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0 for 4 since this post LOL.

To bat against LHP LOL? And do what? Strike out on 3 pitches?

f***ing BARFSHO. We should have glued this IDIOT to the bench like all the geniuses suggested!

Agreed! Not "wise" for a team that isn't hitting to expectation to release the worst hitter in the league! Arghhhh so MAD!

Hey man, thanks for chiming in! There was literally nothing 'irritated' about my post. I was shocked at suggestion that a guy who over the past three seasons has posted a 74 wRC+ is a "better bat" than a guy who over that same timeframe has posted a 96 wRC+. It's a really eye-opening suggestion, considering that Espinal was a league-average bat literally last season. You literally have to move backwards out of the 2020's to find the last time that DeJong was near league-average.

This is insane. In what way is he a 'better bat' than Espinal? Espinal posted 99 and 115 wRC+ hitting the previous two seasons. You have to go all the way back to 2019 to find an even remotely similar hitting season from DeJong (101 wRC+). They are both horrible this season, but Espinal at least has recent performance to point to. DeJong has more "pop upside", but he is also posting 30%+ strikeout rates both this season and last season. His batting averages the past three seasons: .197, .157, .211. He is NOT a "better bat" than Espinal.

Bonilla is now hitting .310/.412/.435. Hopefully he continues closing strong and breaks the recent streak of failed IFA signings. They went on a run of targeting catchers and slap-hitting shortstops that have all failed miserably.

Well deserved.

The Alan Roden show continues. 2 for 3 with a HR so far tonight. OPS up to .894.

Damn that Biggio groundout had an expected BA of .640.

Alan Roden in a double-header: 5 for 7, 2 2B, 1 K Now hitting .301 with an .844 OPS in AA

TJ Brock looks much better than Fluharty. High 80's slider was overpowering. Saw him him 97 with the fastball.

Alen Roden: absurdly high hand position in setup and upright stance. No idea he batted like that LOL. Weak flyout to RF. Jimenez looks pretty stout and hit one well to LF for a flyout. Tiedemann was pulled after 3.2 innings (pitch count) after a single and a walk. Fluharty came in and kind of stunk, so both of Tieddemann's runners scored. Tiedemann was 94/95 with the fastball before getting pulled and threw some nice offspeed pitches that missed some bats. Fluharty looks very meh to me; only 88-90 on the fastball according to the broadcast.

If anyone wants to watch Tiedemann, the NH game is free on MLB.com right now: https://www.mlb.com/pipeline

LMAO he just homered again! #5 for Bohrofen. Bohrofen > Dylan Crews!

Bohrofen just homered again. #4 in Dunedin.

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Hi haters!

Singles, steals second - WHY IS THIS GUY PLAYING DURRR

Why would he lose support in the middle of a streak wherein he's been one of the best hitters on the team? Are you just trolling at this point? What, don't play him because he sucked in 2022 and 2021 when he's performing today LOL?

He's a guy being carried by defense, but it's not like we have long-term data to conclude that his current defensive output is actually going to remain consistent year over year. He really wasn't a good hitter in a short stint at AAA, and in AA he put up a good but not amazing 122 wRC+. His batting average from AA to now: .256, .236, .212. We'll see how he develops, but he looks like a guy that got overrated big time after his performance in A/A+.

"The Orioles are doing something never seen before since the dawn of baseball. Acquiring a pitcher to supplement their average rotation who proceeds to poop the bed. Truly next-level maneuvering, once again proving how far ahead of the curve this organization is." - Olerud

Oh yeah? Is that so? Name them for me. Under your hypothetical scenario, Springer is in the very final year of his contract. Gausman is in the final year of his contract. Ryu is long gone. Bassit is gone (contract ends at the same time Bichette and Vlad become UFA's). Berrios is literally the only player locked in beyond the year Bo/Vlad become UFA's. If the team is hypothetically not even attempting to resign either Bo or Vlad, then I assume they aren't even in the playoffs in which case you are rebuilding anyway and trading them. If you're doing that, then carrying Springer and Gausman for one season changes nothing as their contracts expire the very next season. Also, if you are trading Boi and Vlad then you are shedding their contracts off the books as well so it's a wash. You are making something up that doesn't exist. This "core" is all locked in for around the same timeframe. They either succeed and keep going, or the window ends and within a year later basically all of your big "old" contracts are off the books. Nah, I'm good. I'll just agree with you: by 2026, the Blue Jays will not have developed or produced a single valuable player from their minor league system. So from today till 2026, not one impact player will come up. Agreed. The system has nothing. By the way. if the core hypothetically fails and the run ends and the team has no interest in resigning Bichette/Vlad (this is your hypothetical, not mine) then they're both traded....for prospects.

A win, but so much whining you'd think it was a loss.

I agree. There's no way they'll be able to replace two whole players. One of whom is currently a 0.4 fWAR first baseman, which as we know, is irreplaceable. We'll be in a REALLY bad spot.