Ruzious

Well, has he added some weight to his frame this offseason?

But at the movies, you don't know how the story ends.

And Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Even the character she played on Seinfeld admitted to being an O's fan.

I think you missed the part where I said "So far".

I'm going to be that guy - the one who admits I thought it was silly to move him out of the bullpen. So far, it looks like I was completely wrong, and I'm very pleased that's the case.

Meh, they also got a just turned 23 year old infielder who was a top 100 prospect before making it to Detroit.

I mean... we gave up 2 relievers who are not late inning guys on good teams. That's not much. Sulser was real good last year, but he's 32 with an ordinary history. We get a just turned 25 year old lefty who's over-aged, but he was over-aged coming out of college. He's been lights out in the minors up to AA. His WHIP was .859 last year. And we get basically a high 3rd rounder and a PTNL and a long shot 17 year old athletic OFer. If they think they can get someone they really want with that pick, it's a good trade imo.

And MLB.com rates the O's as having the best crop of prospects. https://www.mlb.com/news/farm-system-rankings-2022-preseason

That's a very high risk/very low reward idea. Usually, you want to go the opposite way - low risk/high reward.

Obviously team comes first, but the individual players have something to do with how the team does.

So... you're saying he's about losing a record number of games?

Fwiw, Miami supposedly turned down an offer of Bryan Reynolds for Khalil Watson and Max Meyer. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/03/marlins-notes-reynolds-hernandez-bullpen-neidert-sixto.html Gotta figure that Reynolds has a little more trade value than Mullins - same age but Reynolds had an even better year than Mullins. I'd love to get Watson, but it isn't realistic, and I'd rather shoot for Meyer. We obviously aren't going to get both. They've got some nice young pitching they can add on to Meyer to make it worthwhile for both teams. And we could throw in an excess prospect if it results in getting more pitching from them.

HOF post.

And even if the majority do pan out, they're not likely going to be very good as rookies. It takes 2 or 3 MLB seasons for most players to become good, and that should be factored in when we project when/if the O's will start winning.

Davies was a player some here said they wanted in another thread - and suggested we get him for more than he signed for. I'm glad we didn't get him - even for that price.

Lol - not sure what happened there. Anyway, I'm guessing the Picks after Competitive Balance Round B from the article are grandfathered in from the previous CBA? I thought comp picks were no longer given for losing free agents in the new CBA. And because Atlanta signed Kenley Jansen away from the Dodgers, would that take away the pick they were going to get for losing Freeman to the Dodgers.

I'm guessing the Picks after Competitive Balance Round B in

He'll sign - but only in a package deal with Cody.

I'm a Westburg guy more than a Henderson guy - someone who may not have quite the ceiling that Henderson has - but does have good potential and has fewer questions about his likelihood to reach his potential.

The K rate is the biggest issue to me, then the problem with left-handed pitching that CoC mentioned, and then inconsistent fielding. I still think he has a high ceiling, but I think there are reasons to believe he's less of a sure thing to succeed than the other players I mentioned.

I'd love to see us play the last 2 months of the season with Ortiz at SS and Wesburg at 2B - with both having success. I'm skeptical about Henderson - he's a high ceiling prospect - but I think he has a lower floor than our other top infield prospects. I wouldn't mind seeing him go as part of a trade to a team that values him particularly highly - for a high ceiling pitcher. I see our future infield with Ortiz, Westburg, and Mayo (and obvy Mountcastle) - with Norby coming up on the outside and Vavra at super-utility.

Yeah, at least admit that it's to cut costs for the Baltimore oligarch.

Good signing by the Marlins. If anything, I'd thnk this increases the chances they try to get a player like Mullins - as it shows they're trying to improve this year. And Soler is a mediocre defensive corner OFer who might end up playing DH. His value is in his bat.

I'm not sure I'd target a 32 year old 3rd baseman who hit 3 homers in 346 plate appearances last season... and has a domestic violence charge he needs to clear. But that's just me. The O's might not be so picky.

Atlanta's ESPN radio station reported that was what LA and Freeman agreed to - on the same day the Braves traded for Olson. Like I said, his agent probably had something to do with that report.