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Post by chiyankee on Jun 24, 2024 20:19:38 GMT -5
Cleveland holds on to beat Baltimore 3-2 and do the Yanks a favor. Evidently Clase wasn't available so Barlow closed out the game.
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jun 24, 2024 20:34:26 GMT -5
From MLB Rumors
Orioles, Garrett Cooper Agree To Minor League Deal
By Anthony Franco | June 24, 2024 at 4:54pm CDT
The Orioles are bringing in 1st baseman Garrett Cooper on a minor league contract, reports Craig Mish of SportsGrid (X link). He’ll presumably head to Triple-A Norfolk as he awaits his next MLB opportunity.
Cooper is on his 3rd organization of the 2024 season. The righty-hitting1st baseman signed a minor league deal with the Cubs and broke camp. While he turned in an impressive .270/.341/.432 batting line with Chicago, the front office was alarmed by his 13 strikeouts in 41 plate appearances. The Cubs designated Cooper for assignment and dealt him to the Red Sox in a cash trade.
The regression that the Cubs anticipated indeed came to pass in Boston. Cooper hit only .171/.227/.229 in 75 trips to the plate. Boston DFA him and released him a couple weeks ago. The former All-Star has lingered on the free agent market since then. The Yankees reportedly showed some interest after losing Anthony Rizzo to injury. New York opted for a different righty-hitting corner infielder/designated hitter, acquiring J.D. Davis from the A’s yesterday.
Baltimore doesn’t present the cleanest path back to the big leagues for Cooper. The O’s have arguably the deepest lineup in the majors. Ryan O’Hearn and Ryan Mountcastle respectively have first base and designated hitter secured. Baltimore has Anthony Santander and Colton Cowser as their main corner outfield tandem, while Austin Hays and Heston Kjerstad are also in the mix. It might take an injury for Cooper to get a look at Camden Yards.
At the very least, the minor league deal gives him an opportunity to try to find his rhythm against Triple-A pitching. Cooper has struggled offensively over the past year and a half, largely because of an uptick in his strikeouts. He’s a .242/.297/.395 hitter since the start of the 2023 campaign. Between 2019-22, Cooper was an effective middle-of-the-lineup presence for the Marlins. He hit .274/.350/.444 over that stretch.
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Post by kaybli on Jun 24, 2024 23:23:13 GMT -5
Cleveland holds on to beat Baltimore 3-2 and do the Yanks a favor. Evidently Clase wasn't available so Barlow closed out the game. Glad to see the Orioles bumbling at the same time we are. |
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Post by inger on Jun 24, 2024 23:57:13 GMT -5
Cleveland holds on to beat Baltimore 3-2 and do the Yanks a favor. Evidently Clase wasn't available so Barlow closed out the game. Glad to see the Orioles bumbling at the same time we are. Hope the bumble longer. They’re pitching is in a bit of a mess unless they find a Gil in their system…0R Maybe three Gil’s… they’re hurting… |
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 26, 2024 18:35:52 GMT -5
Higgy hits a slam!
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Post by inger on Jun 26, 2024 18:54:20 GMT -5
He could always hit bombs when he got hot… |
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Post by qimqam on Jun 26, 2024 21:09:35 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Jun 27, 2024 0:57:45 GMT -5
That’s after his hot streak… |
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 27, 2024 8:21:36 GMT -5
That’s after his hot streak… He also has 8 HR's and a higher OPS than Trevino and Wells and he probably can throw the ball to second base too. |
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Post by inger on Jun 27, 2024 11:36:44 GMT -5
That’s after his hot streak… He also has 8 HR's and a higher OPS than Trevino and Wells and he probably can throw the ball to second base too. 207 .240 .522 .761 112 Just 33 games… but as usual… that OBP is horrible… |
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Post by JEGnj on Jul 1, 2024 8:14:00 GMT -5
I guess it is nice to see Sevy doing good. He was a great Yankee but the guy just could not stay healthy and needed a new uniform.
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Post by bumper on Jul 1, 2024 8:45:11 GMT -5
Cleveland holds on to beat Baltimore 3-2 and do the Yanks a favor. Evidently Clase wasn't available so Barlow closed out the game. Glad to see the Orioles bumbling at the same time we are. yeah yankee fans always think the worst about their team but other teams struggle and have issues as well. the O's were tracking us when we going good, but instead of taking advantage, they've also fell off the wagon a bit, going 8-9 over their last 17. made up some ground but could have really made some hay. other teams hit "the wall" around the same time. though still maintaining the best record, the phillies are 10-10.
saw some hope over the weekend as some other bats came alive including torres & DJ. rice has been having good ABs. even grisham, in addition to his stellar glove has been contributing.
as always, it comes down to pitching. during our run, pitching was carrying the team. that could be the achilles heel moving forward especially the bullpen but no towel. still have to play the games ...
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Post by rizzuto on Jul 1, 2024 16:22:17 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Jul 1, 2024 17:22:39 GMT -5
I his defense he told them the buzzer shouldn’t be hidden in his cup, but they wouldn’t listen… |
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Post by inger on Jul 2, 2024 13:06:23 GMT -5
With offense flagging again is it time to add designated fielders to baseball. Not in the way you’re thinking, but by making maybe two guys fielding only specialists that don’t bat, and thereby shortening the batting order to seven men? That would get the big bats up 20% more often, meaning nearly 900 PA per season.
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