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TheWall

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  1. The list of players I would take over Frazier or Odor isn't exactly short.
  2. Needless hyperbole is fun I guess? Hays was great in the first half last year. He was a very deserving All Star isn't even close to the worst Oriole that has made that team in the last decade.
  3. A conventional extension would be dramatically more expensive if Witt continues on his current trajectory. I think the 3 team options helps them hedge the risk a little bit and there is no downside. Witt is only extending the deal to 11/$281M if he's not playing up to expectations. If rebounds during those last 4 years the team might want to lock him down for additional years at these $ amounts negotiated in '24 when the average contract amount will likely be dramatically higher 11 years from now.
  4. I would be pretty shocked if both Cowser and Kjerstad start the season in the minors.
  5. Depth doesn't diminish because players reach the majors.
  6. And everyone else's point is that spending is usually correlated to market size. There are exceptions when particularly rich owners want to infuse additional juice, but expecting that from the outset from a new ownership group will likely leave folks disappointed. The payroll is obviously going to increase, but we have no idea what that means yet.
  7. I think it's pretty obvious that the Orioles valued Westburg > Ortiz based on how they handled their promotions / playing time.
  8. He showed up in some big moments last year when we needed him. Tons of talent. Wishing him the best.
  9. There is a 0% chance he will be unless the new ownership group decides they want to find a way to be worse than the old one.
  10. You honestly think a largely symbolic ownership share is going to give Cal the right to tell Elias and Hyde how to deploy their roster? Insanity. Gunnar is likely going to be close to full time at SS, but that has absolutely nothing to do with Cal.
  11. Cal will not be making personnel decisions.
  12. To be fair - it's really hard to determine what fair value is for top players. I'm shocked we got Burnes for this package.
  13. If you don't like this trade you aren't ever going to like a trade. We could have paid 2x for a pitcher with more control, but how does that make the trade any less risky?
  14. I'm pretty sure it means that the team is valued at $1.7B in the deal so they are paying 40% of of that right now.
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