Yardball85

And while I am probably viewed as a negative nancy, I liked the Gibson signing too. But I liked it as a depth, end of the rotation move, not a "here is our Lyles replacement, let's ride" move that the Orioles are now trying to sell us on.

That's exactly it. Depth moves are fine when you are also doing things to make the team better. The team does not need to be adding just depth, they need to be adding better players. People can talk all they want about how the team as constructed is ready to make the playoffs--and maybe they are, and that would be great--but it is equally possible that they overachieved last year, needed a boost this offseason to get to the playoffs, and instead, sat here twiddling their thumbs and watching the Bassitts and Eovaldis pass them by.

This is exactly it. As SG said, the Orioles have "holes to fill" and are doing so, even if the players they are choosing aren't good. It's baffling and comes off as lazy and cheap.

Certainly possible. I remember hearing something similar when the Rays signed Carlos Gomez out of the blue a few years ago. Glad we are doing things like the Rays.

The Orioles' use of limited funds this offseason has been absolutely baffling.

Good points. Agreed.

Thank you for your service!

Not that I wanted Hosmer, but he would have been preferable to O'Hearn.

LOL - this is true

A simple, yet innovative solution! (One I have been clamoring for all offseason)

If the Orioles traded Santander for a 25 year old Single A reliever, Roch would find a way to defend the Orioles.

True, but Roch did mention O'Hearn as a solution to the Orioles need for a lefty first baseman, as if this move accomplished that. Fair to think the Warehouse tells him to try and peddle these moves to try to sell them to Orioles fans.

Good. So much for actually taking the offseason to improve the team.

Not sure if you are joking or not (sometimes I am like Sheldon Cooper with my sarcasm meter), but two years for Josh Bell, who is 30 years old and has played in at least 140 games every year since his rookie season, is not too long.

But the payroll is essentially zero. They can afford to sign better players instead of taking "fliers" on players who might figure it out in the big leagues (Cordero/O'Hearn) or have not had success for years (Mazara).

Should've just signed Josh Bell, a better player.

I think I'd prefer giving these at bats to Franchy at this point.

As a Nevin replacement, sure. As a player to actually make an impact this year, no.

Why can't they just... try to get better players? Dom Smith just signed for the Nats for one year 2M. Even that would have been better than this. The cheapness is absurd.

What a joke. This better not be all they do to satisfy the need for a lefty first base back up. Though the way Roch is talking it up, it appears that it just mighjt be.

Not that this is wrong (in fact i agree iwth it, except I don't think Pham plays first?), but it is absurd for Urias to be on the bench. The only thing that makes sense is trading him or Mateo.

Changing solid to "good." 3.6 for Urias and 3.4 to Mateo.

Agreed - there is no reason Urias or Mateo, who both put up solid WAR last year, should be on the bench. That is why the Frazier move made even less sense - if they can get a decent SP for Urias or Mateo, it makes the Frazier signing... a little less bad.

Yes, lots of options. Let's hope the Orioles are creative and open enough to make something work with Miami

But the Orioles supposedly do not want to trade major league players, or add position players via free agency that could help. So it seems their bizarre strategy this offseason and stubbornness may preclude a realistic trade with the Fish.