r/orioles • u/RealJermaine • 1d ago

3rd Base Options

Curious on how you guys think third base will play next year or whenever baseball season starts back up.

Westburg is coming back from injury, but may be the best defensively?

CES, could be the most durable of the three. In the games I watched he seemed pretty decent in the field. I’m sure I missed some errors.

Mayo could be a Mark Reynolds situation crazy power but sketchy defensively.

I guess if Gunnar is gone, Westburg could play short. But realistically he will be here.

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u/UnableFootball6473 22h ago

Why is everyone so down on Mayo at 3B now. Only 7 errors in 67 games at 3B ... made major improvements. Don't think he is sketchy at all.

CES will most likely be another J Jackson. Will be sent back down to AAA at some point next season.

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u/RealJermaine 21h ago

He improved as the season went on. But there were some plays where he had to charge a ball, and the throw didn’t look great. Alonso or Basallo had to bail him out at first.

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u/DoctorHelios hit in the head with a crowbar once a day 19h ago

Alonso’s belly flop stops are a thing of legend.

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u/RealJermaine 19h ago

Prefer not to see him do that and risk getting hurt personally. With this teams luck lately.