649)
For comparison, the Orioles' pitching actually improved in May in terms of ERA: It's 4.78 in April (13th in the AL), vs. 3.13 in May so far (4th in the AL).
best part alot of innings from the minors
Might as well tank the rest of the reason for a better 1st-round draft pick? 62-100 should be enough to pass the Phillies for dead last. (/s)Losers of 7 out of the last 8...