Marlon Byrd??

[wildcard]

Would Byrd and Young even have the same role? If the plan is for Young to be a regular, 2015 is going to be very long.

I don't see Young being a regular. Probably more of an irregular.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

Ugh. This would be like getting a fruitcake and dress socks for Christmas.

[Oriole1940]

If the Orioles want a 37 yr. old who struck out nearly 1 out of every 3 times at bat last year, as a replacement for one of our talented players that was let go, this must be a joke.

[weams]

If the Orioles want a 37 yr. old who struck out nearly 1 out of every 3 times at bat last year, as a replacement for one of our talented players that was let go, this must be a joke.

Let go? I thought they used their union status to leave?

[weams]

Ugh. This would be like getting a fruitcake and dress socks for Christmas.

What kind of fruitcake?

[Barnfather]

At least he would have the perfect name to play at the O's... I can see the special edition t-shirts now "This is Byrdland"...

[MDK02]

I'm sure Phillies will want Bundy and Gausman for him, according to Ruben all phil's players are worth a lot.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

What kind of fruitcake?

Whichever type tastes most like Jay Payton.

[fastball]

2014 we were so close,today were talking about a thirty eight year old player. The O'S let three free agents walk,and what does 2015 free agent list include.We are about to miss the boat.

This will be my last comment to OH.

[oriole]

2014 we were so close,today were talking about a thirty eight year old player. The O'S let three free agents walk,and what does 2015 free agent list include.We are about to miss the boat.

This will be my last comment to OH.

Miss the boat? What about all of our current strengths? Jones, Machado, Hardy with some real talent on the horizon in Bundy and Gausman? Byrd would be a mistake but that won't turn the players that are already here into bad players. Some people have got to take a step away from the edge.

[Reboulet'sStache]

I'm sure Phillies will want Bundy and Gausman for him, according to Ruben all phil's players are worth a lot.

I read in article today linked to TradeRumors or something from a Philly paper, and the writer even said something like, "It's unlikely the Orioles trade Bundy or Gausman for Byrd..." I can't even imagine an Orioles paper even discussing them if the script was flipped. If we had a 37 year, declining 2 WAR player under K for two years, the idea that we would get a top prospect in return for him wouldn't even enter our mind, to the point where an O's reporter would basically have to say, "while it's possible, it's difficult to imagine." Roch would just assume the audience weren't idiots, and not have to rule out something so crazy in his article. But in RubenWorld, it actually has to be at least brought up.

[Roll Tide]

I read in article today linked to TradeRumors or something from a Philly paper' date=' and the writer even said something like, "It's unlikely the Orioles trade Bundy or Gausman for Byrd..." I can't even imagine an Orioles paper even discussing them if the script was flipped. If we had a 37 year, declining 2 WAR player under K for two years, the idea that we would get a top prospect in return for him wouldn't even enter our mind, to the point where an O's reporter would basically have to say, "while it's possible, it's difficult to imagine." Roch would just assume the audience weren't idiots, and not have to rule out something so crazy in his article. But in RubenWorld, it actually has to be at least brought up.[/quote']

So we passed on Cruz but will trade for an old Byrd and essentially a 3 year deal

[33rdst]

I read in article today linked to TradeRumors or something from a Philly paper' date=' and the writer even said something like, "It's unlikely the Orioles trade Bundy or Gausman for Byrd..." I can't even imagine an Orioles paper even discussing them if the script was flipped. If we had a 37 year, declining 2 WAR player under K for two years, the idea that we would get a top prospect in return for him wouldn't even enter our mind, to the point where an O's reporter would basically have to say, "while it's possible, it's difficult to imagine." Roch would just assume the audience weren't idiots, and not have to rule out something so crazy in his article. But in RubenWorld, it actually has to be at least brought up.[/quote']

You see it's stuff like this that falsely raises the expectations of a fan base.

[Reboulet'sStache]

You see it's stuff like this that falsely raises the expectations of a fan base.

And in the comments section, they have us sending them Harvey and Ubaldo, for Ryan Howard and Byrd + 10 or 15m.

[33rdst]

So we passed on Cruz but will trade for an old Byrd and essentially a 3 year deal

We passed on Cruz at 15 mil per year for four or more years. Byrd gets 8 million next year with a vesting option for 2016. How do you get essentially three years from that?