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August Banter 2025


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48 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

August 15th deadline for ROY next year, lol I have long since accepted this is how the league does things with the best prospects this close to that.

45 days on Mlb roster prior to September 1st or 130 at bats. 

That's what makes them not a rookie. 

Are they worried they  are going to end up over 130 ab's?

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2 hours ago, Chris78 said:

45 days on Mlb roster prior to September 1st or 130 at bats. 

That's what makes them not a rookie. 

Are they worried they  are going to end up over 130 ab's?

Hm...well then there's the other part of bringing up your best prospect and having them sit on and off the bench just to avoid the 130 mark. Teams may prefer more consistent playing time for the best ones? Just speculating

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7 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Oy...What is the big deal? Are fans just impatient to see the new toys because we wanna see a spark or what? We're talking a week and a half here...This is no different than when Gunnar was called up. And this sealone is done...so what's the difference?

 

6 hours ago, Chris78 said:

45 days on Mlb roster prior to September 1st or 130 at bats. 

That's what makes them not a rookie. 

Are they worried they  are going to end up over 130 ab's?

Beavers isn’t even a top 100 prospect right now. So this roster manipulation bullshit is all for the vanishingly small chance that he gets added to those lists at the end of the season and then wins RotY in 2026. 
 

The big deal is that management is prioritizing this microscopic chance of an extra 2027 draft pick over the CURRENT FAN EXPERIENCE. They’re raising ticket prices and forcing fans to watch an outfield of Greg Allen (who??), Dylan Carlson, and Ryan Noda. If you had a healthy high-performing outfield this conversation would be moot. But it’s not. Your outfield is decimated and you have someone who’s knocking the cover off the ball at AAA. 

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8 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

 

Beavers isn’t even a top 100 prospect right now. So this roster manipulation bullshit is all for the vanishingly small chance that he gets added to those lists at the end of the season and then wins RotY in 2026. 
 

The big deal is that management is prioritizing this microscopic chance of an extra 2027 draft pick over the CURRENT FAN EXPERIENCE. They’re raising ticket prices and forcing fans to watch an outfield of Greg Allen (who??), Dylan Carlson, and Ryan Noda. If you had a healthy high-performing outfield this conversation would be moot. But it’s not. Your outfield is decimated and you have someone who’s knocking the cover off the ball at AAA. 

Really not a good look right now.

Hard to believe the downfall and change in outlook on this  franchise over the past 12 months

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2 hours ago, Chris78 said:

Really not a good look right now.

Hard to believe the downfall and change in outlook on this  franchise over the past 12 months

Who cares about a "look"? Winning is gonna ultimately be what puts people back in the seats. This is a temporary decision that won't even matter in a year when Basallo and Beavers are hopefully tearing it up up here. Sure it would be entertaining, but as far as the long term? Now or two weeks from now makes no difference whatsoever other than the game being a little less entertaining. If that's the case...why not just don't go to/watch the game and do something else? Lol

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10 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

 

Beavers isn’t even a top 100 prospect right now. So this roster manipulation bullshit is all for the vanishingly small chance that he gets added to those lists at the end of the season and then wins RotY in 2026. 
 

The big deal is that management is prioritizing this microscopic chance of an extra 2027 draft pick over the CURRENT FAN EXPERIENCE. They’re raising ticket prices and forcing fans to watch an outfield of Greg Allen (who??), Dylan Carlson, and Ryan Noda. If you had a healthy high-performing outfield this conversation would be moot. But it’s not. Your outfield is decimated and you have someone who’s knocking the cover off the ball at AAA. 

Ticket prices aren't raised until next year...and by that time Beavers and Basallo will be up so you can pay to see them then :lol: Current fam experience? I don't think the product being slightly less entertaining (I mean it's already a lost season) for a couple weeks is gonna make much of a difference in the long run--this is just a now, now, now thing. Once they're up I don't think anybody next year is still gonna be scowling about them waiting two weeks. We'll just be enjoying them being up here.

And maybe I'm just wired differently, but...in a lost season, why not just turn it off and go do something else if you're not entertained? That's what I do :lol:

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12 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Who cares about a "look"? Winning is gonna ultimately be what puts people back in the seats. This is a temporary decision that won't even matter in a year when Basallo and Beavers are hopefully tearing it up up here. Sure it would be entertaining, but as far as the long term? Now or two weeks from now makes no difference whatsoever other than the game being a little less entertaining. If that's the case...why not just don't go to/watch the game and do something else? Lol

Basallo is fine to stay in Norfolk. He still hasn’t caught that much. But 2 weeks could make a big difference for Beavers if it included regular playing time. Every single O’s prospect has required 100+ ABs at the MLB level to start getting into any sort of rhythm. 

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56 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Who cares about a "look"? Winning is gonna ultimately be what puts people back in the seats. This is a temporary decision that won't even matter in a year when Basallo and Beavers are hopefully tearing it up up here. Sure it would be entertaining, but as far as the long term? Now or two weeks from now makes no difference whatsoever other than the game being a little less entertaining. If that's the case...why not just don't go to/watch the game and d.o something else? Lol

The "look" matters.

This has been a floundering franchise for almost my entire life. 

What a difference a year makes. 

Raising ticket prices and basically making you buy more games for their partial plans.

That's not a good "look".

Makes you almost think Angelos is back lol.

I think the look does matter. Look at there attendance the last few years when they were winning. It wasn't that good considering how many games they won in 23 and 24.

Compare their attendance to other teams that were winning during that time frame. It ain't great

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1 hour ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Ticket prices aren't raised until next year...and by that time Beavers and Basallo will be up so you can pay to see them then :lol: Current fam experience? I don't think the product being slightly less entertaining (I mean it's already a lost season) for a couple weeks is gonna make much of a difference in the long run--this is just a now, now, now thing. Once they're up I don't think anybody next year is still gonna be scowling about them waiting two weeks. We'll just be enjoying them being up here.

And maybe I'm just wired differently, but...in a lost season, why not just turn it off and go do something else if you're not entertained? That's what I do :lol:

Not bad points you make, but given the disappointment in this unexpected disastrous season, why not give the fans something NOW, instead of a few weeks from now(not sure I completely believe they will bring em up then either). What's the risk? Virtually nonexistent.

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