Ruzious

Braves have a bunch of young OFers that make more sense than Mancini - starting with Pache and Waters. Braves probably don't trade for him unless O's basically give him away.

I think a lot of us (me included) predicted the O's would sign Galvis to a contract somewhat similar to what he signed. Where a bunch of us disagree is whether or not he's at the same level as Iglesias. Granted, until last year there probably wasn't much difference, and last year was a very short season. However, last year is the best we got for predicting what they'll do in the future. I hope he proves me wrong, but I don't expect that Galvis will play at Iglesias' level.

Agreed. He looks AWFUL in the OF - because he is awful - not his body type - and not because of the one play where he injured himself trying to play the OF. Even if he can run north/south, he's way too stiff with a poor throwing arm to become an adequate corner OFer. He makes Marcell Ozuna look like a gold glover.

Ryan McKenna raises his hand and says "Hey, I'm here too, and I'm at least better than Stewart."

I don't know how much incentive the Players Assn has to improve the situation for minor leaguers - considering minor leaguers aren't members. The longer they stay in the minors, the more current members get to keep their jobs.

I'm not saying your wrong but... okay yeah I'm saying that way of thinking is wrong. I think it's horrible to hold back a player like that - for the players sake and for the team's sake. At some point, if things like that happen holding back a player's career by several years - a player's going to sue MLB and even the Players Association for agreeing to a system that allows it.

I'd like to keep Santander - at least until/if we're offered a great deal for him. Even if you ignore his 2020 stats because of sample size, he OPS'd .773 in 2018 without getting the minor league development others did, and he clearly looked in better shape and more mature in 2020 - so it should be expected that he'd be a better all-around player. How much better is the question, but I think it's very reasonable to expect he'll be better than an .800 OPS guy who's a little better than average defensive OFer. I'd much prefer keeping him for another year than trading him now for a couple of decent prospects.

I think we should refer to it as The Zoellner Rule.

Count me in. People don't hit him. Even with walk rate higher at AA, he had a 1.11 WHIP (career worst). Not to mention he's had more SO's than innings at every level. If he doesn't at least get a shot at the Baltimore rotation, I'll be frustrated.

Seeing what they did last year, I figure they offer Galvis the same deal they gave Iglesias last year - 2021 guaranteed at 2.5 million (at most) and a team option for 2022 at 3.5 million (at most). Then hope they can trade him after the 2021 season for a... you guessed it... 5th round pick and a Dominican lottery ticket.

If I allow him, someone will insist I add Jean Carmona, and all kinds of craziness will ensue. It's a slippery slope. My hands are tied... but that's another story.

Fair enough - he's certainly versatile, though his role would have to be expanded just to reach small sample size level. I do like the case for high OBP more than the others.

It'll be fun to see who turns out better among Servideo, Westburg, and Henderson - not to mention Hall. At least I hope it's fun. If we play them all together, who plays which position? (no Abbott and Costello routine permitted) I still think Rylan Bannon is very underrated, but I bow to the more educated observers.

It can't be just "Why not go with Roberston?" It's gotta be "Why go with Robertson?" What about him makes you think he can do the job? If there's a good reason for it, I'm all ears... figuratively speaking.

Regardless of the Bedard comp and freshly squeezed orange juice, I really want to see Bauman and Lowther get every opportunity to play in Baltimore in 2021. I echo Frobby's first paragraph - well said.

Rojas seems unlikely for us because we just traded a similar version of him, and I don't see Miami paying a significant part of his contract to trade him - since most of the reason they'd trade him would be to save money.

If we're avoiding acquiring a good 27 year old proven 3Bman because he'll be a free agent in 2024, we'll never stop being in rebuild mode. Anderson's a good target if Miami is trying to lower their payroll.

Interesting suggestion. Apparently he's got a great arm (threw 95 MPH as a closer) and might be a better fit as a SS than a 2Bman. Also seems like added strength has improved his hitting.

Guessing I'm the same age - born in '61. Funny - my 2 baseball heroes growing up were... Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson. It was still a thrill seeing him being interviewed this past season on several Braves games - such a humble and likable legend - much like Brooks Robinson. And I've remained a Braves fan all my life - weird how that childhood stuff sticks.

I think it's pretty clear that the main reason he traded Iglesias was because of money. But if he does spend $3 mil plus on a SS, I'll gladly say I was wrong.

Stallings was a 5th round pick last draft. How much could Elias have liked him if he didn't draft him?

He had a 105 OPS+. What hitting are you looking for in a backup catcher?

Why are people assuming he's THE backup C? You just pointed out why he likely won't be. It must be because wildcard likes him...? Once Adley gets promoted to Baltimore, Sisco will most likely be the backup catcher for the foreseeable future. Ciuffos will be - at best - the 3rd catcher unless he suddenly learns how to hit.

What's the harm in signing the guy? Not sure why folks are making a big deal about it. It's not like he's blocking anyone considered a prospect.

It's what I remember as a kid - not on stats. Did they even keep defensive stats other than the very basics back then? I particularly remember commentators in the WS's making a point of saying there was a big problem for the O's when balls were hit to Rettenmund as opposed to Blair. Granted, Blair was a GGer, so maybe it could have been an unfair analysis. Regardless, it seemed clear to me as a kid that he didn't have a good defensive rep - fwiw. Take it or leave it.