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Andrew Miller Trade to Orioles

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Reboulet'sStache Veteran All-Star

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But if there was evidence of it and they traded Bundy and/or Harvey + for Lester you'd complain about that too.

Yes, because I don't think we are good enough to be a Lester away. BUT, I could at least get the logic behind it in terms of an organizational direction, and therefore, I could get behind it.

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Really love this trade. this gives us that 3rd dominate arm in the bullpen to go along with Britton and O'day. I like E-Rod, but I concerns whether he will ever have the fastball command to be anything more than a 5th starter, especially with his below average slider.

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The thing i do like knowing about Miller is that he can apparently handle righties pretty well too so that can take some pressure off of DOD too.

He is about as good against righties as anyone we have. And he is un-hittable against lefties.

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Yes' date=' because I don't think we are good enough to be a Lester away. BUT, I could at least get the logic behind it in terms of an organizational direction, and therefore, I could get behind it.[/quote']

So you just wanted to completely stand pat and go at it with the team we have now? If you don't think we are good enough to win with what we have. You don't think Lester was good enough to put us over the top. We might as well trade Hardy and Markakis and the players we may be losing to get some prospects, right?

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EdRod is very likely never going to pitch in the majors. This is selling high. What has Delmonico done this season? Hader? DD hasn't given up anything of quality except Arrieta and that guy just was not working here. The NL is different, too. Smarj and Hammel aren't pitching nearly as well for Oakland.

Love this trade. IMO, this is the last time EdRod is ever really heard from again.

You may be right but Hader is doing just fine. And so is the draft pick we gave up.

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So you just wanted to completely stand pat and go at it with the team we have now? If you don't think we are good enough to win with what we have. You don't think Lester was good enough to put us over the top. We might as well trade Hardy and Markakis and the players we may be losing to get some prospects, right?

Not now, but I was a big supporter of trading them in this past off-season. Well not Markakis because we couldn't get anything for him.

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