O's wild card contender in 2011?

[bluedog]

Assuming the O's sign Vlad Guerrero as DH, move Scott to LF and make no other major moves this off-season, do you believe the O's are a wild card contender in 2011?

[crissfan172]

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[Sports Guy]

Not unless every single thing goes right...which isn't likely.

[SammyBirdland]

If I think they're going to win the division, should I vote yes or no here?

[PrivateO]

Heart says yes, mind says no.

[bluedog]

If I think they're going to win the division, should I vote yes or no here?

I would say that winning the division would implicitly mean they were also a wild card contender.

[oriole]

They're contending for the wildcard with or without Vlad :thumbsup1:

I prayed for it to happen so my bum father would take me out of this foster home I've been staying at...

[crissfan172]

I'm trying to figure out how there are 11 votes and only 7 views.

[El Gordo]

Vlad wouldn't be the difference maker. Matusz, Arrieta, Bergy, and Britton would be.

[CompuCoach]

Since this is about "contending for" rather than "winning" the Wild Card, yeah, they'll have a chance to contend. As solid an all-around line-up as you can find, top to bottom, around the league, a bullpen projected to be pretty good, and a rotation filled with upside; a team like that merits consideration. You can't make guarantees, but if you call it out of the question then I think you're really short-changing the roster.

[larrytt]

Assuming the O's sign Vlad Guerrero as DH, move Scott to LF and make no other major moves this off-season, do you believe the O's are a wild card contender in 2011?

It would be difficult for the Orioles to get the Wild Card spot. It would mean we'd have to finish behind either the Yankees, the Red Sox, or the Rays, and I just don't see that happening. Maybe we could play Izturis a lot, or bring in a 5.00+ ERA starting pitcher, and then we could drop down to the Wild Card Spot. Tough, but doable.

[Mike Devo]

I can see them being in the hunt until the last week or two. But like SG said, all the "ifs" would have to go the Orioles way for them to make it. Unfortunately, there are way too many "ifs" for it to be a realistic possibility.

[BRob411]

Vlad is not coming here anyway so no point in talking about the O's playoff chances if he were to sign here since he won't be signing here.

[ThatGuy]

Vlad is not coming here anyway so no point in talking about the O's playoff chances if he were to sign here since he won't be signing here.

So do you think Vlad will sign here?

[ThatGuy]

Anyway, I wish I could say I thought we had a chance at the playoffs this year, but I don't. I think we'd stand a decent chance in a lot of divisions, just not in the AL East