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    Yusniel Diaz is very impressive

    in Orioles Talk

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    24 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    The thing is actual 100% at all times isn't sustainable.  You have to pace yourself.  It sounds good but it isn't possible.

    LeBron James is the perfect example:

    https://www.totalprosports.com/2018/05/08/lebron-says-hes-learned-how-to-rest-while-playing/

    During the regular season, LeBron’s average speed was 3.85 mph. Anybody who’s ever seen him explode to the basket or pull off a chase-down block knows he is anything but slow. However, that average speed is one of the slowest in the NBA. LeBron’s 3.85 mph average is in the bottom 10 in the league among players who averaged at least 20 minutes per game. And in the playoffs LeBron’s average speed is even lower, clocking in at 3.69 mph.

    How does LeBron keep his average speed so slow while finding a way to average 34.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game? By walking as much as possible.

    During the regular season, LeBron spent 74.4% of his time on the court walking, which is in the top 10 in the league. During the playoffs he’s walking 78.7% of the time.

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    Wieters and Rutschman

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    Anyone else secretly hoping that Bobby Witt has an incredible spring and gives the O's a reason to select him instead?  Or have no problem if we select Witt and negotiate a lower bonus so we can spend down the board.

    I'm struggling with the idea of drafting a catcher with the first pick.   Especially when there is a potential 5-tool SS out there, who we have time to groom.  Rauchman will probably be ready before we need him.  Then he'll play 120 games a year, and you hope he doesn't get beaten down by the time we're ready to compete.  There's a reason that there aren't many great catchers out there - it's really hard to sustain!

    Orioles IFA Signings Thread

    in Orioles Talk

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    2 hours ago, Frobby said:

    I think the Orioles’ PR strategy is: announce you’ll be signing six guys, then leak out rumors that a guy has signed or about to sign, maybe tweet some pictures of the guy, then send a tweet three weeks later announcing the signing of a specific guy, then repeat that process for the other five guys.   Makes it seem like they were really active and signed 20 guys, when in fact it’s just the original six guys.

    Can we just get a running list on a thread like we get for the draft or top 30 lists?  

    Chris Davis 2019 and beyond

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    58 minutes ago, Finisher said:

    Only chance I could kinda sorta see that working is if your buyout offer is so high, like 80% of his remaining salary, that it almost forces him to stop humiliating himself. 

     

    If he would take 80% of his salary, the O's would have already done it. THink about it - they owe him  $17M per year for the next 4 years, then $42M in deferred money after that.  That's $110M - If they agreed to an 80% buyout, the O's would save $22M.  A no brainer.  That's more than half of what they saved buy trading away their best players.

    The big question is would Davis do it?

    Random Thought Thread

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    The random though I can't get out of my head is what does this team do with Chris Davis?    I think they have to buy him out this off-season.  Hopefully he is man enough to take  some discounted percentage of what he is owed and try to get a fresh start somewhere else.  

    Would he take 80%?  Would the O's?

    Machado to the Dodgers, 5-1 deal

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted · Edited by connja
    Pop as a reliever might not be top prospect but could move fast through the system.

    I'm not sure if you guys have looked at their numbers, but Kremer, Bannon and Pop are all having excellent seasons.   All 3 will fit nicely into our top 15.

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