Orioles Designate Bynum

It's about time. Bynum is clearly not even a poor major league hitter, and his defense is steady but unspectacular. Cintron is a much better hitter and is not that much worse defensively. There have been some talk-radio rumblings lately about moving Mora to SS, Huff to 3B, Payton to LF and Scott to fulltime DH if the Orioles are still in the wild card hunt in a month.

This year it has been fun to be an Orioles fan for the first time in a long time. Still, we need to go 4-10 over the next two weeks so that the Orioles won't put the rebuilding process on hold. Sherill needs to go NOW while he's still got high value. If Roberts can be moved for a large haul fine, but I'd like to keep him, they've got nothing behind him at any minor league level, and maybe he sticks around at the end of his contract now.

Not to worry Freddie, as soon as you clear waivers Dusty will give you a job. He likes fast guys who can't get on base or do anything else particularly well.