Per Connolly: O's intensifying interest in Morales (Roch says he's hearing no)

[waroriole]

the babe ruth quote is priceless.

Well of course he does, because then he'd be alive.

[weams]

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Switch Hitter.

[MemorialStadKid]

In their careers at OPACY...

Kendrys Morales (50 PA)

.413 AVG / 1.177 OPS

Nelson Cruz (87 PA)

.333 AVG / .849 OPS

MSK

[Number5]

I'd be happy with either one. I would rate Morales a bit higher overall, but Cruz may be a bit more useful in those games where we play in NL parks. I could see Buck starting Cruz in LF in some of those games, but Morales would be pretty much a pinch-hitter only in those games. I think I'd rather it be Morales because he can back up first base, the Cruz PED cloud, and he is a switch-hitter, but I will have no complaints with signing either one.

[Guest]

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Get it done Dan.

[scOtt]

Took forever

I'll bet! Jesus!

[Nigel Tufnel]

In their careers at OPACY...

Kendrys Morales (50 PA)

.413 AVG / 1.177 OPS

Nelson Cruz (87 PA)

.333 AVG / .849 OPS

SSS

Fixed that for you.

[SilentJames]

I really want nothing to do with Cruz.

Nothing.

[El Gordo]

I'd be happy with either one. I would rate Morales a bit higher overall, but Cruz may be a bit more useful in those games where we play in NL parks. I could see Buck starting Cruz in LF in some of those games, but Morales would be pretty much a pinch-hitter only in those games. I think I'd rather it be Morales because he can back up first base, the Cruz PED cloud, and he is a switch-hitter, but I will have no complaints with signing either one.

Morales. :thumbsup1:

Cruz: H/A splits, .912 OPS/734 OPS

[LayzieDES]

I really want nothing to do with Cruz.

Nothing.

[thundercleetz]

It might be nice for Urrutia to have a fellow Cuban in Morales on the team.

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[pdiddy]

I really want nothing to do with Cruz.

Nothing.

This x2

[scOtt]

I think Morales makes this team better. Maybe 1-2 wins better. Without a guy like Morales, we have a platoon of #7-9 hitters filling that spot.

And if you're sacrificing a 2nd round pick in exchange for either 2 years at below-market-value AAV, or 1 year at way-below-market-value AAV plus a 1st round pick next year....it's a no-brainer. How sweet would a #1-7 look like of Markakis, Machado, Jones, Davis, Morales, Wieters, Hardy?

7-9 ish hitters, not to mention two roster spots to platoon. Switch hitting KM is better.

[Ripken]

This x2

Yeah. x3

If we sign Morales, and then Santana, and then [only] had to give up a 4th rounder for NC, I'd think about a 1/7 deal. Maybe.

[scOtt]

Obligatory reference to bad Orioles pitching. Not that he won't hit well in Camden regardless.

I think this whole line of thinking is disingenuous. Even if our pitching was as bad as everyone says, they almost all made 7 outs out of 10. It's OPACY, NOT our old pitching.