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  • Birthday 07/13/1950

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    Gunnar Henderson
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    Brooks Robinson

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  1. I think this oversimplifies it. Of course the OP is asking yes/no, but clearly the analytics are complex. To me the odds of top dollar for aging players along with increased injury risk tips the balance to a "no," if you're looking for a blanket answer. But who knows, some players (as in the history of extensions) will be the exception. The magic trick is, how to predict with confidence?
  2. And compare a recent MLB.com article ranking our rotation as (tied for) 10th best.
  3. I'm gonna take a flyer on Santander to have an even bigger year than usual. Westburg last year was so-so and is due to show more of his potential power. Ready for Dillon Tate to be resurrected as a force in the late innings. Wild Card: Gonna give Mateo a shot here too. That April/May dropoff of 1.062 to .316 OPS has to be historic. But he did recover with a .653 in September (and don't forget the playoffs, when he led the team with 4-for-5 and two doubles).
  4. Um... still working on that one. So that's why the ongoing fixation on playing Nevin!
  5. Good one! So, how much you wanna bet?
  6. Haven't teams done that from time to time? In this case, the Orioles probably wouldn't dare.
  7. MLB.com today reports Orioles among the suitors for Montgomery, given the injuries to the rotation. I wonder how credible this speculation is. With NY and Bos listed first, I would be pretty stoked if we could land him instead. Let the post-Angelos era begin for real!
  8. which is a good thing, IMO. Less of a distraction for players to have to deal with.
  9. Yes it's a risk, but going by last season, you have to look at Gunnar Henderson too. Gunnar got straightened out earlier than Grayson, but Grayson was every bit the legit #2 in the second half as Gunnar was a legit ROY. And no one is doubting Gunnar's star status for this year.
  10. I agree "disingenuous" fits to a tee. But why, for what benefit to overhype his chances? That part makes no sense... unless he actually was underwhelmed by the matchups and defense. But then that doesn't jibe with the comments about "way, way, ahead." It just seems like bad PR for fans and player, and actually kind of baffling for that reason.
  11. This is all valid but obviously not on Elias's list of concerns (fan sentiment). The more grievous disappointment is to lead Holliday on as if he could make the team when it was never the plan.
  12. Fine. But you (ME) knew all that from the get-go. So why dangle the likelihood of making the OD roster all winter/spring until now?
  13. Mansolino's "plus defenders all around the field" finally explains their D-first valuation in favor of Urias and Mateo. It also doesn't bode well for "average" defenders like Kjerstad, Stowers and Norby.
  14. Once again, in this calculus Stowers is the Invisible Man.
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