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AYL
How many options does a player get to start off with?
MB923
I believe 3 though I very well could be wrong
Rally Weimaraner
Most players get only three minor league options, but a player who has accrued less than five “full seasons” is eligible for a 4th minor league option.
Normally, a player on an MLB Reserve List (40-man Roster) is allotted three minor league option years. This means the player can be sent to the minors and be available 24/7 for recall back to the major league club whenever the player might be needed during the course of three different seasons. Note that if a player spends 20 or more days of an MLB regular season on Optional Assignment to the minors, an option year is expended, but if the player spends 19 or fewer days of an MLB regular season on Optional Assignment, an option year is NOT expended.
Christopher A. Otto
Is Berry expected to make the Orioles? He could be a nice bench piece for a couple teams with weaker outfields.
Bleed_Orange
He will not be on the 25 man roster but he will make the 40 man roster
Christopher A. Otto
Oh, so the Orioles CAN send him down to start the season.
Damon Bowman
Why would he make the 40-man? He signed a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite. I thought that only if you were on the 40-man, then you have to worry about clearing waivers. Since he signed a minor league deal, I believe the O’s can simply assign him to Norfolk (Bowie is pretty unlikely) and that’s the end of it.
Bleed_Orange
I saw Berry and thought Tim Berry the pitcher.
Damon Bowman
gotcha
rikersbeard
Plus Sierra is vastly superior to Gose with the bat. He actually looks right now like he can be a slightly above average hitter with good on-base abilities.
dgapa
Not to say Sierra is a better hitter than Gose by any means, I think you are over valuing him by saying vastly superior and slightly above average hitter with good OBP. He is only projected to have a wRC+ of the mid-to-high 80’s, which is not good.
rikersbeard
ya, I saw that on fangraphs, however, he did put up 125 wRC+ last season in a relatively small sample size (122 PA) and reportedly had a very good season of winter ball. He has also looked quite good this spring. Gose in comparison has not given any indication that he will ever be able to hack it. Even in the minor leagues he was barely average.
In short, I’ll take the bullish position on Sierra, particularly if they utilize him predominately against lefties (i.e., platooned with Lind).
lawries_helmet
even if he is a better hitter, he has shown an inability to properly play defense. in a roster that already includes Lind, Edwin and Melky this is starting to be dangerous…
his baserunning is also beyond bad.
he also can’t play CF
steelyd89
As a “4th outfielder”, DH and 1B, I’ll take Sierra… Gose will get the majority of the outfield anyway. We NEED a platoon partner for Lind and being able to spot Edwin a day or two here and there is a Plus. I think this article is a little unfair on Sierra. I think with his previous season and recent successes he’s earned a spot on merit regardless of options.
LazerTown
Projections rely heavily on what over players have done. They don’t always mean that is correct. That said though a .385 babip is unsustainable for majority of players. Only 3 players have gotten that high in a qualified # ab, and Sierra has been about a .333 level during his minor league career. The projections are expecting he falls back down to previous levels.
Damon Bowman
Regardless of what anybody thinks of Sierra, can we all agree that Gose is simply not developing as expected? His pitch selection as a batter seems to be getting worse, he doesn’t work the count for walks, and does not appear to have the baseball smarts to overcome his slower development. Add in the fact that his defense is average at best and you have a bad combination. I suspect that if the Jays had a great offer of pitching and Gose was needed to get the deal done, he could be gone.
steelyd89
Agreed. From what I’ve seen of Gose at AAA and MLB he’s a pinch runner… He’s a lefty Rajai with a slightly worse bat/defense.
Seamaholic
Orioles have a major crunch. There are some people on that list that can help other teams.
DarthMurph
The Jays’ pen depth could come in handy midseason when teams are more likely to overpay for relievers.
lawries_helmet
sadly this is what we said last year, and none were moved, even a guy like Oliver who was retiring
Alex Andreopoulos
Yes but Oliver had zero trade value.