I would be very surprised if every last one of the GM's Elias talks to about quality starting pitching doesn't start by asking about Westburg and the rest. Again, I think it's a mistake to believe that the O's have a ton of leverage here. They certainly have some, and Elias is smart and disciplined, but I don't see any bargains. I especially don't see the luxury of acting like youth and multiple years of control is any kind of rigid starting point for the O's.
I say this as someone who defended Cowser like 2 posts ago, but like his fWAR number is entirely dependent on how much you're buying his defense. I can totally buy the argument that maybe OAA is overrating him a bit, so he's not really on pace to be a 5.5 win player. The OAA number is pretty eye-popping.
Does anyone on this forum know if it’s possible for Orioles to make more than one Qualifying Offer for player this coming free agent period ?
example Burnes -QO Santander - QO
if yes , two extra 1st round picks would make nice additions to our farm system
All of this is true, but have you looked at how bad outfielders in the AL are this year? Cowser is 8th in fWAR among AL outfielders. And he is .2 points out of 5th. I understand that you think the first month was a mirage driving these stats, but it’s kinda remarkable.
Keep Zimmerman down at Norfolk please . I already posted about Flaherty ( don’t want him here again) . And Scott ? He is the reincarnation of Don Standhouse , ( keep him away too ) .
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