Orioles are "going hard" after Zack Greinke

[Greg]

Dan Connolly ‏@danconnollysun

#Orioles are "going hard" after Zack Greinke, an industry source says. But do they have enough? http://bsun.md/PrBxkK

[Pedro Cerrano]

No Machado, no Bundy. The rest you can have. Ravage us.

[clapdiddy]

Holy guacamole! If it gets down to Connolly, there's usually some validity to it. Wonder if they would do it with a contract?

[Can_of_corn]

No Machado, no Bundy. The rest you can have. Ravage us.

I do not want the O's to trade Schoop for any half season rental.

There is no window this season, the team is too heavily flawed.

[Pedro Cerrano]

I do not want the O's to trade Schoop for any half season rental.

There is no window this season, the team is too heavily flawed.

Respectfully disagree. You can point to all the metrics you want. We're in the playoffs if the season ended today. We can make a run if we add some key players. Greinke probably adds 4-5 wins over whatever bum he replaces.

Ravage us.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Here's an old Posnanski column about Greinke that kind of explains his personality.

http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2010/12/being-there-with-greinke.html

[Bohs&O's]

Skeet skeet!

[Purple Oriole]

I want him bad. As long as we can resign him, trade whoever!...Except Bundy & Machado of course. Wieters/Jones also, obviously.

There is no way we would be able to compete with other teams to get him in FA.

We need a true Ace badly. I think Greinke would fit perfect in our rotation.

[soxhotcorner14]

Schoop is a very good starting point for a trade like this.

As Duq keeps stating, Bundy and Machado aren't going anywhere.. but feel free to pilfer the rest of our organization for trade scenario's major league baseball :smile11:

When I spoke about Duq using his minor leagues to help his big league club, from my experience, from what I saw.. players like Schoop were the players that were traded to help the big team. Just tossing that out there.

[ESos92]

I want him bad. As long as we can resign him, trade whoever!...Except Bundy & Machado of course. Wieters/Jones also, obviously.

There is no way we would be able to compete with other teams to get him in FA.

We need a true Ace badly. I think Greinke would fit perfect in our rotation.

Kind of how I feel here. But I would honestly be shocked that MIL would move him for lesser pieces than those two. This guy is the best pitcher in the league right now.

I mean if we can fleece, then fleece

[EutawBomber]

My only fear about Greinke is his make-up. It will take alot to get a guy that for some reason can't get it together on the road and would scare me if we sent him to the mound in Yankee Stadium in October.

[clapdiddy]

I want him bad. As long as we can resign him, trade whoever!...Except Bundy & Machado of course. Wieters/Jones also, obviously.

There is no way we would be able to compete with other teams to get him in FA.

We need a true Ace badly. I think Greinke would fit perfect in our rotation.

A 2014 rotation of Greinke, Bundy, Chen, Gausman, whoever would look pretty darn good.

[waroriole]

Respectfully disagree. You can point to all the metrics you want. We're in the playoffs if the season ended today. We can make a run if we add some key players. Greinke probably adds 4-5 wins over whatever bum he replaces.

Ravage us.

I'm with you here. Greinke is about the only guy I'd consider moving Schoop for, but I'd be pretty angry if he left in the offseason.

[NickM21]

Maybe we nab him with a Schoop, Britton, plus two lower level guys? Can we really get him without giving up Bundy or Machado?

[Crazysilver03]

Kind of how I feel here. But I would honestly be shocked that MIL would move him for lesser pieces than those two. This guy is the best pitcher in the league right now.

I mean if we can fleece, then fleece

Teams lost a lot of leverage in mid-season trades with draft pick compensation being void for traded players. The return for rentals will be a lot less than it used to be.