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I'm not sure O'Hearn is here next year so Santander could move to 1B/DH with Mounty. OF could be Hays, Mullins, Kjerstead, and Cowser, no 5th OF. Santander could fill in. They need someone able to play credible CF other than McKenna (no options) or Hicks (np wheels, FA), I don't think there is a ready backup in AAA so probably some offseason pickup or maybe they were serious about Mateo being an option there. We just need someone to spell Mullins a bit.

An that is what Mateo can do for you

I was thru gate at 5.22, still no hoodie

This is what we know from Forbes. They report Revenue, Payroll + Expenses, and Operating Income (Profit). There is likely some profit from MASN that goes to the Ownership group directly. The Revenue figure includes MASN rights fees I believe. Operating Cost I calculated to see if it was going up under Elias, it is. Payroll+Expenses (Player Expenses) are generally about $20 M over Salaries but some years they push $40 M. Don't know why. Clearly the O's made about $150 M in 2021+2022. Year Revenue Salaries Payroll + Expenses Revenue - Expenses Operating Income Operating Cost 2014 245 110 122 123 31.4 91.6 2015 239 118.9 137 102 8.8 93.2 2016 253 147.7 162 91 -2.1 93.1 2017 252 164.3 183 69 -26 95 2018 251 143 161 90 -6.5 96.5 2019 256 61.1 103 153 57 96 2020 115 23.9 43 72 -23 95 2021 251 45.7 66 185 83 102 2022 264 44.88 83 181 67 114

During the Bros lawsuit it came out that Georgia had commissioned someone to look for buyers and one was found. John stepped in and stopped it. I can only assume because if PA dies, ownership passes to Georgia and she gets the step up in valuation so they dodge most Capital gains. I think JA is holding the sale post PA, over the politicians head re: increasing the $600 M so JA gets to build a monument to his ego at Camden Corner. They won't do it so JA sells ASA PA dies.

Mike Elias would have to pull it off but JA would take credit for it.

I got the OPPS message all last night and this morning ( I'm 2024 FLEX). I got tickets to 1st WC game fine, then OOPS. I sent an email to Rep and this morning was told the system has a problem if the number of tickets you ask for is less than the number available in the Row-Section. I was asking for 2 but 3 were available together so no dice.

I'm 2024 Flex and my window was Noon to 2 PM today. Logged in and got 2 tickets for a WC game. Logged out and in again but was unable to get any ALDS or ALCS tickets no matter how many supposedly available options were offered. I kept getting an error window that they weren't available and needed information was missing in a little text box. I'm going to try again tonight after work.

A couple of those SOs were called 3rd strikes. HK has a very good eye but he isn't going to get the benefit of the doubt from an ump as anewbie. Hell Adley isn't getting that and he has a great eye. They seem to be throwing more off speed to HK so I guess we see if they find a weakness. With his bat speed and eye I don't fastballs will be a problem.

While I agree with you generally, for guys like Santander and Wells, who have ben in the O's system for so long, it get a little fuzzy for me. They are different than a Cano or O'Hearn where we "fixed" them. Maybe the separation should be drafted and developed vs homegrown?

I think Mayo and Holiday get the Gunnar August 31 treatment in 2024 to preserve ROY status for 2025. 2024 is for HK and CC and Ortiz.

I kinda agree but there seems to be a feeling that Santander is the glue for this team and he has been around as long as Hays and Mullins. Maybe he is next year's "veteran" presence in ARB 3 and we keep his switch-hitting bat 1 more year and QO for a pick. That said, could Ant replace O'Hearn and share 1B/DH with Mounty? ME has some decisions to make.

This is the way I feel as well, but I have been a HK booster all along. I feel like HK's power is better but CC has higher SLG at AAA as well as higher OBP. Go figure. The thing is HK has a rep of below average speed but his Fangraphs Spd rating is higher than CC's. Westburg (6.6), Ortiz (6.5), HK (6.0), CC (4.9). Now their rating seems more tied to baserunning so decision making factors in. My eyes say HK is faster than CC but the sprint speed and scout ratings don't agree. I believe HK will be at least average in RF and his bat will play in 2024 ROY race.

I am in the same boat, impatiently waiting

Hell will freeze before I cheer on JA for anything other than selling the team. I could cheer ME for trying to emulate the Rays but I refuse to believe JA will let him. JA has already gone on record saying that increased spending depends on increased revenue. To me that says his baseline is current salary levels which allowed him to bank $150 M in profit the last 2 years. This year should be even better but I doubt ME gets another $30 M to spend.

As the coach in Bowie said, the bat is MLB ready.

OK, 2 straight games with Westburg at 3B over Urias. Does Urias make that play last night? Urias is your best 3 B and Westburg is your best 2B but Hyder has to play Frazier. GGGRRRR

We are NOT allowed to revisit '69 lol. How about Dave Johnson?

Urias hits RH pitching just as well as Frasier, if not better. Should be Urias to 3B and Westburg to 2B for better offense and defense.

As for Kjerstad vs Cowser, Heston seems to have recovered somewhat in September posting .317 .391 .463 (854 OPS) in 41 ABs vs Cowser at .273 .325 .576 (901 OPS) in 33 ABs. Cowser's SLG is driven by 3 HRs in 33 ABs. I thought Heston would get the Gunner treatment when he put up .387 .453 .640 (1.093 OPS) in July but he ran outta gas in August .229 .293 .362. Good to see him rebound in September.

I believe alot of the discrepancy between the models' prediction and our record is due to our bullpen, both during 2012-2016 and since last year. We win (won) a higher than expected number of games late and close. There is no way a model run in March can predict what happened last summer after Lopez, an Allstar closer, was traded. Nobody could predict Bautista becoming THAT guy after all his Mil struggles. Similarly, who could predict Cano, with a Mil stat line like Felix's, would find himself in ST, certainly not a model that forecasts based on past performance. Strong bullpens skew the results.

Not withstanding all the posts above but after 1997 Peter Angelos let Davey Johnson go or rather pushed him out. Davey got the maximum out of his teams which is why he is in the HOF as a manager I believe. The reason, the Alomar spitting incident in Sept of 1996. Davey fined Alomar and sent the fine to a charity. PA objected to Davey selecting the charity and considered it insubordination.

Birds of Prey (in deference to JustD)

We don't even know if BAL ever offered on ERod at all, maybe there was no interest.

ERod publicly stated he would have approved a trade to BAL, BOS and one other team, maybe MIA.