Ruzious
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Ok, the bolded part is the part that I wasn't following before. I would not assume that Milw would take the chance of offering him the QO.
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The O's get a compensatory pick if Parra is signed?
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Yeah, it might be the most useful of the modern stats.
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Just wondering if I have this right - We're supposed to believe that his dramatic improvement in offense is for real, and we're supposed to believe that his dramatic decline in defense is a fluke? I'd be okay with this trade if I thought we had excellent organizational pitching depth, but we don't - not even close.
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His personality and ego are big turnoffs a lot of the time, but he has an amazing sense of the strike zone. From what I've heard - the best since Ted Williams. Once he gets the respect that Williams got from the umps, I'm not sure how anyone's going to get him out.
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If people believe pitchers can no longer expand the strike zone due like Mssrs Maddux and Glavine used to, watch Greinke work. Nobody else gets those pitches 6 inches off the plate - and on BOTH SIDES of the plate. Talk about working the ump.
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The draft is all about projection and youth - the youther the better, as they say. If he stuck around another year, he'd have to improve significantly just to keep the same prospect status. He's already a clear 1st round pick. If he sticks around and shows he's a tweener - not big enough for PF and not the perimeter skills and athleticism of a SF, then he potentially drops out of the first round. Anything's possible, but I'd be surprised if he stays another year. More importantly, MD got Diamond Stone!
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I think the assumption is that Dekker is leaving for the NBA - for good reason considering how he's looked in the post-season. Wisconsin will likely be a solid team, but losing Dekker and Kaminsky will leave a mark - and they don't have the upside MD has. If Brantley and Trimble develop chemistry together - this MD team could win a national championship.
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Would you have matched SEA offer to keep Cruz an Oriole?
Ruzious replied to isestrex's topic in Orioles Talk
I would go with Seattle over you on this one. If he stays healthy, he'll be worth the money. And winning is better than losing. -
Would you have matched SEA offer to keep Cruz an Oriole?
Ruzious replied to isestrex's topic in Orioles Talk
I see. Seattle loses their pick, but it doesn't go to the O's. The O's just get the supplemental pick. My answer to the poll question depends on what they do to replace his bat. If they manage to make a good trade for Kemp, I'll give them a thumbs up. But if they don't get a reliable middle of the lineup bat, I give them a thumbs down. It's the combination of moves that's more important than the individual moves, imo. -
Would you have matched SEA offer to keep Cruz an Oriole?
Ruzious replied to isestrex's topic in Orioles Talk
Also, I'd expect that he'll have fewer days suspended. In case you're wondering, that's not age related. Apologies if it's been asked and/or answered before, but what is the O's draft pick compensation going to be? -
Would you have matched SEA offer to keep Cruz an Oriole?
Ruzious replied to isestrex's topic in Orioles Talk
I'd expect the best predictor of health is the health he's in now and the health he had last season. -
Would you have matched SEA offer to keep Cruz an Oriole?
Ruzious replied to isestrex's topic in Orioles Talk
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An extra day to stare in awe at the standings.
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It's hard to start an Eddie Eddie chant on a message board.
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<p><p><p>Thanks for your comment the other day on my post about Turner and the PC self-righeous crowd. Very cool of you to say that.</p></p></p>
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<p><p><p>I thought Zaun deserved more support than my fellow posters were giving him. Yeah, if I knew it would turn out the way it did, I never would have posted. Obviously, I thought it was important. If I'm the only one - so be it.</p></p></p>