Juan Pierre and Joe Blanton O's are going after them

[Greg]

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[nate22]

Blanton's only good starts this year have come against Mia (twice), Pit, Min, Hou, Atl and Chi (Cubs). God I hope we don't hitch our wagon to him.

[Brooks The Great]

Neither of those guys will help the team win games. Blanton has some value as an innings eater, but he's not worth acquiring since he won't push the Orioles into the playoffs. Two TOR types, a 3B, and another impact hitter are what this team needs.

[Lucky Jim]

Two TOR types, a 3B, and another impact hitter are what this team needs.

Is this a concession that we won't contend?

[wildcard]

No Blanton

[SrMeowMeow]

If Blanton's cheap, he's not without value. Juan Pierre I do not want to see in an O's uniform.

[alaniee]

wow.... the Orioles keep going after AGED veterans who are way past their prime. Juan Pierre has seen much better days. But then again, he is probably better than Endy Chavez.

Joe Blanton needs to work on his game, I don't think we have the pitching support (coaches) to help him improve. We don't have a good track history of improving pitchers, look at our own pitchers we developed... Arrieta, Tillman, Matusz, Britton etc.

No thanks to both of them.

[WEAVERMAN]

Please no Blanton and lose the bow tie Rosenthal.

[jabba72]

Play Thome at 3B. Resign Jamie Moyer. Trade for Soriano of the Cubs. Problem solved.

[Moose Milligan]

I will love to see Drungo's reaction to getting Juan Pierre.

[Ampontan]

Two TOR types, a 3B, and another impact hitter are what this team needs.

Everybody knows, but you don't find those at the trading deadline in July.

[SrMeowMeow]

I will love to see Drungo's reaction to getting Juan Pierre.

I'll see it when I look in my mirror.

[Malike]

Nothing says I'm serious about a playoff run, like Juan Pierre and Joe Blanton trades.

[caesarod]

Why would anyone do that? I wouldn't be excited about those guys if we got 'em for free.

[SteveO]

Nothing says I'm serious about a playoff run, like Juan Pierre and Joe Blanton trades.

lmao very true.

Going after a Joe Blanton is just admitting the team is to flawed and that the cost would be to much in order to bring in whats necessary to make a meaningful playoff run.

However if Hammel is out any significant amount of time, this might be the right philosophy. I think the primary reason to get Blanton would be allow guys like Matusz, Arrieta, Hunter etc to remain in the minors and do the work they need to in order to be effective. Basically he eats innings, should be relatively cheap to aquire, is a FA at end of year and thus no ties to bind you to him. This allows you to work with the guys you want to and not have to bring up either Matusz or Arrieta. Chen, Blanton, Gonzalez, Tillman and Britton...

Juan Pierre....WHY? Would rather let Avery play day in and day out.