I never mind quantity - especially when one of the players is a former 1st round pick. It also screams to me that we do not have a ton of pitching we want to protect on the 40 man roster if we traded for one that definitely has to be protected and is still at high A.
40 man roster protections are right around the corner.
Different topic - now that Pratto and Pasquantino are up, who is manning 1B at Omaha? I looked at the roster and didn't recognize anyone as a top prospect. If we sent O'Hearn down to AAA to play every day, who would take his bench spot? Or is he out of options and I don't remember correctly?
And in fairness, I see his bench spot as an opportunity to platoon and OF position and set the players up to succeed. Most aare new to the big leagues and that taste of success is crucial to long term development.
Castellano has been manning first for the most part of late. O’Hearn could be the move when Olivares is ready to come off the IL. He still has an option. But that’s in my mind outside of the deadline. Everything is in flux at the moment. if Merrifield gets moved...Or Taylor...The next few days are going to be very interesting with trades and subsequent roster construction.
I never mind quantity - especially when one of the players is a former 1st round pick. It also screams to me that we do not have a ton of pitching we want to protect on the 40 man roster if we traded for one that definitely has to be protected and is still at high A.
Agree on the protection aspect. And quantity on pitching prospects is an absolute must. I’m hearing that Sikkema could be a fast mover.
40 man roster protections are right around the corner.
Different topic - now that Pratto and Pasquantino are up, who is manning 1B at Omaha? I looked at the roster and didn't recognize anyone as a top prospect. If we sent O'Hearn down to AAA to play every day, who would take his bench spot? Or is he out of options and I don't remember correctly?
And in fairness, I see his bench spot as an opportunity to platoon and OF position and set the players up to succeed. Most aare new to the big leagues and that taste of success is crucial to long term development.
Castellano has been manning first for the most part of late. O’Hearn could be the move when Olivares is ready to come off the IL. He still has an option. But that’s in my mind outside of the deadline. Everything is in flux at the moment. if Merrifield gets moved...Or Taylor...The next few days are going to be very interesting with trades and subsequent roster construction.
Agreed. Young guys platooning to accentuate their abilities and give them a taste of success is what I want to see for the rest of 2022.