Markakis Seems Set to Play LF
The team hasn't released anything yet, but I've been really watching this develop and my gut instinct is he'll be playing LF on Opening Day. Why do I think so? The team and most sports-writers (on Orioles.com and in the Baltimore Sun) keep suggesting he will, and also suggesting that the team will only carry two catchers; Gil got placed on waivers; The Depth Chart got reorganized yesterday, removing Kevin Millar from LF and making him our F/T DH.
With Millar no longer listed at LF, the Depth Chart shows Conine as the starter... I have trouble believing that for two reasons: (1) Markakis has outplayed Conine in Spring Training, and (2) If Conine gets too many at-bats the team has to keep him next year and find something to do with him. By next year Conine will make a better coach than player, and the FO knows it. He won't be the everyday starter.
So, again, I think Markakis is a lock to make the Opening Day roster and that the FO is just holding out for a big announcement later this week.
Thoughts?
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I'd rather see him in left
I just hope they play him every day that they can. He's gonna be a good one..and it seems like he's ready.
by elktonfan on Mar 29, 2006 9:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not sure...
However, I think the team is better with Markakis and much more fun to watch. I'm hoping I see him at the yard on opening day. We need something to root for, right?
by BleedingOrange on Mar 29, 2006 11:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Javy moved to DH
With Javy's errors piling up in the first base experiment and it becoming a distraction to his offense, Perlozzo has moved Javy to a mostly DH role. Millar and Conine will share time at first. Does this make our outfield a little clearer? Perhaps Markakis WILL be starting in left with Matos in center and Patterson on the bench....
by BleedingOrange on Mar 30, 2006 11:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
CF
I'm excited to see what the kid can do - I just hope that the organization isn't rushing him. If he can't hack major league pitching and we need to send him back to AAA or AA, it may set him back considerably.
I also hope that keeping him on the roster and Patterson on the bench doesn't cause Corey to become a clubhouse cancer (although something tells me it will)
by wetnap on Mar 30, 2006 12:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Markakis
A lot of people have been talking about rushing him. I really don't think that's as big an issue with hitters as it is with pitchers. If you're a good hitter with a selective eye and ability to drive the ball to all fields, as Markakis is, I don't think you can be rushed. Sure, in the majors he'll see some filthy sliders and nasty breaking balls that just don't exist in the minors, but how many big leaguers can hit a slider down and away with any consistancy?
by BleedingOrange on Mar 30, 2006 12:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Markakis
by el gordo on Mar 31, 2006 3:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

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