Manny Machado expected to have surgery on knee within a week.

[Morgan423]

I've been handing out some rep. You've just been too droll to earn it. Sensationalism, man. That's what sells.

I'm sorry my friend. I scoured the internet for the perfect gif featuring nuclear mushroom clouds erupting from a baseball player's kneecaps, but alas, it twas not to be.

[scOtt]

Oh so now I don't like Schoop? Boy these things snowball quickly.

You're pretty harsh on Roberts/Hardy/Flaherty. Snowball for a reason.

[weams]

Any AL player can be traded to the Rangers. As the worst team in the league, they are the first with claiming rights.

That is interesting.

[awannabegeek]

Why do people keep on bringing up the waiver thing? Rangers have worst record in baseball. They could just claim the guys and then do a trade.

Ha! I did not think of that point though! You're right!

[mdbdotcom]

Steve Pearce has played 57.1 major league innings at 3B. Judging from his .895 fielding %, playing him there would likely make Chris Davis an improvement.

[PeteCanes]

I don't think Beltre is a likely improvement at all over a healthy Manny.

We are talking about a system in which players like Rick Dempsey and David Eckstein win WS MVPs.

A fair point. I'm talking about this year. Manny wasn't healthy all year and was still very good. Beltre has been great, again. I'm just saying maybe it would be worth it.

[Oriole4Life]

I'm so devastated right now.

Is Manny injury prone? He has such long legs, maybe that adds extra stress to the knees. That's my worry.

In the end though it is just bad luck.

I don't know what the next move is. But I, for one, would be okay trading Bundy for Beltre. Gotta live for the present, there is no guarantee we will be in this position next year. Nor is it guaranteed that Bundy will be an ace, despite what everyone thinks.

[murph]

I understand. I've seen them win a few so i have a different outlook after 15 years in the wilderness.

Yeah I honestly am wondering if the next World Series I see the Orioles participating in will be the last that I see....

[Satyr3206]

That is just DD and his staff not tipping their hand. They wanted some time to work the phones before it became public. My guess is that Beltre trade or anyone else significant is not going to happen now that the cat is out of the bag.

That's what I thought as soon as I saw this thread.

[barnanimal]

I like our guys.

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[awannabegeek]

You didn't respond to the alternative, you responded to my "thought process." Try to keep your focus on the idea instead of the person.

The idea is bad. For reasons I already outlined. But it is irrelevant now, you seem to more concerned about semantics at this point.

Thanks

[Can_of_corn]

Did Manny make this decision against doctor advice? We need more info.

Well the specialist is obviously in favor of it.

We had already heard that the knee wasn't improving.

For me it is hard to see someone walking around without a brace and hearing that he needs to be shut down for the year but I'm not an expert.

Hopefully this surgery will fix whatever anomalies existed in his knees.

[murph]

I'm so devastated right now.

Is Manny injury prone? He has such long legs, maybe that adds extra stress to the knees. That's my worry.

In the end though it is just bad luck.

I don't know what the next move is. But I, for one, would be okay trading Bundy for Beltre. Gotta live for the present, there is no guarantee we will be in this position next year. Nor is it guaranteed that Bundy will be an ace, despite what everyone thinks.

He is by far my favorite player. So wanted to see him on the field in October. But as others have said in this thread maybe the organization has taken a turn and he will have other chances....

.... If we do not mortgage the future.

[mdbdotcom]

The idea is bad. For reasons I already outlined. But it is irrelevant now, you seem to more concerned about semantics at this point.

Thanks

The idea was always bad. It was just an alternative to a worse idea. You still aren't paying attention.

[Can_of_corn]

A fair point. I'm talking about this year. Manny wasn't healthy all year and was still very good. Beltre has been great, again. I'm just saying maybe it would be worth it.

I look too long term to be able to do a fair risk analysis.