O's Sign Endy Chavez

[Greg]

danconnollysun Dan Connolly

According to a source, the #Orioles have closed in on a deal with OFer Endy Chavez, most recently of Texas, pending a physical.

[lint06]

Uh, is the point to a signing like this depth?

[Bluerocksfan]

I guess this means no Coco.

[Oriolidae85]

4th OF with good defense, some speed who will be the O's best leadoff option (outside of Roberts)...sounds like a good depth move.

[BilboBaggins]

Uh, is the point to a signing like this depth?

I'd hope so, because his production isn't that great-

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chaveen01.shtml

But this could be a stop gap move because a trade could be looming for one of our outfielders.

[Moose Milligan]

This move is an eyeroll.

At least we didn't trade an A ball pitcher 95% of the board no one knew about for someone just like him, inspiring a 500 page thread about how the trade was an awful one.

[SilentJames]

All people complain about is how thin this org and team is - DD stockpiles depth - people complain.

[wellsk86]

This isn't a move to get excited about, but I don't think it is a bad move as long as we're not paying him too much. He's got good defense, left handed, decent speed, and he can hit a ball. Sure hes not the best, not what we all want, but I think he will make a nice bench option.

[BrunoCherrytown]

.500 baseball here we come!

[Moose Milligan]

All people complain about is how thin this org and team is - DD stockpiles depth - people complain.

That's not ALL people complain about.

[Orioles0615]

whop - di -do another worthles move that doesnt improve the team

[The Rick]

All people complain about is how thin this org and team is - DD stockpiles depth - people complain.

What?

The organization is thin - meaning, not a whole lot of promising prospects outside of the top 5 or so.

We've added very mediocre big league depth.

What does one have to do with the other?

[fish113d]

This is me in a nutshell with this "bombshell" of a move...

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[SrMeowMeow]

Pathetic that Duquette (and, by extension, Buck) think this guy can be a long-term solution for us. This is why we need premium talent IMO. Lazy move.

[33rdst]

This was a likely although uninspiring move. Duquette did exactly what he said he was going to do. We have our left handed hitting fourth outfielder. I expect similar moves over the next two months. Nothing exciting. It looks like the O's are going with what they have plus one or two more pitchers for next year. I'm not too hopeful about Chen.