2018 Regular Season Thread

[UVA_Guy81]

ATM The future are scott, mullins, boom boom . I will never understand why we have beckham playing . nunez is a terrible fielder .

Mancini needs to get his OBP up. It's 40 points lower than what he did last year.

 

[tedman2012]

Mancini needs to get his OBP up. It's 40 points lower than what he did last year.

boom boom is not lost any more will never be davis . btw davis had several good abs tonight shocked me .

 

[tedman2012]

we have no shortstop or third baseman . buck why gilmartin over klein ?

 

[tedman2012]

manny doing so so for dodgers . schoop bad for brewers . Britton poorly . gausman and brach pretty good for braves .

 

[tedman2012]

villar had a great game at short . he should get all the starts at short for rest of the year .

 

[tedman2012]

yo dumb asses its klein time .

 

[tedman2012]

GAUSMAN AND BRACH HAVE BEEN GOOD FOR THE BRAVES . I think villar could be our shortstop until our minors make it out of low a ball . poor schoop I hope he gets it going for the brewers .

 

[mikeytheman247]

GAUSMAN AND BRACH HAVE BEEN GOOD FOR THE BRAVES . I think villar could be our shortstop until our minors make it out of low a ball . poor schoop I hope he gets it going for the brewers .

I figured Gausman would do good for the Braves. NL EAST lineups compared to AL east are much worse.

The Schoop deal seems like it could be a great deal for us if one of the kids work out. Villar has had some good at bats.

 

[tedman2012]

I figured Gausman would do good for the Braves. NL EAST lineups compared to AL east are much worse.

The Schoop deal seems like it could be a great deal for us if one of the kids work out. Villar has had some good at bats.

I think villar is our shortstop in 19 . schoop thorn said they are looking to trade him already .

 

[tedman2012]

so we get the guy from the M's and he is better then . hays ? steward ? diaz ? what a bunch of bs !!!!!!

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Orioles agree to terms with 16-year-old Bellony

 

[tedman2012]

dam I like the speed of mullins and villar .

 

[Zephyrus001]

Who will reach 100 losses first ... KC or the black and blue Birds?

Both are clearly competing for the worst record in baseball.

 

[tedman2012]

Who will reach 100 losses first ... KC or the black and blue Birds?

Both are clearly competing for the worst record in baseball.

I think that 1st pick is all we want .I hope we clean house .

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Hoping that Trumbo opts to do the surgery and just get ready for next year so that way we can have someone else stay on the roster to see what they've got.

 

[mikeytheman247]

Hoping that Trumbo opts to do the surgery and just get ready for next year so that way we can have someone else stay on the roster to see what they've got.

Hopefully, he has a good year next year and we can deal him. No one will want him now.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Hopefully, he has a good year next year and we can deal him. No one will want him now.

Agreed. Hopefully he's one of those that has a career year during his contract year and ups his value so we can get more for him. Now if only we didn't have the albatross contract of Chris Davis taking a huge chunk of the payroll.

 

[mikeytheman247]

The Orioles have acquired minor league first baseman Jack Zoellner from the Phillies in exchange for international bonus pool space, according to an announcement from both clubs. Zoellner was the Phillies’ ninth-round selection in the 2017 draft.

It’s at least a somewhat surprising move for the Orioles, who have a long history of trading away international bonus allotments in exchange for marginal prospects but recently announced their intentions to invest more heavily in the international market. It’s not known how much they’re sending to the Phillies in this deal just yet, though the CBA stipulates that international allotments must be moved in at least $250K increments.

The Orioles entered the day with more international money to spend than any team in baseball, and there have been rumors that they’re planning to make a serious run at top Cuban outfielder Victor Victor Mesa once he’s formally declared a free agent. Today’s swap certainly doesn’t prevent them from doing so, though they’ll now have a bit less money to entice Mesa, who is also said to be a target of the Marlins (the team with the second-most international money remaining).

Zoellner, 24 next month, has yet to advance beyond Rookie ball in parts of two seasons with the Phillies organization. He was hitting .236/.364/.422 with seven homers, five doubles, two triples and nearly as many walks (32) as strikeouts (42) through 195 plate appearances this season. Those numbers have come in a league where the average player is more than three years younger than Zoellner, so presumably the Orioles will want to move him up the ladder sooner rather than later to begin to test him against more advanced competition.

Orioles general manager said in a statement to reporters that the organization believes Zoellner to be “a capable left-handed hitter with good on-base skills and power” (Twitter link via MASNsports.com’s Roch Kubatko).

 

[mikeytheman247]

Aug. 29: Trumbo will indeed undergo season-ending surgery, Showalter told reporters Wednesday (Twitter link via Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun). Trumbo received opinions from the Orioles’ medical staff and Dr. James Andrews, among others, before ultimately electing to go under the knife.

 

[mikeytheman247]

The Orioles have designated outfielder Craig Gentry, per MLB.com’s Britt Ghiroli (via Twitter). He’ll be replaced on the active roster by fellow outfielder Joey Rickard.

Meanwhile, the club also outrighted right-hander Jhan Marinez after activating him from the 10-day DL. He has been assigned to Triple-A after clearing waivers.