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[Oriole85]

Bottomline, not to sound unsympathetic, you can't depend on Reimold. Need to find a LF solution, most likely out-of-the-organization.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Bottomline, not to sound unsympathetic, you can't depend on Reimold. Need to find a LF solution, most likely out-of-the-organization.

Who do you have in-mind? What dollars (or players) are you spending / moving to get the player you want?
How much more upside (if any) will they have than Reimold?

This injury is as frustrating as the lost 2010 season, and the fairly limited 2011... but even though you can't count on what you are going to get from Reimold, I feel he is likely to remain the best option. Not going to cost much, his ability remains high.

If he is not able to get back in the next month or so (and stay in the lineup for the rest of the year), I might feel differently.

[Oriole85]

Bottomline, not to sound unsympathetic, you can't depend on Reimold. Need to find a LF solution, most likely out-of-the-organization.

Who do you have in-mind? What dollars (or players) are you spending / moving to get the player you want?
How much more upside (if any) will they have than Reimold?

This injury is as frustrating as the lost 2010 season, and the fairly limited 2011... but even though you can't count on what you are going to get from Reimold, I feel he is likely to remain the best option. Not going to cost much, his ability remains high.

If he is not able to get back in the next month or so (and stay in the lineup for the rest of the year), I might feel differently.

At bare minimum, you need a suitable backup, hopefully Avery is that guy. You can't use the whole "injury" excuse to begin with, even less so with an oft-injured player. He is eating up service time while he's on the DL so at some point that option is going to run out.

[BSLChrisStoner]

At bare minimum, you need a suitable backup, hopefully Avery is that guy. You can't use the whole "injury" excuse to begin with, even less so with an oft-injured player. He is eating up service time while he's on the DL so at some point that option is going to run out.

Yeah, I could buy the idea of improving the depth. Reimold's current injury does not bother me a ton. I'm frustrated that he is out of the lineup, especially after the start; but the injury itself was fluky (while fairly significant). That bothers me less than someone who suffers from chronic back issues, or hamstring pulls.

I guess my feeling is that Reimold will get healthy at some point, and will remain a player that has power, plate discipline, etc and is cheap.

Again, if you want a better / more reliable starting option... who do you have in-mind?

[SportsGuy]

Quentin is now back from his injury and playing for SD.

If I am the Orioles, I am looking into a Quentin/Headley package.
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[Oriole85]

At bare minimum, you need a suitable backup, hopefully Avery is that guy. You can't use the whole "injury" excuse to begin with, even less so with an oft-injured player. He is eating up service time while he's on the DL so at some point that option is going to run out.

Yeah, I could buy the idea of improving the depth. Reimold's current injury does not bother me a ton. I'm frustrated that he is out of the lineup, especially after the start; but the injury itself was fluky (while fairly significant). That bothers me less than someone who suffers from chronic back issues, or hamstring pulls.

I guess my feeling is that Reimold will get healthy at some point, and will remain a player that has power, plate discipline, etc and is cheap.

Again, if you want a better / more reliable starting option... who do you have in-mind?

I don't have any suggestions off-the-top-of-my-head and realistically, it's unlikely to happen inseason, but I'd like to make this an offseason priority, unless Reimold can show he's dependable. I like all his tools as well, just doesn't do much good when he's not playing. When does he start arbitration, if not next year, wouldn't it be the following year?

[Mackus]

I don't have any suggestions off-the-top-of-my-head and realistically, it's unlikely to happen inseason, but I'd like to make this an offseason priority, unless Reimold can show he's dependable. I like all his tools as well, just doesn't do much good when he's not playing. When does he start arbitration, if not next year, wouldn't it be the following year?

Arb eligible for the first time after this season.

[Oriole85]

I don't have any suggestions off-the-top-of-my-head and realistically, it's unlikely to happen inseason, but I'd like to make this an offseason priority, unless Reimold can show he's dependable. I like all his tools as well, just doesn't do much good when he's not playing. When does he start arbitration, if not next year, wouldn't it be the following year?

Arb eligible for the first time after this season.

Thanks, wonder how much he'll stand to make in arbitration? I can't see them offering him arbitration if he'll be a pretty penny considering his injury risk but who knows.

[Mackus]

Thanks, wonder how much he'll stand to make in arbitration? I can't see them offering him arbitration if he'll be a pretty penny considering his injury risk but who knows.

He's just first-year arb eligible. He won't be getting anything near FA prices.

If he comes back in July and manages 20 HR or so for the year with solid overall numbers, he'll still only get about $3M next year most likely. Less if he struggles a little when he comes back or takes some time to get healthy.

I think it's about 99% likely that Nolan gets offered arbitration rather than be non-tendered.

[Oriole85]

If he comes back in July and manages 20 HR or so for the year with solid overall numbers, he'll still only get about $3M next year most likely. Less if he struggles a little when he comes back or takes some time to get healthy.

I think it's about 99% likely that Nolan gets offered arbitration rather than be non-tendered.

For $3 million I'd tend to agree with you, much better value than you'd get on the FA market for the same thing. I was thinking more is why I said it.

[RShack]

Do the O's have a team chiropractor? If they don't, they should...

If a disc is bulging, it's likely caused by being squeezed between bones that should be parallel but aren't. If they were parallel, they wouldn't be squeezing the disc. Chiropractors are the alignment shop, they make sure your bones are where they're supposed to be. All the shots do is min pain while they hope for a realignment without going to the alignment shop.

ps: Not saying all bulging discs are due to that, but most of them are...

[SportsGuy]

Reimold is going to be out for a while IMO.

He still hasn't been cleared to do much down in Sarasota.

I would be very surprised to see him in Baltimore before the AS break.

[JeremyStrain]

Do the O's have a team chiropractor? If they don't, they should...

If a disc is bulging, it's likely caused by being squeezed between bones that should be parallel but aren't. If they were parallel, they wouldn't be squeezing the disc. Chiropractors are the alignment shop, they make sure your bones are where they're supposed to be. All the shots do is min pain while they hope for a realignment without going to the alignment shop.

ps: Not saying all bulging discs are due to that, but most of them are...

That is definitely one reason, but sometimes it's a chicken or the egg thing and the bones are crooked because the disc is swollen or degenerated. Discs are soft and gel-like, but an injury, or sharp movement can injure them like soft tissue/muscle.

Hopefully he gets it all figured out, bulging is much better than ruptured, but it takes a good chunk of real no-activity rest.

[Tyler Bingaman]

Anything new on Reimold in the last week? Still nowhere near a rehab assignment?

Please excuse my ignorance, work has taken the best of me lately, haven't been keeping up like I should.

[Tyler Bingaman]

Outfielder Nolan Reimold still hasn't been cleared to start baseball activities.
"He's about the same today," Showalter said. "He's stepped up some of his exercises. He's just got one little spot that he's still got some tingling in. They've got to get rid of that first."

Got this from Roch this evening.

[Can_of_corn]

Eduardo A. Encina ‏@EddieInTheYard

Reimold will see neurosurgeon, Showalter said, after MRI showed bulging disk in Reimold's back is improving, but ? is why still has tingling

Can't say this is a shock. Biggest disappointment for me this season is Nolan's health.

More information:

http://www.baltimore... ... um=twitter

[Chris B]

Brittany Ghiroli ‏@Britt_Ghiroli
Reimold will not play at least thru 1st half of the season. Showalter hinted at worse news but is waiting for 2nd opinion before giving news

Not good news...she also tweeted that he's seeing a 2nd specialist today in Baltimore. If he wasn't so injury-prone, Reimold would be such a fun guy to watch and root for.

[JeremyStrain]

Brittany Ghiroli ‏@Britt_Ghiroli
Reimold will not play at least thru 1st half of the season. Showalter hinted at worse news but is waiting for 2nd opinion before giving news

Not good news...she also tweeted that he's seeing a 2nd specialist today in Baltimore. If he wasn't so injury-prone, Reimold would be such a fun guy to watch and root for.

Out for the season...just double checking the MRI results. Sounds like ruptured disc and surgery to me...but we'll see.

Interested who he is seeing, I kinda want to get someone else to look at mine, I don't really trust the techs who read my MRI, they were really off on the shoulder one.

[SportsGuy]

I think it would be foolish for anyone to expect Reimold back this year after hearing this news.

[BSLChrisStoner]

I think it would be foolish for anyone to expect Reimold back this year after hearing this news.

Just unfortunate. Hope he can get better and be fully healthy next Spring. Missed opportunity this year. Started so strong as well.