Jones to have MRI

[The Rick]

Oh Good Lord, please don't start this.

Start what? A conversation about how a 29-18 start at the time of Jones extension had many on here blind about the merits of this deal? And about the concept of negotiating a contract in the midst of a ridiculously, unsustainable hot start to a season by a career .323 OBP guy? It was stupid. And it's even more stupid if he's had a wrist issue prior to the negotiations.

[Crazysilver03]

All 25 are paralyzed from the eyeballs down for 6 months.

If said event were to occur, an emergency draft would occur where the Orioles could select players from other teams to help them out.

[Flacco Machado]

"It just didn't feel right," [The doctors] wanted to get a picture of it, and I wanted to get a picture of it, and see what's going on in there so we can be sure and relieve any doubt."

Darn you, Michael Scott!:vader:

[Greg]

A possible lineup missing all three of Reimold, Markakis, and Jones??

More do not want here

[OFFNY]

A possible lineup missing all three of Reimold, Markakis, and Jones ??

Say ....... how is J.J. Hardy's shoulder feeling ???

I wonder if he's tweaked it since 2 weeks ago.

[whynot38]

Matt, JJ and the Tides

[Pickles]

Start what? A conversation about how a 29-18 start at the time of Jones extension had many on here blind about the merits of this deal? And about the concept of negotiating a contract in the midst of a ridiculously, unsustainable hot start to a season by a career .323 OBP guy? It was stupid. And it's even more stupid if he's had a wrist issue prior to the negotiations.

Is it stupid to lock up a guy who averaged 3.7 wins, topping 4 twice, in his 23-25 seasons, was in the process of breaking out in his 26th year and a virtual lock to top 4 again, and on pace to top 6, for a contract that runs through his 31 year, and paying him like a 3.5 win player?

[Rene88]

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As each day goes by, my hatred for Lew Ford gets less and less.

LOL-good because he will be here soon enough. When it rains, it pours.

We will be playing for draft picks soon....

[Rene88]

Start what? A conversation about how a 29-18 start at the time of Jones extension had many on here blind about the merits of this deal? And about the concept of negotiating a contract in the midst of a ridiculously, unsustainable hot start to a season by a career .323 OBP guy? It was stupid. And it's even more stupid if he's had a wrist issue prior to the negotiations.

He is a team leader and Peter Angelos has more than enough money to burn and overpay. We aren't clipping coupons here or trying to buy low and sell high all the time, we are trying to producing a winning ballclub.

[Greg]

Jones is worth every penny he got. I blame The Curse of Davey Johnson.

[OFFNY]

Matt, J.J., and the Tides.

Talkin' Baseball !!!

Then: "Willie, Mickey, and the Duke."

And now: "Matthew, J.J. and the Tides."

[The Rick]

Is it stupid to lock up a guy who averaged 3.7 wins, topping 4 twice, in his 23-25 seasons, was in the process of breaking out in his 26th year and a virtual lock to top 4 again, and on pace to top 6, for a contract that runs through his 31 year, and paying him like a 3.5 win player?

I'm using Fangraph's WAR. He's averaged 2.8 WAR a year, and has never topped 3 (until this year). If he keeps this up and is a star, we get lucky, but that's a huge if. And again, my beef has always been about the timing of it. I just don't get it. If the decision was to extend him, it should have been done in the off-season, before his hot start.

[eddie83]

His numbers have been fine lately. I am sure alot of guys play in pain, look at Ripken. Let's just hope that slide doesn't cause a DL situation.

[Pickles]

I'm using Fangraph's WAR. He's averaged 2.8 WAR a year, and has never topped 3 (until this year). If he keeps this up and is a star, we get lucky, but that's a huge if. And again, my beef has always been about the timing of it. I just don't get it. If the decision was to extend him, it should have been done in the off-season, before his hot start.

And I'm using BP. What makes one more "right" than the other?

I could care less about the timing. I just want to evaluate the decision. And I think it was a very solid one.

[The Rick]

And I'm using BP. What makes one more "right" than the other?

I could care less about the timing. I just want to evaluate the decision. And I think it was a very solid one.

I don't hate the decision, I hate how it was done. How could you care less about the timing? That's the difference in probably $10-15M in the deal.