Orange King

As far as Villar goes, people do realize that he would only be here one year and then he was a free agent, unlikely to be signed by the O's to a long term deal? Right? And that's even if had the same year as last year which I think unlikely, as does most of the rest of the league I would guess. He was benched by Milwaukee in 2017 for his lackluster defense and sloppy base running, but has rebounded nicely here. I think Elias thinks we can make up for his lost offense with an outfield of Hays, Mountcastle, Santander et al, and as far as his defense goes, I don't think its going to be that hard to find an upgrade to him and Martin, probably one of the worst tandems in the American League. I suspect they'll win more games in 2020 than they did in 2019..... Now, if they give up Bundy (league average innings eater) for nothing, I think I'd be really ticked off.

The O's are definitely going to miss Villar's bat and his speed, but watching him and Martin out there together was kind of painful, there seemed to be many double plays that shoulda been made, but weren't. 10 million for a guy to play below average second base would only be "almost worth it", to me, if he duplicates his offensive play of last year. But the two years before 2019 were below average and I think the rest of the league was skeptical his next year would be as good as last year. .. Should they have signed him for a +1.8 WAR year? I would have, but it's not my money.

Looks like they're going to cut Wynn? I don't see them carrying more than 2 catchers.