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Per Jeff Passan The Baltimore Orioles are calling up top infield prospect Jordan Westburg, a source told ESPN. The 24-year-old has hit .295/.372/.567 with 18 home runs and 54 RBIs at AAA this season and is the latest in the Orioles’ parade of prospects to arrive. He’ll be in the lineup tomorrow.

Wonder if you could move Hays/Santander in the offseason for an Arraez for Lopez type deal. We thought it would take Mullins, but I think it could be one of these two in a similar move.

Depends what SP. I could argue that he could acquire something like an expiring contract of Giolito or Flahrety. If you're trying to get Burnes or even Bieber, yea then not enough. You have to match up right too for an in season move.I

Let me add, McKenna down Westburg up. I can't stand his laziness and Hays or Mateo can fill in at CF in a pinch. And again not concerned about playing time for Westburg, which isn't the long term right move.

Depends what the goal is, and a lot of these ideas are already being said here, but if the goal is to win as many games as possible and not care about service time or getting regular ABs: - Give it one week, then Tate/Givens activated for Akin/Voth. That leaves you no real long man though so will be interesting to see - Vavra down Stowers up - again not concerned about playing time Longer term, around the deadline, I'm looking to see what I could get that would supplement the SP category from the pool of Frazier/Urias/Westburg/Ortiz/and even Mateo. I think he still regresses, but if you don't think that then you have to hold him.

I think I'd sign Cedric to the same deal, might be a little high given Reynolds is probably the higher WAR player. Ced has 2 more years of ARB left, making 4.1 this year. Assume 8mil, 12mil, so the last 4 years are then work ~80mil or $20mil per. Might be a little high, but locks up before the big drop off for a CF with speed implications

Yes, but math says that if he played 140 more games at 89wRC+, it'd come out to a season long wRC+ of 99. So really not much of an improvement. Maybe they're now thinking he's a 90wRC+ player.

That's interesting. I've never seen the 20 days of opening day thing before.

I was all in the camp to trade Mateo in the offseason, especially when we signed Frazier. But why would Elias go out of his way to tell you his future plan? Never know how things are going to play out. Many thought Mateo's ceiling was last year, but through 14 games, he looks better this year. Maybe you can sell high in a year and a half? Maybe you trade Frazier or Urias at the deadline? He's got so many options and he holds all the cards.

Wherever McKenna would be playing.... Certainly not in for Mountcastle or Hays.

Inflation is real. Aaron Boone made $17.7, Alex Cora made $16, Craig Counsell $20 mil, Dave Roberts $23 mil. I bet they all make more in today's market.

I think they're what used to be called a "slurve". Not sure sweeper is any better.

This is key, might need it's own thread if anyone knows anything.

We're all well aware, that without a trade, Frazier will be patrolling somewhere. He will be getting ABs over Mateo/Urias/Hays/Stowers. None of us agree with it, but they signed him to play him, which is impeding development of younger guys and PT of current guys.

I"m with @Sports Guy perspective here. Why pay for 2 extra years at no bargain? Wouldn't you rather buy down your risk, wait 5 years and then lock them up for a 6-8 year mega deal before they hit FA? And if not, just trade them while they have value left?

I understand what you're saying. The alternative to one of these deals would be offering an extension a year before FA if they've hit it big. There's positive and negatives there. 1. You didn't pay all the upfront, ~25% extra in pre-arb and arb years 2. You will pay fair/fairer market value to offer them say 6-8 years, 2 years before FA than you would have to gain an extra 3 years at a pre-arb time. 3. You'll also be able to better manage your risk without the early contracts 4. You'll be able to manage your team salary numbers with the early contracts

Interesting though that Rodriguez gets higher bids than established pitchers like Glasnow and Sale. I like to follow these, I actually think they're decent predictors of performance.

Not sure why this matters. If Mullins were to get hurt, then you'd see McKenna called up. You'd get a day or two of Hays at best. Really what it means is less platoon of Mullins or defensive replacement of Santander.

@Frobby thanks for referencing me here. Does anyone also have the best tools and projected lineup writeups? Those are always decent reads too.

Anyone have access to the BA lists behind a paywall?

Well we only need 0.2 to the 5th power And really, I think we only need about 3 of them to hit their 80th percent. Could manage with another two at 50th percent, and another 3 below average and therefore less innings.

I don't think one of the top 10 guys gets it done. You might have to headline too with something ML ready (Mullins/Hays/Urias/Mateo - I know varying value there) even though that's less desirable.

I personally wouldn't trade Mullins for Lopez. While Lopez is solid, he's not spectacular, and the postional upside of Mullins for 3 years is more than 2 years of Lopez. If I could do something like Burnes/Woodruff for Mullins+ (lower tier of top 10 or early teens), that's more where I would be looking.

I think a DL Hall+Westburg type of return seems reasonable. Or DL+Cowser.

I think the pickoffs/step offs will push it more than base size. If you can get a 6 inch bigger lead because the pitcher is less likely to waste one of his step offs because that would let you get a 12 inch lead, then you might already have the bag stolen. No need for a bigger base.