El_Duderino
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1 hour ago, orioles22 said:
I'd be curious to see the percentage of players in the majors who skipped AAA, even just the "really good" ones, which would be tricky to determine who qualifies. Who besides Machado skipped AAA in the Baltimore organization the last 25 years.
To be fair he said “really good prospects”.
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Thanks for resurrecting this. It’s much worse than I expected.
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Dumb question, but when exactly did the Os find out about this condition? Was this not something that could have been discovered during a predraft physical let’s say? (I know little about the mlb draft)
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Dumb question, but when exactly did the Os find out about this condition? Was this not something that could have been discovered during a predraft physical let’s say? (I know little about the mlb draft)
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I really thought he would eventually hit. Looks like I was wrong on that. I still think the constant yo yo and inconsistent playing time hurt his development.
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8 hours ago, jamalshw said:
I know some of the luster has worn off Leiter and Rocker, but if either are available at 5, I want one of them, but I'm not optimistic, they've gone position player heavy early in the last two drafts. In the end, I'll be happy as long as they go with who they truly feel is best player on the board.
50/50 shot on that
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This organization is miles from competing for championships. If the right deal comes along you trade him. And ya, top 15 guy + more, seems fair.
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It’s a real shame his bullpen moves affected the Os ability to score runs too!
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On 3/30/2021 at 9:42 AM, jamesenoch said:
I simply do not post on this site (maybe less than 300 times in 18 years), but I thought this was an interesting quote :
“I know the Orioles are in rebuild mode, but come on. It’s embarrassing to the sport what they’re doing, or aren’t doing. They’re not even signing the better minor league free agents, in my opinion.”—NL vice president of scouting
I actually agree with this.
I also agree that what Elias is doing is probably for the best long term.
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2 hours ago, wildcard said:
Can't see Elias taking a pitcher that as had arm problems with the 5th pick overall . His history with Brady Aiken just makes that very unlikely IMO.
Good point. If the first four picks to the way Callis has it, then I’d draft Lieter. This org needs some high floor pitching prospects.
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5. Orioles: Jaden Hill, RHP, Louisiana State
Hill pitched just 21 2/3 innings in his first two years at Louisiana State because of a strained elbow in 2019 and the shortened season last spring. Yet he's similar to Rocker with less slider but more changeup, nearly as much physicality and better athleticism.https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mock-draft-first-10-picks-for-2021
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Omg we are doing this again?
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So we are going to miss out on Rocker and Leiter
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I didn’t know Dan Duquette had an account on here.
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3 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:
In 1998 the Orioles had the highest payroll in baseball. In 2016 the Orioles' payroll was over $150M on revenues of about $250M, one of the higher ratios (if not the highest) in the league
I know you don't like the approach, but your opinion that all savings go into the Angelos yacht fund and will never get spent is just an opinion.
The owners haven’t opened the books. There is more revenue than is let on.
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7 minutes ago, ChuckS said:
What leverage do the O’s have in trying to get a quality player back? Is there a predetermined starting point in negotiations?
Both teams already know who the player is. They just can’t announce
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I don’t put much stock into these types of rankings but....3rd in the AL east. It reminds me of the University of Tennessee having a top ten national recruiting class every year, but it’s still only the 7th best in the SEC.
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The overall trade market was much hotter this year. More teams in contention, etc.
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7 hours ago, Tony-OH said:
No, but adding strength when you already have the ability to hit will help for sure, and it's why guys went from good average hitters with limited power to good average hitters with massive power numbers during the steroid era. Also, it's clear that steroids allowed pitchers to throw harder.
“When you already have the ability to hit” is the key part of your statement, especially as it (doesn’t) relate to Davis.
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8 hours ago, Maverick Hiker said:
Earlier this spring there were threads about Davis putting on 25 LBS of muscle and he looked like his old self in spring training, long HR and being walked by pitchers. And of course speculation that he was on PED. If he was, what happened? Did he go off of the juice? Is he still more muscular or did he lose those 25 LBS during the long break?
Just in theory, if a player was on PED then signed a huge contract it would be in his financial interest to stop taking the PED the minute the ink is dry on that contract. I mean the only way the contact could be voided would be if he tested positive and was suspended. From a financial standpoint after signing, it would seem much better to fail and be released, rather than take any chance of that contract being voided and losing millions.
I have no idea what's wrong with Chris Davis but I am wondering if it is ever wise to sign someone to a long term contract these days.
Bodybuilding doesn’t really help you hit a baseball.
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Alberto needs to be on a playoff bound team. Just a quality bat.
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Will the Os ever give this dude regular ABs?
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1 hour ago, BohKnowsBmore said:
Exactly, he's clearly communicated working on different things and making tweaks. An overhaul that consists of tearing down his whole swing (that got him to the show in the first place, where he had enormous success at points) and starting over just doesn't fit with where he is in his career.
He has been the worst player in baseball for years. He should be open to an overhaul (no matter how you define that).
And the shift hurts every hitter like him, and yet he is the only one setting records for poor play.
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What do you want to see in the 2nd half?
in Orioles Talk
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I’d like to see a few of the young’s guys have success, and in spite of that I want them to catch the Diamondbacks.