Nolan Reimold has hit hit 5th, and 6th homers of the year for AAA Norfolk today.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_04_26_dubaaa_noraaa_1

Reimold is reminding the organization on a daily basis, that they should have cut Jay Payton August 1st, and evaluated him during the last two months of the season.

Perhaps if they had been playing him everyday in LF during the 2008 season, instead of RF – that promotion would have been easier to make.

During this 2009 season where the O’s can not contend… I continue to believe you have to play the 24 year old Felix

Pie as much as possible. Pie has performed extremely well in both AA, and AAA, especially when you account for his age.

If the O’s want to get Reimold everyday Major League at-bats in 2009, they have decisions to make.

1) With a system with limited positional prospects… do we give up on the notion of giving Felix Pie 350-450 Major League at-bats this year? An awful lot of the city has decided that based on 50 or so at-bats… that Pie can not play at the Major League level… personally, I am not sure why those 50 at-bats this year… and 260 at-bats with the Cubs at ages 22, and 23 mean more than his entire professional career… but that opinion is out there.

2) Are we going to look to bring Aubrey Huff back in 2010? His contract expires after 2009… if we are not looking to bring him back… why not look to move him now? (Actually, why were we not active in trying to trade him in July 2008, during a career season?)

3) If Huff was traded… do we believe that either Scott, or Reimold could be moved to 1st, and reasonably productive defensively for the year? Scott played 1 game at 1st during ST… I do not believe Reimold has worked at all at the position.

4) Would/should the team consider trading Scott, and inserting Reimold as the everyday DH?

The easy decision would be to say to bench/release Pie, and replace him with Reimold… but that is rather short-sighted…
Pie may never reach his ceiling, but at age 24, and based off his existing accomplishments at the AA, and AAA levels… it is possible.
Better to continue to give him time, and move Huff, if Huff is not in the organizations’ plans after the 2009 season.

Chris Stoner
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Chris Stoner founded Baltimore Sports and Life in 2009. He has appeared as a radio guest with 1090 WBAL, 105.7 The Fan, CBS 1300, Q1370, WOYK 1350, WKAV 1400, and WNST 1570. He has also been interviewed by The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Business Journal, and PressBox (TV). As Owner, his responsibilities include serving as the Managing Editor, Publicist, & Sales Director.

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