Yardball85
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9 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
Eagerly awaiting Wildcard's take!
JOSH HARRISON!!!!
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3 hours ago, wildcard said:
I think the O's will invest in some veteran players. It just may not be high profile players. Maybe Josh Harrison or some veteran reliever(s) and probably a veteran backup catcher.
Sure, veterans that no one in their right mind will get excited over and that won't move the needle even a little.
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Interesting quote from the Rangers at the end of the season re: AROD's contract and their current approach to signing good players to supplement their young core:
“The size of the contract that was given to Alex at the time, that wasn't so much the issue,” Daniels said at the Rangers end-of-season press conference. “It was that it was not consistent with the rest of the plan. There was not a continuing commitment to be able to build, whether that was to promote young players and develop them or to be able to add other key players externally. That didn’t really happen.
“We're not looking to solve one player to be the finishing piece. But we're looking for players that can be part of helping to turn this around and really launch us to where we want to go and also that can help our young players develop as they get up here.”
https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/corey-seager-rangers-deal
Disclaimer: I think the Seager deal was ridiculous. It is the process that I like, not the contracts themselves.
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1 minute ago, Absltgreek said:
Wouldn't that be nice? Fill a prime position for years, let the prospects fill out 2B, 3B, etc.
Of course it would be nice. BuT wE cAnT aFfoRd iT.
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Literally half a billion dollars to the middle infield. (325+175) - absolutely bananas. Might bite them in the long haul, but for now, must be real fun to be a Rangers fan.
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Seager to Texas TEN YEARS $325M. WOW.
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Just now, UMDTerrapins said:
We're in the character building humility stage of our fandom. So we have that going for us......which is nice.
LOL. This is true. It's a long, long stage though.
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3 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said:
Please, we all know its going to be Matt Harvey again. ERA under 7 = major league deal. Over 7 though is minor league deal with spring training
LOL. So true.
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2 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
I see Mets fans saying on social media they will have deGrom and Scherzer start 60 out of 160 games in 2022. But will that really happen? deGrom is not a sure bet to make 30 starts and Scherzer is right on the edge of being to old to pitch a full season.
Mets could have a very good season if those two pitch as advertise, but like you pointed out their offense could be an issue even with great pitching.
Meanwhile we're waiting on Elias to sign our next Matt Harvey to fill out the rotation.
It really, really sucks to be an Orioles fan.
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3 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
I think the Mets still are a strong candidate to go 79-83 next year. Not that as Orioles fans we have much to laugh at. But I do sleep better at night knowing Yankees fans must be going nuts right now with their team's Orioles like winter (as in no free agents being signed).
I agree, to an extent. Health-permitting, the pitching will be great. But it is fair to wonder if the offense was even upgraded significantly, and they are losing Conforto. On a related note, I would make a call to see if Dominic Smith could be had for cheap, especially if the Orioles are trading/N-Ting Santander.
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1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:
Yea but should he make it? If I were him, I would be looking to go to SF or a team like that.
Good question/point. If I were him, I'd want to go to SF too. But the Orioles should be able to guarantee him a spot in the rotation when he returns. The Giants likely could, but not as clear cut.
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1 hour ago, interloper said:
Matt Boyd anyone? Can't pitch until June but a classic innings eater type. About to be non tendered by the Tigers.
Definitely the kind of move the Orioles should make. Low risk potentially high reward. We shall see.
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13 hours ago, Barnaby Graves said:
I'm thoroughly and completely done with that shit, I was on board with it as a baseball theorycrafting exercise for a few years, but I am starting to get old and would like to see the Orioles win more than 60 games sometime in the next decade. My hope continues to dwindle.
Cheers, friend. Agree agree agree.
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2 minutes ago, Pickles said:
I'm not saying this is fun.
It sucks. And for me personally, sure, signing Semien would have been stupid. But it would have likely made the summer more fun, and at the end of the day, this is a summer hobby.
That's why I have trouble getting on board with rooting for losses over the summer, even though objectively, I know it is "best" for the team so they get a high pick.
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1 minute ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
If the Orioles were missing out on sensible free agent signings that would at least be something. If the goal is to be competitive in 2023, then you would think the process starts now by adding some veteran talent.
Leaving all of the work for next offseason isn't a very reasonable expectation.
You are 100% right. Sadly, I don't think the goal is to be competitive in 2023.
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Just now, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
If the Orioles were missing out on sensible free agent signings that would at least be something. If the goal is to be competitive in 2023, then you would think you start the process now by adding some veteran talent.
Leaving all of the work for next offseason isn't a very reasonable expectation.
And next offseason, they'll say the same thing. They aren't ready yet, be patient, and pass on available good players.
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1 minute ago, Pickles said:
Doing stupid things is stupid.
Are you under the impression MLB issues participation trophies?
We're baseball fans. This is a hobby. People want to enjoy their hobby. I get the frustration of sitting out the offseason and knowing we will again absolutely suck.
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Just now, Pickles said:
Give out a bunch of stupid contracts so in three years when they actually might be competitive they're saddled with people like Sieman at 35 years old making 25 million dollars to be terrible.
Three years! Hooray for seven year rebuilds! I love when it takes as long as possible, and the team is absolutely god awful during those seven years. Fun being a baseball fan.
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1 minute ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
At least the Rangers are doing something even if it's misguided. The collective bargaining agreement is going to expire on 12/01 with no moves of note by the O's.
Right. I would like to hear that the Orioles are at least trying to add someone like Stroman (or any other FA that might make sense, E-Rod, etc.), instead of deciding, before the offseason even starts, that they are going to sit out free agency. If the price is too high or he doesnt want to come here, then fine.
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21 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
Anytime you can sign a player going into his age 34 season that's put up a 97 OPS+ the last five seasons, you have to do it.
For Rangers fans sakes, I hope it's not for much more than the veteran minimum.
Oh I agree. Not a very inspiring move. Just noting the flurry of moves.
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Looks like Texas getting Cole Kalhoun now.
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6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:
What?
The Semien signing is proof that you don't have to be in some sort of a "window" to go out and make a signing in free agency. Do I think the Rangers just made a bad signing? Absolutely, I do. But the idea here is that if the Rangers, who won 60 games last year, went out and signed Semien for 7/175, we absolutely could have and SHOULD HAVE signed Ed-Rod to whatever deal he got from the Tigers...another terrible team who's attempting to make themselves better.
All of these teams who are practically just as bad as us are trying to make themselves better. Some of the signings they've made are good, some of them are bad. But at least they're trying.
I don't believe that Ed-Rod was ever on our radar and it's stupid that he wasn't. Yes, I'll complain about that.
Looking forward to your weird-ass interpretation of my post.
I'd say the same thing about Stroman, though it remains to see what kind of contract he will get. Rebuilding should not preclude the team from adding a good player when the opportunity presents itself. They need starting pitchers for when they compete, Rodriguez can't pitch every day.
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Avi Garcia to Miami for 4 years 53M it appears. Not saying I would do it, but there is another "rebuilding" team signing a legitimate major league player.
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Orioles signing Rougned Odor
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