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B+ from me. I think they did pretty well, picking a lot of athletes and pitching. I'm anxious to see these guys get started.

Great news...would love to hear the final terms.

Can't disagree about this. If he said he'd sign for 2M, they offer it and he backs out, that's on him and his rep.

If Baumeister has the great stuff that is reported, I'd much rather have him at 2.1 than Ritchie at any price.

I know this probably isn't much of a factor, but how would attendance increase with Ohtani in the lineup?

Well...it wasn't meant to be backhanded. I think he's a good starter. And I do agree with what Frobby said about him starting a playoff game. He seems to find a way to keep the team in the game.

Do you ever wonder where they find these stats? Good for Kremer. I like him and think he's a nice back of the rotation starter.

So, I'm not watching the game...he throws two fastballs to get ahead 0-2, then dicks around with a bunch of crap to allow the guy to get back in the count? How many times does this guy have to do this? I blame that on McCann. Show the hitter a slider on 0-2, then go back to the hard stuff. It seems like this happens to Baker EVERY FREAKING TIME.

I've seen people talk about players we'd need to give up. I think they want multiple top 10's from us. I'm not sure I'd want to do that.

Personally, I like OPS for hitters and WHIP, K/9, BB/9, HR/9 for pitchers and WAR for both. I'm a simple kind of guy. Or...am I a simpleton?

Is it possible that Wells Is moved to the pen and another starter and Reliever are acquired. That's two short outings in a row. He seemed to lose his command pretty ubruptly today.

Agreed on the Montgomery comment. He'd be a good fit and would still leave ammunition to get a reliever. The Ohtani deal would be tempting.

That throw on the DP. Wow.

Better to be ready to swing the bats tomorrow. Eflin has walked only 15 batters this season.

Frazier is pretty adept at pulling the ball...why not let him hit away?

Amen. The guy throws 96. He threw his first fastball on his 12th pitch.

You are correct! Originally, I just looked at his overall numbers, but dove into them a bit afterwards. Pretty excited about this addition to the pen.

Yes...the BK ads are horrible. I actually find the Wendy's commercials kind of funny.

I think another thing to factor in...do they move Wells to the bullpen? If they do, the focus could be switched to solely a starter. Even if Wells moves to the pen, I still think they could do a starter and another solid LH reliever.

I agree wholeheartedly, Greg. The post @Sports Guy made in the "Specific Trade Ideas" thread mentions that Bowden thinks the Orioles are going to deal from their depth and NOT their top prospects. I think it's smart. I don't see them going after Ohtani or another big name that will cost them a ton of prospects. I think acquiring Fujinama was smart for what they gave up. I see another starter acquisition down the road and hopefully another lefty out of the pen.

Can't argue with this...

Does he have options? Can he be sent him to Norfolk for some "fine tuning"?

Beat me to it!

Looks like Easton Lucas is the lucky guy going to Oakland.

Am I supposed to be excited by this?