Orioles (Baz) vs Twins (Matthews): 08/12/26, 12:40 PM

[Vanimal46]

Royce Lewis

[Church of Kreidler]

2 minutes ago, Patzky said:

We're gonna blow it aren't we.

Maybe, but we're at least going to make it a little harder for them!

[HarmonK03]

1 minute ago, S Bart said:

Garver and Jeffers ARE NOT BUDDIES

That was only an example of someone claimed off the waiver wire after the trade deadline.

[S Bart]

2 minutes ago, Patzky said:

We're gonna blow it aren't we.

this brought some luck😀

[HarmonK03]

6 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Jenkins?

That is actually my preferred option.

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, S Bart said:

this brought some luck😀

I'll say it again if it keeps working 😁

[mnfireman]

3 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

He was still signed off of the waiver list after he became available.  Could easily be converted to a major league contract.  You are fighting a losing battle.

If a team is counting on Mitch Garver to be their C, they are in bigger trouble than they realize...

[Church of Kreidler]

1 minute ago, HarmonK03 said:

That was only an example of someone claimed off the waiver wire after the trade deadline.

But, I think it poses a good question: do you want Garver, or do you want Jackson?

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

7 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

He was still signed off of the waiver list after he became available.  Could easily be converted to a major league contract.  You are fighting a losing battle.

He was not signed off the waiver list.   He passed through waivers and then signed a contract with the Yankees AAA team. 

He has a -13 defensive score in 39 games at Catcher this year.  He never really was a good catcher, and now he isn't even a capable backup catcher.   

.175/.304/.294 slash line 

I didn't deem him as even a decent Catcher - just like every other organization.  

[S Bart]

Just now, HarmonK03 said:

That was only an example of someone claimed off the waiver wire after the trade deadline.

Actually, there were conflicts between the two when they were on the roster with the Twins. 

[S Bart]

Just now, Church of Kreidler said:

But, I think it poses a good question: do you want Garver, or do you want Jackson?

Jackson

[mnfireman]

First one to #100....

[HarmonK03]

Just now, mnfireman said:

If a team is counting on Mitch Garver to be their C, they are in bigger trouble than they realize...

If Jeffers or Caratini go down, it's not going to matter at that point for us either, especially if it is Jeffers.

[Vanimal46]

Pretty early in the game for Morris. Adams was warming up before. 

[Church of Kreidler]

Just now, HarmonK03 said:

If Jeffers or Caratini go down, it's not going to matter at that point for us either, especially if it is Jeffers.

I'm sorry, but they already proved that wasn't true... They did great with Caratini and Jackson while Jeffers was on the IL

[HarmonK03]

1 minute ago, Church of Kreidler said:

But, I think it poses a good question: do you want Garver, or do you want Jackson?

If Jackson was waived and a catcher goes down, if Garver is the best option, sign him.  He would be the backup, this happens in baseball all the time.  The risk aversion is why this team can not get out of the mediocrity cycle it is in.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

1 minute ago, HarmonK03 said:

If Jeffers or Caratini go down, it's not going to matter at that point for us either, especially if it is Jeffers.

June would disagree with you.   

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

Just now, HarmonK03 said:

If Jackson was waived and a catcher goes down, if Garver is the best option, sign him.  He would be the backup, this happens in baseball all the time.  The risk aversion is why this team can not get out of the mediocrity cycle it is in.

[HarmonK03]

3 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Actually, there were conflicts between the two when they were on the roster with the Twins. 

They came up thru the minors together and were usually battling for playing time so that wouldn't surprise me.

[Church of Kreidler]

Cool that Rojas got to be the starter for the Saints in Iowa - and from that clip they showed, that was a phenomenal catch off the batter!

[HarmonK03]

1 minute ago, Church of Kreidler said:

I'm sorry, but they already proved that wasn't true... They did great with Caratini and Jackson while Jeffers was on the IL

Caratini had a career month in June, his numbers in May were not good.  And he has come back to his career norms since June.  If you expect a repeat of June from Caratini I have some oceanview property in AZ to sell you.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

Just now, HarmonK03 said:

Caratini had a career month in June, his numbers in May were not good.  And he has come back to his career norms since June.  If you expect a repeat of June from Caratini I have some oceanview property in AZ to sell you.

There is part of me that wonders if he hits better when he is getting regular playing time as catcher.   In either case it doesn't matter.  I'll ignore your banter regarding this topic just as the Twins have.  

[Church of Kreidler]

1 minute ago, HarmonK03 said:

Caratini had a career month in June, his numbers in May were not good.  And he has come back to his career norms since June.  If you expect a repeat of June from Caratini I have some oceanview property in AZ to sell you.

And there's zero chance that an increase in playing time had anything to do with it, of course.

[mrmpls]

4 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

He was not signed off the waiver list.   He passed through waivers and then signed a contract with the Yankees. 

He has a -13 defensive score in 39 games at Catcher this year.  He never really was a good catcher, and now he isn't even a capable backup catcher.   

you 2 r comical-  like a old married  couple

[mrmpls]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Pretty early in the game for Morris. Adams was warming up before. 

send adams away ,  for Buxton   have a deeper bench

[Twindy]

1 minute ago, mrmpls said:

you 2 r comical-  like a old married  couple

Maybe they can arrange getting together and having make up sex.

[RpR]

10 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Royce having a game today.

We can hope this is Lewis' new constant.

[Patzky]

Morris in the sixth just like Morris in the eighth. Used a few more pitches than expected. 

[mnfireman]

3 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

They came up thru the minors together and were usually battling for playing time so that wouldn't surprise me.

Jeffers was drafted in 2018, with the exception of a couple of rehab assignments, Garver was not in MiLB after his callup in 2017...

[mrmpls]

2 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Morris in the sixth just like Morris in the eighth. Used a few more pitches than expected. 

Adams for the 9th ?