Orioles seem to prefer Cruz to Morales

[VeveJones007]

I would like to point out that everything I read said the O's preferred Santana to Jimenez.

Yep. I was just about to post this. There were reports even yesterday morning that the O's preferred Santana. Who really knows?

[weams]

I think they are banking on Yoooooon, agreed RZNJ and Weams. I just would like some insurance other than Gausman.

Jason Gurka. Eddie Gamboa, Mike Wright, Brad Brach, Alfredo Aceves, Ryan Webb, Steve Johnson, Bud Norris, Levin deLa Cruz...

[Rene88]

Jason Gurka. Eddie Gamboa, Mike Wright, Brad Brach, Alfredo Aceves, Ryan Webb, Steve Johnson, Bud Norris, Levin deLa Cruz...

Gamboa is my boy, but really?

[weams]

Cruz's career numbers at OPACY in 81ab's .333/.368/.481/.849 2hr 9rbi

Morales' career numbers at OPACY in 50ab's .413/.460/.717/1.177 3hr 13rbi

Small sample size, and both are solid, but Kendrys has made a playground out of Oriole Park so far...

Kendrys is not the man he used to be...

[Redskins Rick]

Kendrys is not the man he used to be...

But, is he still a better hitter than what they currently have projected for DH?

[weams]

But, is he still a better hitter than what they currently have projected for DH?

Probably. Is he 8 million a year better and a second round draft choice better? I don't know.

[Frobby]

The 3-year park factors for hitters in Texas is 104, and in Baltimore 106.

Interesting. We all know OPACY is hitter friendly, but I did not realize that recently it has been more hitter friendly than Texas. Still, I can't think of a hitter on our team who has hit 180 points higher at home than on the road over his career. Maybe that's a function of the fact that the other AL West ballparks are more pitcher friendly than the other AL East ballparks.

Cruz at AL East ballparks:

@BAL .849

@BOS 1.163

@NYY .698 (new stadium)

@TBR .497

@TOR .763

Morales:

@BAL 1.177

@BOS .674

@NYY .681

@TBR .529

@TOR .641

All sample sizes are pretty small, so hard to really draw conclusions.

[Redskins Rick]

Probably. Is he 8 million a year better and a second round draft choice better? I don't know.

I am totally on board with you there.

I am okay, given up the one draft pick, but the 2nd, ouch.

But, the window of opportunity is now, baby!

[weams]

I am totally on board with you there.

I am okay, given up the one draft pick, but the 2nd, ouch.

But, the window of opportunity is now, baby!

Whatever Dan wants to do I am totally happy with.

[markdublya]

Kendrys is not the man he used to be...

And I guess it IS worth noting that his lifetime OPS in ALL 4 other AL East ballparks is sub-.700

[Rene88]

I am totally on board with you there.

I am okay, given up the one draft pick, but the 2nd, ouch.

But, the window of opportunity is now, baby!

It is a #55 pick, whatever. We already lost our #17, that's the one that really hurt. You are worried about a 55?

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[Redskins Rick]

And I guess it IS worth noting that his lifetime OPS in ALL 4 other AL East ballparks is sub-.700

Whistles, ouch, that throws the ole monkey wrench into this thought process.

:scratchchinhmm:

[Redskins Rick]

It is a #55 pick, whatever. We already lost our #17, that's the one that really hurt. You are worried about a 55?

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we didn't lose #17, they make a business decision to go after a veteran SP.

Yes, worried about a 55, you still have to keep adding young people to the minor league system.

[Rene88]

we didn't lose #17, they make a business decision to go after a veteran SP.

Yes, worried about a 55, you still have to keep adding young people to the minor league system.

We did: international free agents. We trade depth perhaps we pick up a compensation pick.

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[Frobby]

I am totally on board with you there.

I am okay, given up the one draft pick, but the 2nd, ouch.

But, the window of opportunity is now, baby!

For what it's worth, the 15-19 picks in the draft have produced 149 major leaguers who have amassed 1,286 rWAR. The 53-57 picks in the draft have produced 100 major leaguers who have amassed 717 rWAR. So, roughly speaking, our 2nd round pick is about 55-67% as valuable as our 1st round pick.