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Mateo AND Urias are still available

Finding a hitter was why I put other. We are one big, consistent bat away from a championship, I believe. Most our hitters are streaky and the offense went to sleep in the playoffs. I felt like we needed one top pitcher and one top hitter. We got one, now we need the other. We have enough roster flexibility that we could almost take a hitter at any position. Two possible free agents are Martinez and Bellinger. A lefty would be preferable. I don't know who night be available by trade. Maybe someone on a one year deal.

Kremer as a 5 is nice

We now have an open spot on the 40 man

Well, no need now

Okay, give me the lowdown. What happened?

It was just one incident and he was never arrested, correct?

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/uriasju01.shtml Not a great year last year, but Cease didn't have a great one either.

Exactly

Nevin and now Guzman. Elias must really think he's gonna get some of our AAA corner IF depth traded away

I mean it's not Hall of Fame anymore, it's Hall of Good. Jones is one of ours, why not try?

Adam Jones first year of HOF eligibility in 2025

Wait, it's the same results right? We don't get past the divisional round?

Oops, sorry. I thought I saw minor league.

Both signed minor league deals with the Mariners.

None, no one. We won't trade for him.

I definitely like Fuji on a minor league deal with a spring training invite. He has raw talent and hopefully our coaches could harness it.

Just due to playing catcher, Adley will not play as many years as Gunnar and Holiday. He will break down earlier, even if they move him to 1B later.

I have no single position that I am concerned about but strongly feel like we need one more "big bat". We need a consistent hitter that is feared by other pitchers that has proven to be someone that can be relied on when the rest of the offense gets streaky.

Yawn

Well, he hasn't really traded for any arms yet, nor has he really traded any bats away (at least not any of significance). I guess there are several views on how to build a team, especially when you cash strapped by ownership. I just feel like the team is on the cusp of a championship. You never know when that will happen again. We need one more reliable pitcher to take us over that edge, I believe. This is the time to spend and get him. Yes, you might lose some future IF that you are giving up six years of control for, but how much is a championship worth?

I think the thing for me with taking a catcher is they have a shorter shelf life as a catcher than a SS. This is why I was in the Witt camp. I love Adley and think he is amazing, but inevitably, he will stop catching before Gunnar and Witt are playing the infield (barring a freak injury), then what is his value at 1B or DH?

This forum is by far, the most informative of anything about the O's out there. Tony and the other admins, as well as the regular users are just fantastic with news and rumors. I only read Roch to find out what the "official" message that the front office wants put out there is.

They won't weaken their efforts during the holiday week. They have done nothing to significantly improve this team and they will do their best to continue to do nothing during this week.

I think what you see now is what you get. We aren't making any major moves. We might add some deep depth here or there, but this is the roster, basically.