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13 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
I will not let you besmirch the good name of Heartland Poker Tour.
Seriously though what is up with MASN airing so many poker games. Must be the cheapest programming option available outside of airing infomercials.
LOL - such bizarre programming on MASN when it is not baseball.
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On 2/8/2023 at 7:38 PM, rm5678 said:
Still waiting for MASN to officially release their ST broadcast schedule, but the MLB TV schedule shows some games on O's radio and one on TV. Several teams have already released their TV/radio schedules. Here's a list of every O's game I've found so far that will be broadcast on either TV or radio:
Sat 2/25 (1pm) vs Twins in Sarasota (O's radio)
Sun 2/26 (1pm) at Tigers in Lakeland (O's radio and Tigers radio)
Wed 3/1 (1pm) vs Blue Jays in Sarasota (SportsNet radio or live stream audio on sportsnet.ca)
Thur 3/2 (1pm) at Tigers in Lakeland (Tigers radio))
Fri 3/3 (6pm) vs Pirates in Sarasota (O's radio)
Sat 3/4 (1pm) vs Braves in Sarasota (O's radio)
Sun 3/5 (1pm) at Rays in St Pete (O's radio)
Mon 3/6 (1pm) vs Phillies in Sarasota (MLB.com Phillies broadcast - audio only?)
Thur 3/9 (1pm) at Phillies in Clearwater (NBC Sports Phil+)
Sat 3/11 (1pm) at Blue Jays in Dunedin (SportsNet TV and O's radio)
Sun 3/12 (1pm) vs Red Sox in Sarasota (O's radio)
Mon 3/13 (1pm) at Braves in North Port (Braves radio)
Thur 3/16 (6pm) vs Blue Jays in Sarasota (SportsNet radio or live stream audio on sportsnet.ca)
Sat 3/18 (1pm) at Red Sox in Fort Myers (MASN2 and O's radio)
Sun 3/19 (1pm) vs Pirates in Sarasota (O's radio)
Mon 3/20 (1pm) at Phillies in Clearwater (NBC Sports Phil+)
Wed 3/22 (1pm) at Blue Jays in Dunedin (SportsNet TV)
Fri 3/24 (6pm) vs Yankees in Sarasota (O's radio)
Sat 3/25 (6pm) at Pirates in Bradenton (O's radio)
Sun 3/26 (1pm) vs Phillies in Sarasota (O's radio & Phillies radio)
Odd that just one game is showing on MASN. Even last year with the shortened ST, there were 3 games on MASN.
The Blue Jays are televising all their home games and will be adding some of their road games to their TV Schedule, so hopefully those will include the 3/1 and 3/16 games in Sarasota.
The Pirates normally televise a bunch of games, and we will be playing the Pirates 6 times this spring. Their schedule is not out yet.
Please feel free to add any more that you find.
Yet, again MASN and the Orioles being cheap/clueless. I guess they think fans would rather watch a random Texas Hold Em tournament from 2006.
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22 hours ago, emmett16 said:
I’ve already been hammered on this a bit, but I think Profar fits nicely. If we are trying to win, prospect development be damned, and are looking to maximize flexibility I think he works well. I don’t really care about the money, but I think I’d balk at a 2 year deal. He is an actual lead-off hitter, switch hitter, above avg. back up 1b & can play OF. I think he makes the team better. Not ideal or a GameChanger but makes the 2023 team better.
I don't mind Profar the player, and if the Orioles hadn't signed Frazier, he could have been a solid addition to play infield/outfield and start five times a week. However, signing Frazier, IMO, took all of those innings and at bats from a putative Profar option.
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4 minutes ago, interloper said:
Good to hear because I'd rather Vavra on this roster than any of the lefty 1B guys we signed for depth.
Good. Assuming the Orioles don't trade one of Urias or Mateo, the bench should be Urias/Mateo, McCann, McKenna, and Vavra.
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15 hours ago, connja said:
Orioles are the first team listed here. We'd have him for 2 years before he hits free agency.
DL Hall and Westburg? What would it be worth to you?
Fried would, of course, be a great pick up. If it only cost Hall and Westburg, sign me up. But I imagine it would cost a lot more, especially for a team with WS aspirations like Atlanta.
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23 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:
Profar can play 1B and COF. Just sayin…
Poor use of resources IMO, unless you can get him for under $5M a season, which you can't. Profar/Frazier money should have been used on better starting pitching but I digress.
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14 hours ago, Three Run Homer said:
I wish I could believe him when he says that the organization is focused on winning now. Maybe that's his focus, but it doesn't seem like ownership's focus.
I think it is Elias's focus. Ownership's focus is on winning, sure, but doing so as cheaply as possible, while also appearing to the public that they are do-gooders. Ownership sucks.
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7 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
You wouldn't take a sophomore to a senior prom?
My prom date was 15, turning 16 over the summer... I was a senior, she was a sophomore. Pretty sure that's normal/common.
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53 minutes ago, Frobby said:
I’m not worried about Hicks’ influence on the young players. The fact that he’s 33 years old, due $30 mm the next three years and hasn’t put up an OPS over .642 for the last two is much more relevant to me.
Yeah, a Hicks acquisition would be a waste of time and money, not to mention innings that could/should go to younger and cheaper options.
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It's mind boggling that the team continues to try to improve areas that don't really need improvement (2B, a McKenna replacement), instead of focusing on areas where improvement was more needed (a Brantley/Abreu type bat), and better starting pitching than Gibson/Irvin.
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18 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
Can you count on Eovaldi to be both better and give you as many innings as Irvin?
Hard to say regarding innings. I definitely like Irvin's durability.
But Eovaldi has more upside due to his significantly higher K rate (averaged over 1 K per inning in 2019-2021, just missed in 2022) and his longer track record of success, plus succeeding in the AL East. Plus, while Irvin is a lefty, he has reverse splits, so Walltimore won't necessarily help him more than a righty-handed starter. Aside from a rough 2019, his WHIP is comparable to Irvin's, a few points worse.
Irvin worries me due to the soft-tossing nature and seemingly poor stuff. But as I said, I like the deal and am hoping for the best.
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9 minutes ago, HakunaSakata said:
Agree with this. It's certainly better than wasting money on Wacha or Greinke, but I'd stop short of using the word "strong". A strong move would have been not putting themselves in the position to have to trade for a fringe MLB pitcher like Cole Irvin in the first place. Even if we're hamstrung by monetary constraints (as we suspect) I still don't know why Elias seems so averse to making an impactful trade. I feel like we have the pieces to make a bigger move than this one without compromising our pipeline of young talent.
At the risk of being a broken record - they should have signed Eovaldi or Bassitt. It was stupid not to - both are better pitchers with significantly better K rates than Irvin. That said, acquiring Irvin is fine in a vacuum. I just think the rotation needed bigger upgrades than the marginal ones Gibson and Irvin will provide.
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7 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:
We did, nobody came here. We called Grienke, he’s KC or bust, so we made this move. I’d rather have Mullins and this trade, versus Pablo Lopez. Sure we could overpay for Wacha or Eovaldi, but why?
Like Elias said, this is a really easy roster for the manager to manage. Match up lineups. Match up SPs. Match up defense. We have a very versatile team.
I don't mind this trade, but Eovaldi at 2 years $34M was not an overpay. I am still annoyed that the Orioles did not sign him for that or a similar amount).
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This is fine. But this is not a significant upgrade over what they have by any means. Hopefully they have ore moves up their sleeves.
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On 1/24/2023 at 6:28 PM, Bahama O's Fan said:
Ugh - why couldn't they have just signed, I don't know, the good players that were available earlier in the offseason?
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7 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:
Anyone in favor? He's still out there. Aroldis Chapman got desperate yesterday and signed with the Royals, I figure Britton might be desperate enough to slum it with the Orioles if he doesn't find any takers.
Looks like he was shut down late last year with shoulder fatigue, which is an awesome sign! Anyone wanna kick the tires?
I certainly would try, the upside is there.
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36 minutes ago, wildcard said:
I don't know how much of this Frazier has left but here are some of his defensive plays. Almost might be the kind of enthusiastic guy that Odor was for the O's last year.
Maybe he can, and I hope he does well. But the "maybe he can play" does not mean they should have signed him.
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Just now, emmett16 said:
Profar is still out there. Any chance he takes a reasonable one year contract to take advantage of OPACY’s friendly RF wall? The guy still has a few good years ahead of him. One big year could set him up nicely for one final contract. I like his skill set on our roster and gives us additional depth when/if someone gets hurt/traded.
It might have made sense before we foolishly signed Frazier. But now, nah.
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The Mariners just designated Justus Sheffield for assignment to sign Tommy LaStella. He was the big name going to Seattle in the Paxton trade a few years ago and has not lived up to his prospect hype. He also has not pitched well since 2020, including pitching poorly in AAA. Is this something our pitching team could fix, or is this not worth the time?
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26 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:
It will be interesting to see if Baltimore media will let Angelos sweep his statement that he will show the team's financials next week under the rug. I think there is no way that Angelos shows his financials as they will reveal how much money he is siphoning off the team. I'm ready to eat massive crow if John Angelos "opens the books".
Roch is willing to forget he ever said anything I'm sure!
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Would be sooo coool if the Orioles actually made meaningful moves.
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2 hours ago, now said:
Obviously subjective, with so many variables: tool ratings, future projections, scouts vs. stats, multiple ranking lists, etc.
We've already seen some differences of opinion on the BA list of prospects. What about for the system as a whole, current MLB roster included?
Just spitballing here (I'm a fan, not an expert pundit), but here are my picks (in no particular order):
Most overrated (step down from the pedestal, sir):
Mountcastle, Stowers, Westburg, Hays, MullinsMost underrated (don't sleep on these dark horses):
Vavra, Baker, Voth, Vespi, NorbyWho else?
Fun thread.
Overrated: Bradish, Kremer
Underrated: Santander, Hays (sometimes), and Urias.
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21 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:
In Peter Angelos' "defense", he acted a lot more like Steve Cohen in the 1990s...and that didn't really work out the way fans wanted.
He spent a lot on the 96 and 97 teams, and they were awesome... it didn't not work out, per se. He spent wisely on Alomar, Palmeiro, etc.
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Pathetic attempt by a pathetic man (Angelos) to hide behind MLK Day as an excuse to not answer a real question. Because it is MLK day, you can't be asked real questions? What does that even mean?
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Do you want Wacha, and if so, what terms can you live with?
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Very curious to see the terms. I am more than fine with not signing Wacha, especially after the Irvin trade.