What O's HOF (provided they were in their prime) would you add to the current roster?

[ChaosLex]

With the offseason winding down, figured it was time to post this poll.

[zxlkho]

Eddie, because a MOO bat is pretty much all this team needs right now to be great imo.

[hgizzle]

Pitching, pitching and more pitching. A true ace can't be passed up.

[El Gordo]

Toss up between Palmer and Frank. Frank gives us the MOO bat plas incredible team leadership. We could move Nick to 1B and let Davis DH. But I'm in the pitching wins in the AL Est camp, so I'm going with a true ace in Palmer. Keep those CY's comin'.

[oriolesacox]

This is a cool question, I actually had a hard time deciding. Of course we could really use a MOO but you can't go against pitching. Palmer for the win!

[TonySoprano]

Didn't we do a poll like this last year?

[OFFNY]

Pitching, pitching, and more pitching. A true ace can't be passed up.

Pitching and defense.

Having Jimbo on the mound every 5th game for this team would be unbelievable.

[isestrex]

My thought went to pitching immediately...

But you can't pass up a triple crown MVP like Frank. He's my vote.

[MrOrange82]

My thought went to pitching immediately...

But you can't pass up a triple crown MVP like Frank. He's my vote.

I chose Frank before I clicked on the thread.

Love Palmer, but I can't even argue this rationally...it's just Frank.

[CA-ORIOLE]

Easy. Frank Robinson.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

Wow. Tough call. Initially, I thought "Frank, all the way."

But our OF is pretty solid. So then I thought "Eddie!" He would certainly solve our first base concerns.

But then I realized that I'm not terribly worried about Davis starting at first.

Now the answer seems pretty obvious to me- Palmer, by a country mile.

MLB Network's Prime 9 show named him the starter for their all-70s team. Our rotation lacks a clear ace.

Seems like the best choice to me.

[Matt]

Wow--no love for 1991 Ripken? Not only do we get an MVP at a premium defensive position, but we can now trade Hardy for additional pitching.

[luismatos4prez]

I'll get crushed for this, but I think Cal was a better player than Frank in their primes.

Jim Palmer is a no-brainer though when you consider the team's needs. You can debate about trading certain players and moving guys to positions they've never played before, or you could just put a stud at the top of the rotation and pencil him in for dominance every 5 days.

Palmer is what the team needs.

[scOtt]

Frank. Every time. He was the best of them all.

[isestrex]

I'll get crushed for this, but I think Cal was a better player than Frank in their primes.

Jim Palmer is a no-brainer though when you consider the team's needs. You can debate about trading certain players and moving guys to positions they've never played before, or you could just put a stud at the top of the rotation and pencil him in for dominance every 5 days.

Palmer is what the team needs.

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