Enjoy Terror

The stats Yovanni Gallardo had in 2015 are the same stats Cashner had in 2017. Like... identical.

He wasn’t the best pitcher but I always liked him. I really hoped he’d pan out for us.

Did Gunkel actually get us anyone or was that deal completed with cash?

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Aww you're gonna make him sad!

He's probably not on MD-3 right now, if that's what you mean.

Three of the top five pitchers in August are current/former Orioles

We're all him on this blessed day

I was thinking more Britton, Hart, Gausman, Bundy, Drake, Givens... but yeah I get it. We did make a dumb pitcher purchase. Or two.

Grow the arms, buy the bats. They've mostly stuck to that formula outside of Mancini, Machado, and Joseph.

OH has long been enamoured with Parker Bridwell but I've seen nothing but a live, wild arm with all the potential of Daniel Cabrera.

Me too, Gunkel demands a bigger haul than that.

How the world do JJ Hardy, Nolan Reimold, and Mark Trumbo all have the same bWAR?

They said there were no big names on the list. If I had to guess for the Orioles, JJ Hardy would be a candidate given his age, injury history, and impending contract expiration.

Why are people in this thread repeating that anabolic steroids don't have any negative health effects? Increased risk of heart attack, liver failure, tendon rupture, infertility, mood swings, and skin problems. Small testicles! Didn't any of you take health class?

I think steroids are a problem because it builds a barrier to the sport. If the baseline required to be successful in the MLB is to be on steroids because you need to keep up with everyone else... what are you indicating to college players? What's hopes do you have to succeed if you aren't completely roided out? Take it one step farther: how many steroids would you have to take to be the best? More than everyone else I'd imagine.

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I keep a semi up-to-date list of where all of our players in the minors are. There are a couple in there that I couldn't locate even though they show as "active" in MiLB.com. In my experience MiLB generally on point with knowing where players in pro-ball are at all times, but not always (eg where is Brady Wager?). I followed up with a player who showed as active for the Ironbirds despite not being on their roster. Justin Viele was drafted in 2013 by the O's in the 37th round. In 2014, at 23 years old, he had an OPS of .473 between Aberdeen and Delmarva. He was even in camp in 2015. So what happened? I found an article written by him about getting cut by the O's and the next steps. I thought it was a good read. Check it out. He seems like a great guy. http://kaplifestyle.com/blog/2015/05/27/resilience-and-attitude/ http://justinviele.com/ In summary: I found him!

I don't think Parra is marginal upgrade. I think he's filling in a hole at lead off, moving Chris Davis back to 1B, and removing a ton of at bats from Snyder and Reimold. Will it get us to the playoffs? Maybe, we were already headed that way. Was Davies too much? That depends on what you think Davies' ceiling is and whether you think the Orioles will need him anyway. It also depends if you think his pitching will play in the majors. If we go to the playoffs and Davies doesn't do anything with his career, did we win?

No, you just don't put your power guy up after your 7,8,9 hitters.

Manny has 21 homeruns and 17 solo shots. That's a waste.

Yes, Manny can hit. No, Manny should not be leading off.