Axford rising on Orioles' wish list

[Greg]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Axford rising on Orioles' wish list - School of Roch: The Orioles are likely to find their next closer on the ... <a href="http://t.co/jNyMFQSqLU">http://t.co/jNyMFQSqLU</a></p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="

">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>

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http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2013/12/axford-rising-on-orioles-wish-list.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Ommaculate]

Apparently he has been terrible since 2011. I guess they are hoping he regains form.

[clapdiddy]

I don't have a problem with signing Axford, provided he's not handed the closer's job.

[Can_of_corn]

It's funny I switch tabs to Twitter, read something, switch back, hit New Posts and there is a thread from Birdland.

[Ommaculate]

It's funny I switch tabs to Twitter, read something, switch back, hit New Posts and there is a thread from Birdland.

I thank Birdland for this. I never go to twitter so I am in the dark completely.

[WEAVERMAN]

Apparently he has been terrible since 2011. I guess they are hoping he regains form.

Let's hope this speculation is false, stay away from this guy.

[Ommaculate]

Let's hope this speculation is false, stay away from this guy.

You never know, he could regain form.

[TiredofLosing20]

Just quickly reading the article, this is why Roch doesn't really know the guts of baseball. He puts a positive spin on Axford with career statistics and 10 innings with the Cardinals last September. The bottom line is this guy has been pretty bad for two full years now. The strikeout rates are way down and the hits per inning are up. When a power reliever starts giving up more hits than innings pitched, that's a red flag to me, particularly with mediocre walk rates. This would be a massive mistake and be the first time I really questioned Duquette's smarts. This would be his Kevin Gregg. Awful, if it happens.

Maybe the protocol now is to have Roch float a name, let the OH react and then decide whether or not to do it.

I do remember the board loved them some Kevin Gregg.

[TiredofLosing20]

Hopefully he is moving up the board because there are fewer options..

[waroriole]

Just quickly reading the article, this is why Roch doesn't really know the guts of baseball. He puts a positive spin on Axford with career statistics and 10 innings with the Cardinals last September. The bottom line is this guy has been pretty bad for two full years now. The strikeout rates are way down and the hits per inning are up. When a power reliever starts giving up more hits than innings pitched, that's a red flag to me, particularly with mediocre walk rates. This would be a massive mistake and be the first time I really questioned Duquette's smarts. This would be his Kevin Gregg. Awful, if it happens.

He also has to toe the company line too. Nothing negative.

[Guest]

Does 2-8m get him?

[Ommaculate]

Hopefully he is moving up the board because there are fewer options..

I would like to get Axford on the cheap if he is healthy, but also get Balfour. Axford only will be terrible.

[MDK02]

Not a fan of Axford. If we thought JJ was bad last season, this guy would make him look like Mariano. He was once a solid closer, dependable even. Once a closer loses his stuff, it's sometimes hard for them to regain full confidence and I think that is the case with him.

[Can_of_corn]

I thank Birdland for this. I never go to twitter so I am in the dark completely.

I certainly don't mind it happening, it is just an amusing phenomenon to witness. Pretty sure he is under a minute from tweet to thread.

[Ommaculate]

Not a fan of Axford. If we thought JJ was bad last season, this guy would make him look like Mariano. He was once a solid closer, dependable even. Once a closer loses his stuff, it's sometimes hard for them to regain full confidence and I think that is the case with him.

How could they possibly sign Axford for closer when he has not recently been great? If he was good it has been very sporadic. Axford cannot be the closer they are looking for. Maybe just BP help.