How much is Nate McClouth going to cost?

[jtschrei]

I see DD trying to make a MAJOR upgrade somewhere in the lineup. The most obvious places are LF and 1B, maybe DH. I don't know what he's going to do, but let's not forget he signed Manny Ramirez in Boston. He's not afraid to make a big move. Does that mean he's going to go after Josh Hamilton to play LF? I wouldn't be surprised.

Yes, McClouth does alot for this team. Yes, I really like him. But I wouldn't be surprised to see him elsewhere.

I mean let's say you take the supposed 4-5 mill it's going to take to keep McClouth and the 11 million it's going to take to keep Reynolds, that's 15 mill. right there; take that plus 5 mill. and make a run at Hamilton, 5 years, 20 mill per and then you move Davis to 1B fulltime. I don't know if that makes us better, I think it does.

I'm just saying, I don't see DD coming back with the same team. I think he'll look for upgrades.

[wildcard]

I see DD trying to make a MAJOR upgrade somewhere in the lineup. The most obvious places are LF and 1B, maybe DH. I don't know what he's going to do, but let's not forget he signed Manny Ramirez in Boston. He's not afraid to make a big move. Does that mean he's going to go after Josh Hamilton to play LF? I wouldn't be surprised.

Yes, McClouth does alot for this team. Yes, I really like him. But I wouldn't be surprised to see him elsewhere.

I mean let's say you take the supposed 4-5 mill it's going to take to keep McClouth and the 11 million it's going to take to keep Reynolds, that's 15 mill. right there; take that plus 5 mill. and make a run at Hamilton, 5 years, 20 mill per and then you move Davis to 1B fulltime. I don't know if that makes us better, I think it does.

I'm just saying, I don't see DD coming back with the same team. I think he'll look for upgrades.

DD had different ownership in Boston. Peter Angelos will spend on young players that have proven themselves as Orioles like Markakis, Jones and Wieters but may not be willing to spend big on a long term contract for a FA.

[Ampontan]

If we're talking upgrades, Pearce is no way an upgrade at any position. I hope this isn't true.

Who's a better right-handed hitter off the bench or part-time DH, if it turns out that Reimold can't be counted on?

[Encino Man]

We saw how much some extra bats COULD have helped us in the post season. jones needs some days off. Nate can be a CF on occasion. Reimold can spell Davis and Reynolds too. Reimold's speed will help, too. Both guys will take a walk, too, which is a skill we need to develop.

[Art Wing]

It's almost like an Aubrey Huff situation with the Giants

Aubrey hadn't fallen nearly as low as Nate at the time when they first got him and re-uped him.

I think we might end up having to go two guaranteed years to keep him here. I hope it ends up being close to Frobby's idea but I bet there are other teams with serious interest. We shall see.

[Loophole]

I want McLouth next year. Problem is the best upgrades we can make to our offense are outfielders.

[LookinUp]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Yankees offer McClouth something like 2/16.

[crowmst3k!]

Offer him arbitration anyway. I would love to see a 2/12 for McLouth. He and Nick would be a great top of the order.

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[blid]

Nick/McLouth as our 1-2 hitters (in either order, really) would be pretty nice going forward.

I don't give up on Reimold, but I give the starting spot to McLouth. Reimold, if he can stay healthy, can be a 4th outfielder, spell McLouth once in awhile, take some at bats in place of Chris Davis at DH, and so on. If he hits well, I'm sure we can find him more time, too.

What do you think we do with Reynolds, though? If he's gone, Davis might be the one playing 1B.

[tntoriole]

Nick/McLouth as our 1-2 hitters (in either order, really) would be pretty nice going forward.

I don't give up on Reimold, but I give the starting spot to McLouth. Reimold, if he can stay healthy, can be a 4th outfielder, spell McLouth once in awhile, take some at bats in place of Chris Davis at DH, and so on. If he hits well, I'm sure we can find him more time, too.

What do you think we do with Reynolds, though? If he's gone, Davis might be the one playing 1B.

Tough problem but It is a good problem to have. Much of it hinges on Reimold. I believe he was going to have a breakout year before he got hurt and key is whether he can get completely healthy. I like Reynolds d tremendously but i would have to be pretty convinced he will return to 2011 power numbers to even consider picking up the 11 mil option.

[waroriole]

If we can get him back for 2/10 or less, you go for it. If it's more, then it depends on how much Angelos will really increase payroll.

[Prayin4Reign]

Nick can be the #2 hitter. It would be nice to have a little speed on the team and the O's and McLouth are a perfect fit for one another. We'll have to see what kind of market there is out there for him.

Exactly. McLouth has more speed than Nick and I think is suited to hit lead-off moreso than batting third. Hopefully this would also give us the opportunity to bat Hardy lower in the order.

[Brendan25]

I think that if McLouth isn't too terribly exensive, the O's will absolutely be very interested in bringing him back. Reimold can't stay healthy. Hoes has one major league at bat. Avery got a couple chances and didn't grab it. Davis is not an everyday starting outfielder next year.

I am worried that he is going to want too much for the O's though, I really am. I think that there are a lot of teams out there that are going to see him as an everyday starting LF or even CF for them next year, and pay him for that.

[centralpaosfan]

I live in Harriburg, PA and vacation in OC every summer. Let's say I loaded my family up in our van in 2011 and the van ended up breaking down halfway to OC and left us stranded. The following summer I decide to give the van another shot. We load up the van and head to OC. The van breaks down 3 miles out of town and leaves us sitting. Do you really think I would then count on that van getting us to OC the following summer? The point is, don't count on Reimold for ANYTHING.

[Greg]

Yankees will let Nick Swisher walk and Give Nate a 2 y 20m deal