VeveJones007

Best chance the O’s will have at the playoffs for the next few years.

Sounds like the $2.5MM in international $$ will go toward that high level prospect.

That doesn't make the 2021 Orioles better.

Can't really be much worse than they've been in 2018.

The amount of trades is up significantly across the league this deadline.

Dan won't settle for the 1st pick in the 2019 draft. He has his eyes on the 1st pick in the 2020 draft too.

I guess I'm just not used to this pace from the O's front office. This is like going from a mall parking lot to the autobahn.

Yeah, I'm shocked they're making a deal now and not waiting for the offseason.

Not sure what Encina is looking at. Yankees still don't have a lineup from the O's.

My question: will the top of the package be better than what the O's got for Manny?

Too bad the Rangers have to leave town. O's could get back in this if they had a few more games against them.

Add a Dylan Bundy being anywhere close to what he showed on Wednesday and you have a title contender.

Buck played that game like he had one hand tied behind his back. Did he realize he had more than one lefty middle reliever in the pen? Why did he give away one of his last six outs when he had good PH options on the bench?

The Blue Jays have +56 run differential on the O's. One of those teams was already better than the other.

No QO for in-season acquisitions.

$$$ will be spent on position players. Not SP.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/gerardo-parra-changed-man/ I mentioned his higher FB% and lower GB% earlier.

You don't think agents know what other teams are interested during the negotiating window?

This is how I see it as well. I just don't see the O's having a realistic shot at the post-season, so that makes the move a negative for me.

This isn't the National League. I'd rather have Manny get the extra ABs over the course of the year. EDIT: I should clarify that. I'd rather have Manny get the extra ABs over the course of the year if there isn't a better option in the lead-off spot. He was the best option to lead-off the first 100 games of this season, but Parra is a better option now.

But how many of those were actually leading off a game? That's the only one you can control.

No, but if I'm projecting the next 60 games, performance during the first 100 + trade additions plays a significant role. The Jays are better than the O's, Twins, Rays, and White Sox.

Eh, but they will. That's one of the best teams in baseball. -10 against their expected Pythag, -7 against their expected BaseRuns.

I thought that kid from Miami did pretty well hitting lead off.

And the A's traded for Jon Lester and didn't make it past Day 1.