As part of a series of roster moves, the Orioles have designated catcher Jesus Sucre for assignment and placed right-hander Alex Cobb (lumbar strain) on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday. The team also recalled Sucre’s replacement, catcher Austin Wynns, as well as righties Branden Kline and Luis Ortiz from Triple-A Norfolk, and optioned righty Jimmy Yacabonis.
Sucre made the Orioles’ season-opening roster after signing a minor league deal with the rebuilding team in the offseason, though the light-hitting 30-year-old’s production has fallen short even by his standards. Sucre batted a meager .210/.269/.242 with no home runs in 67 plate appearances prior to his designation. Defensively, while Sucre has always been adept at throwing out runners and has caught 4 of 8 would-be base thieves in 2019, he has been a bottom-of-the-barrel framer this season and has given up an AL-worst three passed balls.
As with Sucre, this season has been tough sledding for Cobb, who has struggled to live up to the four-year, $57MM commitment Baltimore’s prior regime made in him entering 2018. Not only has Cobb pitched to a dreadful 10.95 ERA/11.81 FIP and yielded an eye-popping nine home runs in a three-start, 12 1/3-inning span this season, but this is the second time a lumbar strain has sent him to the IL. The injury previously shelved the 31-year-old for two weeks.
What?!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, goodbye Sugar Jesus!
Also wtf how is Cobb injured again.
Aww man..I wanted to use that ‘Sugar Jesus’ line.
Hey, feel free, the more Sugar Jesus love, the better.
I’m happy we have Wynns up. Sucre was just a placeholder anyway. Severino has been solid behind the plate. I think a Wynns/Sevy combo could be pretty solid.
I am so glad he turned down the Twins’ offer last year.
Orioles with a dearth of talent at the position, including in minors (though Wynns could develop well and be serviceable). Does this make their #1 pick more inevitably Rutschman?
Does DFA’ing a catcher we had on a 1 year minor league deal make it more likely we draft a franchise catcher? Sucre never impacted any plans we had for Rutschman one way or the other….Sisco’s struggles may have made it more likely but there was absolutely nothing Jesus Sucre could’ve done to make a difference.
Please read the above again. Having a dearth of catching options (Sucre further reflecting that dearth) reinforces the notion that AR is selected number one.
Sucre has nothing to do with Rutschman pal. Please re-read what you wrote because it isn’t even a complete sentence. You asked if it makes it more inevitable that we pick rutschman. If Sucre was batting .350 and threw out every single runner it wouldn’t make any difference because he’s a FA after this season.
Sorry if you’re having trouble understanding English. Also sorry I can’t further assist you on that (as evidenced by your own routinely sloppy writing).
It’s a good thing you have spelling going for you because you certainly don’t have rational baseball analysis.
We can’t even promote guys who are having success in AAA (the few that are) to take the slots of our struggling major league relievers. Ortiz can’t find zone in Norfolk and Kline has not been very good. Yefry has been our best starter down in AAA and probably should get Cobb’s slot in the rotation. It’s going to be a long year.
“It’s going to be a long year.” Jeesh, what in the world were you expecting?
Dimitrios thank you for contributing.
You’re always welcome! Hot air and platitudes get called out—especially when they’re chronic.
Dimitrios any chance you’re Greek?
It looks like Cobb probably hurt his back from turning around too fast trying to see all those home runs leave the yard.
Cobb is terrible
I expect he’ll get better (though admittedly that’s not saying much!). I just think he’s too good actually to suck this much much longer.