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As unbelievable as this would have been when the Orioles acquired him or even at the end of April, the O’s now have to find a way to replace the production that’s been provided by Blaze Alexander at third base this season. Alexander’s hand fracture after being hit by a Royals pitcher
on Sunday takes a solid defender and the team’s only .300+ hitter out of the picture for probably at least six weeks, longer if the team is unlucky.
Since we are in the middle of the All-Star break while this news is digested by the team, the Orioles do have a few days before they have to start to commit to a strategy of what to do with third base while Alexander is out. Camden Chat writer Tyler Young broke down the possibilities on the site yesterday. In this week’s survey, I want to know what you think they should do.
Are you still a Coby Mayo believer? Do you want to see Gunnar Henderson shift over to play third base? Is it time for 40-man player Christian Encarnacion-Strand to arrive on the major league roster? Or should the Orioles look outside the organization, as they did when they got Alexander in the first place? Vote in the survey below:
The Mike Elias brain trust is hard to predict. Sometimes they do the thing that makes the most sense based on information available to outsiders. Other times, they venture far afield, sometimes with good results and sometimes not. Getting Alexander in the first place was one of the “venture afield” things that has turned out well so far. The rest of this is trying to make the best of a bad situation.
What do you think? Results will be posted later in the week.
