What if we sign Melky, & LaRoche and let Cruz, Davis, and Nick go?

[oriole]

Yes, but LaRoche might sign for less than Davis will get in arbitration. I have no idea what to expect from Davis next season. If he gets nabbed for amphetamines without a TUE (for the third time), he'll be gone for 80 days. If he stops using them altogether, he might not produce. I think Melky is worth more than Nick right now.

This argument is like nails on a chalk board to me. Did he produce in 2014? Not really. Did he get busted for adderall? Yup, sure did. What is the correlation? Adderall are not PEDs in the manner in which everyone is attributing it to. Long plane rides, long season, a sometimes very slow game...it's understandable that players want something to help them concentrate but it's not going to do much in regards to a broken bat homerun.

[mdbdotcom]

This argument is like nails on a chalk board to me. Did he produce in 2014? Not really. Did he get busted for adderall? Yup, sure did. What is the correlation? Adderall are not PEDs in the manner in which everyone is attributing it to. Long plane rides, long season, a sometimes very slow game...it's understandable that players want something to help them concentrate but it's not going to do much in regards to a broken bat homerun.

Davis said he started taking it again this year because the ball started to be a blur. That sounds like a performance issue to me. Amphetamines enhance performance. They really do.

[UMDTerrapins]

It sure would be nice if Biff Tannen would pop out of the Delorean and just confirm that Davis, Jiminez and De Aza will all be back for 2015. Would save us a lot of (likely needless) speculation.

[weams]

Yes, but LaRoche might sign for less than Davis will get in arbitration. I have no idea what to expect from Davis next season. If he gets nabbed for amphetamines without a TUE (for the third time), he'll be gone for 80 days. If he stops using them altogether, he might not produce. I think Melky is worth more than Nick right now.

What if LaRoche loses his TUE?

[mdbdotcom]

What if LaRoche loses his TUE?

Then, if he gets caught twice he'll be out for 25 games. Next time Chris gets caught he's out for 80. I really hadn't thought about this until the Patton thread, where I kept writing (in response to you), "It's just like Chris Davis."

I just have no sense of how much we can rely on Chris next year. He's a nice guy, and I wish him all the best, but I want the O's to win a championship next year and I'm afraid he may not contribute to that objective.

[weams]

Then, if he gets caught twice he'll be out for 25 games. Next time Chris gets caught he's out for 80. I really hadn't thought about this until the Patton thread, where I kept writing (in response to you), "It's just like Chris Davis."

I just have no sense of how much we can rely on Chris next year. He's a nice guy, and I wish him all the best, but I want the O's to win a championship next year and I'm afraid he may not contribute to that objective.

Fair points. I don't want LaRoche.

[Redskins Rick]

Fair points. I don't want LaRoche.

Me neither, not now, and not the last 30 times, his name has been brought up in OH, the last three seasons.

[Reboulet'sStache]

No Melky, I want the pick from Cruz.

[El Gordo]

Davis said he started taking it again this year because the ball started to be a blur. That sounds like a performance issue to me. Amphetamines enhance performance. They really do.

People keep citing this. Is there a link to where he stated this?

[mdbdotcom]

People keep citing this. Is there a link to where he stated this?

It's old news. I didn't save the link.

[mdbdotcom]

People keep citing this. Is there a link to where he stated this?

A simple search brings up several stories.

[Ruzious]

Melky and especially LaRoche sound like patchwork moves that end up with a lot of holes.

[tntoriole]

I'd take my chances with Davis, Cruz, and Kakes over Melky and LaRoche.

Me too. Something about keeping a team together that almost made it to the World Series and then gets over the hump the next year. Like the 1982 Orioles just missing on the last day of the season and then running the table in 1983. I would like to see the same group of warriors go to war next year again if at all possible.

[Frobby]

I don't trust Melky. His stats have been up and down over the years, aided by chemistry. Something tells me that the team that signs him will regret it.

[mdbdotcom]

I don't trust Melky. His stats have been up and down over the years, aided by chemistry. Something tells me that the team that signs him will regret it.

You could be describing Nelson Cruz.