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What does Mateo’s injury mean for the position of the position player?

Heston Kjerstad’s call is that of a mighty racket from the left side of the plate.

So would you believe me if I would tell you that he and Jackson Holliday had exactly the same career in League? Or that Kjerstads .387 percentage was only three points under Adley Rutschmans Down on the farm? The Arkansas product has proven to be a rounded force on the plate, and an ops almost .750 in limited measures in the big leagues is a sign of better things. Manager Brandon Hyde and General Manager Mike Elias also seem to think that.

“He has set up huge triple-A numbers and there are now opportunities,” said Hyde reporters in Sarasota.

“I think he deserves the right to get many bats in the outfield and in the DH spot, especially against right-handed pitching,” added Elias.

As Elias said, Kjerstad deservedly deserved in the big league bats. But there are only so many swings and squad places that you can walk around.

The 26-man service plan of the OS cannot consist of more than 13 pitchers, and only 12 does not seem feasible. So let’s assume that there are 13 position players on the Major League list.

There are several well -established starters who are locks for the squad: Ryan Mountcastle, Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg, Colton Cowser, Cedric Mullins and Tyler O’Neill. So far these are seven players. Holliday does not fall into the “Well established” category, but will most likely be the starter of the O at the second basis. These are all of the players. Ramón Urías, Gary Sánchez and Ryan O’Hearn should also get regular playing time. Suddenly we are at 11 with only two remaining places.

One of these two places would most likely go to a healthy Jorge Mateo. The “healthy” part is the biggest question and we had some answers at the Ed Smith Stadium. A slow ramp “will probably bring him into a position in which it is unlikely that he will take up the opening day, but it will be back at the beginning of the season,” said Elias.

An answer lets us ask.

Will the Orioles fill their last two bank places with two outdoor field players? Or could another infielder find his jersey in a Big League locker on the opening day?

It can be assumed that one of these places goes to an outfield No. 4, of which there are three clear possibilities: Kjerstad, Ramón Laurano and Dylan Carlson. Kjerstad may be a leader in this clubhouse based on its development.

“I don’t know that he has to tear down the cover in the Grapefruit league from the ball,” said Elias. “We saw how he already did.”

As Elias mentioned, there are obvious roles that Kjerstad could fulfill: as a train option for the right -handed goals from O’Neill and as a DH against right -handers to spell Mountcastle.

While Kjerstad may not fall into categories “Roster Lock”, we assume that he is making the club. It also reduces our number of player places to just one. So if you do a drum roll during reading, let our participants meet …

Laureano had a nice bouncerback in 2024. After he in 2022 and 2023. However, everything changed in Atlanta. Laureano scored almost 0.300 in 67 games for Braves and beat over 0.500. His .832 ops was a career in a smaller sample size, which was best attributed to an outstanding season in 2019.

Where could he go to the 2025 Orioles? His defense versatility could enable him to be a train option for an outfield or a midfielder. According to the Statcast, Laureano’s arm value was in the 100th percentile in baseball. I don’t know if we have math swhizzes in our middle, but it literally doesn’t get any better. Its reach was not what it used to be, but elements of his defensive game still shine. And against left -handers in 2024 the right -handed Laaureano scored with an ops .869 .305. These numbers, my friends, will play.

Carlson should not be lost in the Outfield discussion. If the book about Trevor Rogers is that Baltimore hopes to find a former form, Carlson has a chapter. Rogers took second place in the National League Rookie of the Year in 2021. Carlson finished third. The former cardinal still has three options for smaller league that could leave him in the outside.

Well, we covered all position players on the 40-man service plan with the exception of one: MLB Pipeline 14th Ranking in Baseball, Coby Mayo. Mayo had to struggle in the bigs last year, but if you divided these statistics into these statistics, I can introduce you to a cows. Despite massive advantages, Mayo has a hard fight to break the camp with the team. Urías and O’Hearn will see the season as a backup of third and first base. There is still an opportunity, but Mayo really has to shine so that there is a conversation.

After I have broken everything off, my bet is that the OS will go with five outdoor field players to break the camp and that Kjerstad and Laureano will get the last two places. Elias can certainly confirm.

“This determination definitely didn’t hit it,” said Elias at the Ed Smith Stadium. “I think we arrive there. “

Rats.

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