Orioles Acquire Dana Eveland from Dodgers

[Orange]

This is great! We needed more competition for #8 starting pitcher.

[GoldGlove21]

It appears Duquette likes to make trades just for the sake of making trades.

I will hold my opinion until I find out what we gave up for him, but I would imagine that there will be value there. If we gave up someone like Martin for him I am going to lose my mind.

[Sports Guy]

According to Connolly, the minor league pitcher is Jarrett Martin.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=martin003jar

Are you f'ing kidding me? The Orioles actually traded someone that has that good of an arm and carries the potential to be a real contributor?

[Sports Guy]

Between Albuquerque and LA, Eveland actually had a pretty decent year in 2011. Much better than the rest of his career.

HE WAS 28!!! Of course he had a good year in the minors...It was like his 100th pro season!!

[eb45]

According to Connolly, the minor league pitcher is Jarrett Martin.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=martin003jar

This doesn't make any sense.

[33rdst]

Does this make you begin to question DD's judgement?

I mean thank goodness there wasn't a leak on this deal it may have fallen through.

This can't be the deal. Can it?

It's like Lewis Black getting a Dreidel instead of a horse for Hanuka.

[BRobinsonfan]

Not a good baseman name at all. Surprised he even got drafted with a name like that.

Hey... at least its better than "Teagarden."

[GoldGlove21]

Between Albuquerque and LA, Eveland actually had a pretty decent year in 2011. Much better than the rest of his career.

Yeah, but 30 innings is a small sample size for a guy whoe was ROCKED in 2009 and 2010. Adding arms makes sense if we are looking to fill the #5 spot through competition. Filling the #4 and #5 through competition is not something that I can get behind.

[Return2Glory]

I will hold my opinion until I find out what we gave up for him, but I would imagine that there will be value there. If we gave up someone like Martin for him I am going to lose my mind.

That's EXACTLY who we gave up...plus a PTBNL

[Tony-OH]

Why would you give up ANYTHING for him? I don't care if they traded a 26 y/o single A pitcher. Just out of principle, why would you trade anything for a guy this bad?

Because a guy who can start in the major leagues, even if he's an up down depth starter has some value. Now, it depends on his arbitration number, but I don't see the issue if we traded away a D prospect for him. His fangraph pitch values are not terrible so who knows. He's better than Jo Jo Reyes according to his pitch values. and yes, I know that's not saying much but to me, they can cut Reyes and give the money to Eveland for all I care.

[PrivateO]

I'll say it again: Duqette is making trades just for the sake of making trades.

At least with MacPhail we knew we'd get back a good haul.

[Lucky Jim]

This doesn't make any sense.

http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2011/12/trade-to-be-announced-shortly.html

Swinging him elsewhere.

[Hank Scorpio]

http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2011/12/trade-to-be-announced-shortly.html

Swinging him elsewhere.

Thank Jeebus.

[Slappy]

Are you f'ing kidding me? The Orioles actually traded someone that has that good of an arm and carries the potential to be a real contributor?

Look, I'm not excited about the trade either, but Martin will be lucky to have a career as good as Eveland's. Ultimately, this is just a trade that's not that big of adeal.

[Can_of_corn]

Still holding out hope that Gregg is the PTBNL.