Orioles Trade Targets?

[Mizerooskie]

Hey, I hope you are right. I hope he has always dreamed of wearing the Orange and Black. I hope that he has five surplus value years left in that left arm. I hope that he does not want to have a sixth year added to come. I hope he leads us to the promised land and that both pitchers we have to give up never replicate his surplus value.

Why should we care about surplus value when considering what the O's should do? Slippery Pete should loosen the purse strings and the O's should be willing to take on all of Hamels' salary. Actual performance value matters.

Give me a team with greater actual performance value than surplus value every time.

[Mizerooskie]

With a huge contract installed? I think not. The odds are way against you friend. Pitching contracts almost never work. They almost never return excess value. Almost never.

What on Earth does a contract have to do with performance?

[weams]

Have a source for that?

Nope. Sure don't. That's why they have those thingys though. So it would be unfortunate if you think otherwise. You escalate your money if you say yes to a deal. Always.

[weams]

What on Earth does a contract have to do with performance?

Nothing really. Value is all I am interested in. Value.

[weams]

Why should we care about surplus value when considering what the O's should do? Slippery Pete should loosen the purse strings

Because we would be giving up assets which have value and can not be replaced. Making the world a darker place.

[weams]

Slippery Pete should loosen the purse strings and the O's should be willing to take on all of Hamels' salary.

Making it all about Mr. Angelos makes your argument softer, flaccid in a way.

[weams]

We all do understand that this is not like free agency, right. Or even like losing a pick. These victims of our decisions have faces. And are poised to serve the team with the appropriate six or seven years of control at a reasonable cost that we can populate our other 22 or 23 major league positions. I, for one, would be happier with Lester as a rental at some price than the investment of personal and payroll that Hamels would require. Ruben has not been fired yet. he still thinks these are reasonable deals that he made.

[waroriole]

Sure Paps, you can close.

Paps, get out there and pitch the eight!

I could see him purposely tanking games in that scenario.

[Tx Oriole]

There are no extension contingencies on this deal. It's a rental.

I do hope the O's FO doesn't go that route.

[weams]

I could see him purposely tanking games in that scenario.

I could see him purposely talking to Manny Machado about how he is being mistreated as well.

[RhythmNathan]

Whether we have a legitimate shot or not, it has given me a chance to send THIS to my Redsox friends. Finally maybe a little retribution for all the guys we've seen switch colors and stripes.

[Morgan423]

The Dodgers, they are not our enemy. Know your enemy.

I don't know... I'm still kind of sore at them bailing Boston out financially with that awful trade a couple of years ago.

[UMDTerrapins]

Whether we have a legitimate shot or not, it has given me a chance to send THIS to my Redsox friends. Finally maybe a little retribution for all the guys we've seen switch colors and stripes.

A friend and I were joking around today about the upcoming arrival of my son (who's due in two months). The exchange went like this:

Friend: "What would be your reaction if he is delivered and immediately says 'Go Yankees'"?

Me: "Put him back in, he's not done yet!"

I love rivalries.

[waroriole]

The Dodgers, they are not our enemy. Know your enemy.

[isestrex]

I assume it would cost at least one of the big 3. More?

For 2 months?!? Not a chance he gets that much from anyone let alone Dan.

I think there's a good chance Dan could get him for relatively cheap and he could be a big addition down the stretch.