Orioles Discussing Four-Year Deal With Nick Markakis (Signs w/ATL)

[weams]

Is this sarcasm? Buck's ability to have a near bulletproof clubhouse seems, to me, to be his primary strength. And that is due in no small part to his loyalty.

I think it's a huge positive that he's about five times slower on his trigger finger than the more reactionary parts of the fanbase.

I do appreciate that some folks understand this.

[Guest]

I sure hope that Roch has no clue and this is just him with a total guess. 4/40 would be bad. 4/48 would be terrible.

Yup that's a real bad deal.

[MurphDogg]

That wasn't Buck.

Gibbons had that steroid taint.

Gibbons wasn't the longest tenured O.

He was the second longest tenured O. I'm aware it wasn't Buck, but managers don't have the opportunity to bench underperforming overpaid players every year so I had to go back a few years. He was the most recent that merited it.

[MurphDogg]

Not saying Buck should have benched him, but he should have rested him.

For someone who was most likely going to perform worse.

[weams]

Yup that's a real bad deal.

Alex Rodriguez is a real bad deal. C C Sabathia is a real bad deal. Nick Swisher is a real bad deal. We are pikers compared to that.

[weams]

Read this about our real bad deals.

[Frobby]

That wasn't Buck.

Gibbons had that steroid taint.

Gibbons wasn't the longest tenured O.

Brady Anderson was let go with a year to go on his deal, which was pretty expensive. He was certainly a well loved Oriole.

[weams]

Brady Anderson was let go with a year to go on his deal, which was pretty expensive. He was certainly a well loved Oriole.

Earl told Brooks he was done.

[weams]

Trout's neck has completely disappeared.

[Can_of_corn]

For someone who was most likely going to perform worse.

Sure, in the hopes that a rested Nick plays better in the games he does play.

At a certain point you have to stop just sending a struggling (and hurt) guy out there every day.

[Can_of_corn]

Trout's neck has completely disappeared.

You read the new article about him?

I think he cost himself a chance to be one of those guys people talk about 60 years later.

[AlbionHero]

Brian Roberts all over again.

[Teddy OBP]

Yup that's a real bad deal.

I think it's the market. When the dust settles I think we'll likely see that.

Is there a guy out there that could outproduce for less, probably. But an extra 2-3 million a year isn't going to destroy the franchise and you take a lot of risk off of the table with Markakis. Buck knows what he's going to get from him as a player, leader, and person.

[AlbionHero]

I think it's the market. When the dust settles I think we'll likely see that.

Is there a guy out there that could outproduce for less, probably. But an extra 2-3 million a year isn't going to destroy the franchise and you take a lot of risk off of the table with Markakis. Buck knows what he's going to get from him as a player, leader, and person.

Is it really okay to take a sure bet when you know that guy is a fringe starter who is likely to get worse with age? At least if you go with guys on one year deals you have more flexibility if they don't work out.

[Can_of_corn]

He waited kind of long to tell him then

1975 - 482 AB's. .541 OPS

He played again in 1976 and then even opened the 1977 season with the team. It would be amazing if he actually needed someone to tell him he was done.

Brooks had some bad investments and needed the paycheck those last two years.

He knew he was done and so did the team.