If we give up a draft pick for Kendrys Morales I will hammer a railroad spike through my head

[Frobby]

You are right, he did miss a start with elbow bark. I thought there was a back or lat issue too.

Of course, elbow barks always worry me, as they have a way of recurring.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

I think this is still that game of telephone that started when we were talking about Colon.

I am fairly certain that all of Jim's inside info comes from Jen Royle and not Dan.

I can see Cruz not being worth a qualifying offer next year.

Oh, easily. He turns 34 halfway through the season and it remains to be seen how well he'll hit without his special..."supplements." Jay Gibbons was younger and had a similar skillset, and his drop-off when he went clean was pronounced to say the least.

[SrMeowMeow]

Cruz would be worse than Kendrys in my opinion.

[Jon]

Cruz would be worse than Kendrys in my opinion.

So if signing Cruz would be worse, if the O's do indeed sign Cruz, you'll do something even worse, right?

How about something medieval like The Brazen Bull ?

Or if you prefer, how about something gladiatorial like being dropped into a pit filled with lions or hyenas?

[El Gordo]

6 of one 1/2 dozen of the other IMO. Cruz gives you a full time LF and allows them to rotate a number of bats through DH:Nick, Davis, Wieters, Pearce, Henry, Reimold etc. If the sign Morales as a full time DH then they need a platoon at LF.

[Three Run Homer]

6 of one 1/2 dozen of the other IMO. Cruz gives you a full time LF and allows them to rotate a number of bats through DH:Nick, Davis, Wieters, Pearce, Henry, Reimold etc. If the sign Morales as a full time DH then they need a platoon at LF.

Cruz can stand in the left field with an outfielder's glove I suppose, but if the O's sign him I would hope that he would mostly play DH. Cruz is a terrible outfielder.

Not that I want the O's to sign Cruz, or Morales. Put the money into the pitching and save the draft pick.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

6 of one 1/2 dozen of the other IMO. Cruz gives you a full time LF and allows them to rotate a number of bats through DH:Nick, Davis, Wieters, Pearce, Henry, Reimold etc. If the sign Morales as a full time DH then they need a platoon at LF.

Cruz also probably gives you enough negative defensive value to almost completely wash out any positive offensive value he gives you, which may not be much if he's playing clean now.

[El Gordo]

Cruz can stand in the left field with an outfielder's glove I suppose, but if the O's sign him I would hope that he would mostly play DH. Cruz is a terrible outfielder.

Not that I want the O's to sign Cruz, or Morales. Put the money into the pitching and save the draft pick.

Check out his defensive metrics in LF. DRS 1, UZR 3.4, TZ 2.9. We aren't signing him to play RF/CF. :rolleyestf:

[CA-ORIOLE]

Cruz also probably gives you enough negative defensive value to almost completely wash out any positive offensive value he gives you, which may not be much if he's playing clean now.

I'd be fine with Morales, not Cruz.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

I'd be fine with Morales, not Cruz.

Not me. If I'm giving up my mid-first round pick, it's not going to be for a DH that only OPS'd .785 and .787 the last 2 years.

[canonfaz]

On a related note, this is the most boring off season in a long time.

[Rene88]

On a related note, this is the most boring off season in a long time.

I just ordered my Poe jersey, hope I got his spelling right...

[scOtt]

Cruz would be worse than Kendrys in my opinion.

I'd rather go to war with the people we have right now than sign either of them. Do not want.

[canonfaz]

I'd rather go to war with the people we have right now than sign either of them. Do not want.

Sorry scOtt, I can't comprehend anything that you say... too busy staring at your avatar.

[atomic]

On a related note, this is the most boring off season in a long time.

You mean the most boring since last off-season.