Was ERod too much for Andrew Miller

[Tx Oriole]

How do you feel about Eduardo Rodriguez (a top 5 prospect) for 2 months (not 1 year and 2 months) of Andrew Miller?

Well the poll was incomplete I think. I think it is a good trade. But not a steal.

IMO

[weams]

My fault -- I don't follow. Multitasking.

Cespedes for Lester.

[Stotle]

Cespedes for Lester.

Ah. Can I trade Tillman for Cespedes and the draft pick?

[weams]

Ah. Can I trade Tillman for Cespedes and the draft pick?

You would think so.

[Stotle]

You would think so.

Okay. Throw in Boog Powell (suspension and all) plus $2 million and I'll take it.

[weams]

Okay. Throw in Boog Powell (suspension and all) plus $2 million and I'll take it.

Of course you would.

[Jonesy10]

So some people say it's too soon to tell if this was a win. Yet some people say don't trade Harvey or Bundy because they are going to be good. How is it to early to tell on one but not the other?

Some people like this trade. We give up our third or fourth best minor league pitcher for a reliever and ppl like it.

Yet the same ppl think trading a pitcher coming off TJ ( Bundy) would have been dumb to trade for Samardizja or Lester....Ridiculous.

Trading Bundy for a 2 month rental is different than trading EdRod for a 2 month rental. Samardzija also had an ERA well above 4 last season. He's not really an ace. He's a lot like Ian Kennedy who some didn't even think was an upgrade.

[weams]

Okay. Throw in Boog Powell (suspension and all) plus $2 million and I'll take it.

BTW, Cespedes does not bring back a pick. HE has a release written into his contract.

[lovetoaster]

I voted it's a steal even though I was closer to being fine with the price. I'm not going to worry about or miss ERod.

This is exactly where I am and exactly what I voted.

[Jonesy10]

Pretty big gap between Lester/Price and Miller, no?

Miller is at 1.4 WAR right now. Price is at 3.9. If Miller pitches 25 innings he could be worth 0.7-0.8 WAR. Even if Price continues pitching extremely well and averaging 7 IP per start, he would likely accumulate 1.5-1.8 WAR. Lester could be closer to 2.0-2.5.

That's not taking into account who these players are replacing. There's a very good chance that Miller and Price have equal value in terms of WAR added the rest of the season (Miller replacing Matusz, Price replacing Smyly/Davis replacing Jackson). Obviously Price is under contract for next season though while Miller is a FA. Just thought it was an interesting way to look at it. The Orioles got a fairly significant upgrade for the rest of the season. Getting a TOR starter would have been nice but this was still a deal that helps the team tremendously.

[RVAbird]

Moderate overpay for what is probably a negligible upgrade. But, I think Ed Rod is probably somewhere between a lefty reliever and a #4 starter, so it's not something that will come back to haunt you. And the target is right - misses bats, keeps the ball in the park. I guess I'll say I'm fine with it, though I would have liked to see what Rodriguez could have brought back as part of a package.

This doesn't really move the needle in terms of playoff odds, but it will be nice to have another shutdown arm in a short series.

[Stotle]

BTW, Cespedes does not bring back a pick. HE has a release written into his contract.

No, you trade me OAK Comp pick. I know Cespedes can't receive QO.

[PA724_Oriole]

Trading Bundy for a 2 month rental is different than trading EdRod for a 2 month rental. Samardzija also had an ERA well above 4 last season. He's not really an ace. He's a lot like Ian Kennedy who some didn't even think was an upgrade.

How. As far as I'm concerned ERod had just as good of a chance to be as good as bundy if not better.

Also I love how ppl are living in the past with JS. You are looking forward the future with Bundy but want to look at the past with JS because it makes you feel better about the Os.not getting him.

Answer me this. What does it make JS if the next five years he pitches as good as this year?

[PA724_Oriole]

Don't Get me wrong, I Like the addition. I could careless about keeping ERod. But I think more should have been done considering the position they are in. And also considering what our competition have done to be better than us.

[mark_beckens]

Don't Get me wrong, I Like the addition. I could careless about keeping ERod. But I think more should have been done considering the position they are in. And also considering what our competition have done to be better than us.

So, regardless of cost, make deals to give the illusion it makes the team that much better then it already was.