Brooks The Great

That's a spot-on writeup. Adding Flaherty and Fuji was better than doing nothing. But that's not enough.

Fuji - A- Flaherty - B- Not trading Urias or trading/DFA'ing Mateo to free up playing time for Westburg and Ortiz - D Overall trade deadline grade - C+

Does he already know it's Prieto going to the Cards?

Norby. Or Prieto. White Sox love Cuban ballplayers.

Yes. He will indeed be AL MOY. But only because he is managing one of the most talented teams in baseball. The team would have a couple more wins with a better manager, and the team wins despite his poor decision-making.

Also, yes, Hyde is definitely a prisoner of recency. Hicks is not a starting-caliber player on a first division team. He proved that not only througout his entire career - 10 seasons and 3500+ plate appearances - but also this season struggling with the Yankees, producing a AVG/OBP/.OPS line which mirrored his career line. Hicks was so bad with the Yankees that they released him, and the Yankees have a pitiful offense without Aaron Judge. The only reason Hyde has played Hicks while players have been injured is because Hicks had an unsustainable hot streak as soon as he joined the Orioles. That's it. Maybe that and the fact Hicks is a veteran, and Hyde overvalues "experience". You're wrong about Hyde.

Cowser should be playing every day. He's a better talent than Hicks. He hit lefties well this year in the minors. Both Westburg and Cowser helped win the game today - both guys who haven't played as much as they should since coming up, and both guys who are big parts of this team's long-term future. Hyde has managed them poorly and is lucky to have so much talent at his disposal.

I think Hicks is in the beginning of a dreadful slump where he'll become unplayable, and then Hyde will finally start treating him like the 4th OF that Hicks is barely good enough to be in the first place. Hyde is just a prisoner of recency and showing favoritism towards mediocre vets. I want to see a Hays/Cowser/Santander OF every day until Ced comes back. Cowser WILL start to hit eventually. And when he does, he'll be tough for pitchers to get out.

I despise Hyde for how he's handled Westburg and Cowser. And Ortiz when he was up. And Stowers last year. Favoring a washed up vet over a more talented player who's also part of the team's future is terrible management.

Ump squeezed him a couple times, too. Ball 4 to the leadoff batter should have been called a strike.

I'm really hoping the trade deadline works out so that we never have to see Mateo and Frazier regularly in the lineup again. We're probably stuck with Frazier for the rest of the year, but hopefully Mateo gets traded or DFA'd.

I think that's a great guess at the lineup.

I bet you were questioning Adley after his first month in the majors, and Gunnar after his April and May this season. Cowser and Westburg need time to adjust. They'll both be fine, but it may take another few weeks for both. Also, Cowser has never been projected to be a big bopper. What he should - and I believe will - be is a great hitter who's an OBP machine. And the Orioles' future regular leadoff hitter, probably in 2024.

Thanks in advance for the good ole' Roy Reverse Jinx!

Another classic Hangout argument made with no context. Do you know why I say that Law is biased against the Orioles? I'll explain it to you. Because of Law's history of dimissing O's prospects, as well as dismissing the organization under Elias in general before it's become clear that Elias is a great GM and has built a winner from scratch. MLB Pipeline is also too low on Mayo. But, no, I don't think they're biased because they're low on Mayo. They're just too low on him because they're off on their evaluation on him, and late. Law is biased because of his history evaluating the O's. They both got to the same fairly inaccurate and tardy conclusion, but for different reasons. Way to contort my statements into a point that I didn't make.

No one will know for sure, but Mayo has had one of the very best seasons of any prospect - period. He'll be a consensus Top 25 prospect by the time the 2024 lists come out. Law is too late and too low on him.

That's something I'm confident the O's development will help Fabian with, even if it's not this season. Overall I think it's been a great year for Fabian, even if he finishes the season struggling at AA. The A to AA jump is one of the toughest in pro baseball, if not the toughest minor league adjustment.

I'm not. Law is too contrarian of an evaluator and also has been biased against the O's in general.

Agreed. Frazier is also the team's worst defender. He's a liability at this point - it's time to call Ortiz back up and give him regular PT at 2B and 3B along with Westburg. Gunnar has really settled in at SS and should stay there for a while.

Those same people are all worried about Colton Cowser now.

Injury is chronic enough that he's had to exit games two different times this season because of the shoulder. But he's been able to come back quickly both times. I'd be terrified of the shoulder if I'm the Dbacks. But I hope Carroll stays healthy, I love watching great talents like him (and Gunnar) play. It's a shame guys like Mike Trout and Ken Griffey Jr. have dealt/dealt with so many injuries in their careers.

I'd take a SP prospect in low A or rookie ball for him. I don't think it would be hard to get a prospect in the lower levels for him. O'Hearn could also be a third or fourth piece in a bigger trade with teams like the Mariners or Guardians that have pitching depth but have a glaring need for offense.

On the same page with you on all the trade pieces and what the O's are targeting, but I'd sell high on O'Hearn. Not only does he not have a place on the team long-term with so many elite prospects getting close to the majors, but Kjerstad is ready and should be called up right before the roster expansion deadline (like Gunnar was last year). That would push Santander to 1B/DH pretty much full time, or Kjerstad would get most of the DH at bats when he's not playing RF or 1B. O'Hearn reminds me of Gerardo Parra when the Orioles traded for Parra. Older player having a career year who never came close to replicating it again, but a team desperate for offense overpaid. Unfortunately it was the Orioles who overpaid for Parra, but there will be a team in need of a lefty bat like O'Hearn.

I agree with you, but to nitpick, we have ALL of our trade ammunition still. No other teams were going to be asking for Easton Lucas. This is a great low risk, high reward move.

If Gunnar keeps producing, the O's winning the AL East would help his case a lot.