Yardball85

Good post and I agree. Though I would love to raid the Braves system if at all possible.

Especially if they package Britton with Manny, there could be a match. Waters, Toussaint, Allard, Fried, Riley (choose 4). Who says no?

For sure. That was my point, it's ridiculous to laugh at the potential of getting Devers. I'd be thrilled in a vacuum, but this team needs a lot of good young players, not one really ground young players imo.

I would prefer quantity over quality, but it's not so ridiculous as to facilitate a laugh in my opinion.

Not anything groundbreaking, but Fanrag hypothesizes that Machado would consider extending with the Cubs. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1008760847882227712 I still don't love what they would have to offer, but perhaps a deal centered around Baez and others (Alzolay who is now injured plus a few others). Still meh on the Cubs though and again, this appears to be Heyman speculation.

Peterson is fine with me. I would DFA Pedro, Rasmus, and even Gentry before Peterson.

This is where I am right now. It's truly remarkable. I mean, if he was OPS'ing in the mid .600s, we'd all be angry and saying he isn't worth his contract, etc. but this is just mystifying.

He is so one of Buck's guys that he could go 0-100 and still be in the lineup every day. His "punishment" is being moved down to seventh in the order.

I would bench him for the rest of the series and try to convince him to accept an assignment to AAA. What a complete and utter waste. He's Brandon Fahey bad.

I like Cobb. Even when he was struggling, I figured he'd be fine and eventually will get his ERA for this year into the mid-4s at least. He'll be a good innings eater to have over the next 3.5 years if he isn't traded.

His .OPS is .810 this year. #actuallypretygood

I mean.. he's good at what he does... he mashes left handed pitching. He's not good as in an all-star caliber player or even a regular starter. But for what he is, he is good.

Valencia is good. He just doesn't fit with what the Orioles are doing now. But otherwise yes, I do agree.

Honestly. Shut the heck up Davis. You have no right to give "leadership-type" quotes like that. Shut up and figure out why you're hitting .156 and OPSing in the .400s.

This might be the most perfect post I have seen since we began thinking the Orioles should trade Manny. Perfect, well done.

Facepalm. Multiple facepalms. The Orioles won't pay Manny what he will demand (and deserves).

Because they can't keep him. It sucks that they can't, but they can't. So "dumping" him for young controllable players yields (usually) a much better future than playing out the string for him and losing him for nothing.

Wayyyyyyy too early to say Santander has not panned out. I still have high hopes for him, and a meh month and a half won't change that. And the "most of ours dont pan out" excuse doesn't mean the Orioles shouldn't acquire young controllable players. Jones and Tillman panned out, as wildbill astutely posted.

You are seemingly criticizing him (stat padding) for hitting home runs when the game is out of hand. I say, hit as many home runs when a game is out of hand as you can.

Riiiight. He should've just made quick outs instead of trying to have a successful at bat.

Random, but my Cubs-fan friend sent me these pics of Cashner in 2011 before he was traded for Rizzo. Clean shaven young lad, funny to look at now. I for one love (and respect) the Cashner beard. http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Andrew+Cashner/Chicago+Cubs+Photo+Day/v-u2mKLYj6u

Jamie Walker without the three year, 12M deal. He's cheap and controllable and ours for the next five years

Hahaha, yes. Even Thorne, who has been good, but way off this year.

But Bordick is convinced he'll break out of it.

And a few rallies.