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Zreibec: Orioles close to trading Koji to RANGERS

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JTrea81 Hangout Grand Counsel

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This is a great trade. Davis needs some work but he obviously has talent and he fills a need. Hunter pitched very very well the last two years before a groin injury. This could work out very well for the Orioles.

Davis may have talent, but he broke into the majors 3 years ago and is dangerously close to being a AAAA guy.

He could wind up being a decent player off the bench though.

Hunter is just a #4-#5 starter.

I've got to think somebody would have offered more.

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Babypowder Hangout Veteran Council

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What's flawed about Hunter?

A 25 year old who put up ERA+ of 114 at age 23 and 120 at age 24 as a starter in a hitter's park, and has been hurt this year.

His minor league resume is unimpressive. Despite decent ERAs in 2009 and 2010, he strikes out about 5 per 9, and put up xFIPs of 4.72 and 4.51. He has flaws, and his ceiling is not high. He is likely a backend starter at best. I don't think I need to explain why Chris Davis is flawed and not really a "prospect" we should be targeting.

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Dipper9 Hangout Grand Counsel

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Davis may have talent, but he broke into the majors 3 years ago and is dangerously close to being a AAAA guy.

He could wind up being a decent player off the bench though.

Hunter is just a #4-#5 starter.

I've got to think somebody would have offered more.

For a 36 year old reliever who has had injury issues? Come on Trea. Koji is on fire right now, but in his three years here he hs had his share of troubles.

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Davis may have talent, but he broke into the majors 3 years ago and is dangerously close to being a AAAA guy.

He could wind up being a decent player off the bench though.

Hunter is just a #4-#5 starter.

I've got to think somebody would have offered more.

I've got to think that based on AM's track record, if that were the case we would have gotten more. Come on man, you have to give him that.

A #4/5 starter in the AL East is pretty valuable, IMO. Especially for a 36 year old reliever, who has had his own injury issues in the past.

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For a 36 year old reliever who has had injury issues? Come on Trea. Koji is on fire right now, but in his three years here he hs had his share of troubles.

First year in his MLB career that he hasn't spent time on the DL.

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nate22 Veteran All-Star

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Not only that, but Hunter is a big dude. I'd say he'd benefit getting out of the Texas heat, but has it been any better here this summer?

Edit: 5.37 ERA away vs. 3.70 ERA at home looking at his 3 year splits. Oh well.

Yeah, he reminds me of Jonathan Broxton.

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AgentOrange Veteran All-Star

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Davis may have talent, but he broke into the majors 3 years ago and is dangerously close to being a AAAA guy.

He could wind up being a decent player off the bench though.

Hunter is just a #4-#5 starter.

I've got to think somebody would have offered more.

Not too much more if anything. I think its a great trade for a RP who is not going to serve as closer. If Koji was a closer, and was getting traded to be a closer, it would be a bigger return.

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