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    2025

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    12 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

    I’m not even thinking about next year when we’re battling for 1st against the Yankees this year and are a playoff contender. 2025 can wait. 

    Ok cool. Thinking isn’t for everyone but most of us are able to look at next year since nothing we think or talk about will have an impact on any game. 

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    Lately, the offense really DOES suck

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    11 hours ago, Roy Firestone said:

    Mountcastle just went on the IL...I bet the Orioles DONT promote Mayo...we had TWO freaking hits last night. How much worse does it have to get?

    Mayo doesn’t even have two hits in his career. How about we think rationally if we want to see improved offense. 

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    2025

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    We’ll lose Burnes and Santander. I expect little additions to key positions (SP, RP, RH OF) and more of the same in not extending players and not making strong efforts in FA. 

    Lately, the offense really DOES suck

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    2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

    Does anyone think for a minute that this is a fair representation of what the offense actually is?  

    It’s a bit exaggerated but this is what this offense has been for 2+ months. Boom or bust. It’s like watching Duquette teams again. 

    If Mateo gets an operation elbow does that lead to Orioles leaving him of the 40 man this offseason?

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    15 hours ago, DrinkinWithFermi said:

    If you exclude his 2022 outlier season, Mateo has been worth a combined 1.7 rWAR/1.6 fWAR for his entire career, and $2.7 million is what he is making in 2024. That number will go up in 2025.

    That sure sounds like a non-tender candidate to me.

    You also seem to have missed the part of my post about his recovery time and prognosis factoring into the final decision. If he is going to be out recovering from major elbow surgery until June or July, then we could probably invest the $3.5 million or so that he will make next year on someone who will provide more than like 0.4 WAR to the 2025 team.

    Why do people do this nonsense of “if you take away the times he was really good, he’s not very good?” 
     

    It’s either Mateo or Urias back next year in the UTIL role. A 4M price for Mateo is a bit much, but I don’t see a lot of spending coming in other areas. I could see them bringing Mateo back next year, assuming he’s healthy. 

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    Lately, the offense really DOES suck

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    7 hours ago, bpilktree67 said:

    They have faced 5 lefties in the 7 games.   They are without Westburg and Mateo both who are right handed and very good vs left handers so they are having to play 2 of the three of Holiday O’Hearn or Mullins  or they have to play a waiver pickup. If they are gonna score on lefties then Mountcastle Rutchsman and Jimenez have to carry the offense and none has done much over that span and Mountcastle has been out the last two games.  It takes Mullins and O’Hearn out of the lineup and then Cowser, Holiday and Henderson have to hit left on left.  It is no surprise both big hits came when a right hander was on the mound imo.   

    Holy cow the excuses never stop. Oh no they have to play 2 lefties against LHP. Their 1B with a sub .750 OPS is out. How can they overcome such odds. The offense sucks and it’s not limited to LH on LH ABs. 

    Offer Anthony Santander 3 year 60 million contract

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    2 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

    The risk with paying Santander is his new contract value being based on him having a career year power wise. Do we think Santander is more likely to repeat this year's performance or will he be more like his 2022-23 version? Odds are this is Santander's career year and while he'll be decent next season don't expect this level of production to be the norm going forward.

    The idea of signing Santander to a big contract reminds me of what happened with Trumbo after leading the league in home runs in 2016. While I think Santander is likely to play better players like him tend to hit the wall fast. Also Santander isn't a very good defensive player. He's not a butcher like Trumbo, but his range his limited and that will only decline with age.

    Maybe a three year deal, but I think you take the comp pick for him and invest that money in pitching and contract extensions for the younger Orioles.

    I generally agree with not paying Santander and investing in pitching and extensions. But, the specifics get in the way a little. Which FA SP do you sign? Burnes who’s wilted down the stretch, has a seriously declining K rate, and will be the  most sought after SP on the market? The other big name SP, Fried? Bigger injury risk there and similar K rate, while older. The mid range SP like Kikuchi or Flaherty? There’s not good options on the market for FA SP. 

    For extensions, if Gunnar will sign something reasonable then do it yesterday. Is there any other young guy you’d sign to an extension right now? Maybe Holliday?

    Fix the bullpen 2025

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    You don’t sign RP who enter FA. That’s just a bad way to hamstring a team’s payroll. We have enough coming back next year that you just augment with lottery tickets. Spending on SP is a better way to help the bullpen. 

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    Stick a fork in us

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    36 minutes ago, webbrick2010 said:

    Yeah, maybe a top 20 team

    Even a team like the Tigers with their young pitching studs has passed the Orioles

    It's all about pitching, and Mike Elias ignores pitching

    Time for a GM change Baltimore

     

    This is an even dumber comment than saying we’re Top 5. 

    Stick a fork in us

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    42 minutes ago, foxfield said:

    Are they playing the best now?  Of course not.  But their record is one of the 5 best and has been for 2 years....not 2 months.  

    That is not an opinion, it is a clear and precise statement of fact.  It also goes without saying that past performance does not guarantee future results.

    And yes what we are seeing currently is more than a little bit short of that bar.  The question is, what are we going to get from here?   I am in no way being blind to the reality of what we are seeing, but my magic 8 ball is not as definitive that the season is over.  

    I’m not talking about their record. You didn’t even mention their record. If you think this is a Top 5 baseball team right now, you’re delusional. 

    Stick a fork in us

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    35 minutes ago, foxfield said:

    No it doesn’t and that’s a very fair point. 
    But for a franchise that has basically sucked for 40 years it feels a little disappointing to have a fan base that rolls over in the face of adversity while still being one of the best 5 teams in baseball. 
     

    But perhaps we have reached the moment as a team. Mike Tyson said everyone has a plan until they are punched in the mouth.   At a game and a half back we are about 5 days from feeling like we’re in a bottomless pit or we are getting up off the canvas. 
     

    Will the Orioles get back up?  I certainly hope they do. I’m standing by them.    I say they do.

    How anyone could say with a straight face that this is one of the 5 best teams in baseball is mind blowing. This record is built on the first 73 games. They’ve blown it up since. 

    AL playoff picture

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    8 hours ago, spiritof66 said:

    Got the triple because Soto tried for the catch on a fly in the gap, and ball got by him and rolled to the wall. 

    That’s a very generous description of what Soto did in RF. 

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