Orioles interested in Seth Smith

[33rdst]

Aren't we passed signing/trading for players like this? Wasn't that the whole point of winning...and make it more appealing to play in Baltimore. So we didn't have to settle for the Seth Smith's of the world? And as I asked before, who exactly is he an upgrade over? Pearce? No. De Aza? Probably not. Lough? Maybe.[/

As long as Duquette and Showalter are here we will never be past getting players who outperform their cost. The Orioles have become a very efficient organization over the past three years and that will continue.

[25 Nuggets]

Vs RHP, with career averages:

1) LF De Aza .274/.335/.413

2) RF Pearce .270/.317/.383 --> maybe Lough gets some time here

3) DH Smith .277/.358/.481

4) CF Jones .283/.319/.476

5) 1B Davis .263/.338/.513

6) 3B Machado .279/.315/.438

7) C Wieters .248/.312/.397

8) SS Hardy .260/.305/.410

9) 2B Schoop .214/.241/.389

This is of course contingent on Wieters catching. Of note, RHs Jones, Machado and Schoop all have good splits vs RHP.

[Woody Held]

There are rumours of a third team in the Rays / Padres trade now. Could that be the O's?

Swing hard,just in case you hit something

[weams]

There are rumours of a third team in the Rays / Padres trade now. Could that be the O's?

Swing hard,just in case you hit something

It wasn't that Smith that was involved.

[Enjoy Terror]

If the Padres take Myers from the Rays, it sort of means that Smith is the odd man out in SD. I could see him coming here and splitting time at RF/DH with Pearce.

[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Like <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan">@JeffPassan</a>, I'm hearing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/padres?src=hash">#padres</a> have another move coming. Hearing Seth Smith's name a lot.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="

">December 18, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>No chance the Padres are done. Huge OF surplus: Kemp, Myers, Venable, Smith, Maybin, Almonte, Liriano and Quentin. Still need infield help.</p>— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="

">December 18, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Don't think the Orioles are a match then.

[Three Run Homer]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>No chance the Padres are done. Huge OF surplus: Kemp, Myers, Venable, Smith, Maybin, Almonte, Liriano and Quentin. Still need infield help.</p>— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="

">December 18, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Don't think the Orioles are a match then.

I'm sure the Padres could use a starting pitcher.

[tntoriole]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Like <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan">@JeffPassan</a>, I'm hearing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/padres?src=hash">#padres</a> have another move coming. Hearing Seth Smith's name a lot.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="

">December 18, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Matusz and a prospect, I suppose, for Seth Smith. Big deal. The Rays and the Nats get the big deal with the Padres and we get to play on the little rides.

[weams]

Matusz and a prospect, I suppose, for Seth Smith. Big deal. The Rays and the Nats get the big deal with the Padres and we get to play on the little rides.

Nats get better? Rays?

[tntoriole]

Nats get better? Rays?

Trea Turner will be an impact shortstop (I have liked him since seeing him at NC State) and I like the pitching prospect Joe Ross that they got back. Rays get Souza who will be a better replacement for Joyce, a catcher, Rene Rivera who is good defensively along with Bauer, Burch Smith, Travis Ott. I think both Rays and Nats are better.

http://m.mlb.com/video/v31219173

[weams]

Trea Turner will be an impact shortstop (I have liked him since seeing him at NC State) and I like the pitching prospect Joe Ross that they got back. Rays get Souza who will be a better replacement for Joyce, a catcher, Rene Rivera who is good defensively along with Bauer, Burch Smith, Travis Ott. I think both Rays and Nats are better.

http://m.mlb.com/video/v31219173

I think that is quite questionable. Some scouts think Trea will never hit. The Rays lost a catcher, a bat, and outfielder, both teams may get better in the future because of this. And I do like Souza. But neither are better today.

[tntoriole]

I think that is quite questionable. Some scouts think Trea will never hit. The Rays lost a catcher, a bat, and outfielder, both teams may get better in the future because of this. And I do like Souza. But neither are better today.

Souza was not going to play for the Nats and they get a good shortstop prospect of which they have none in their system and two pitching prospects. Nats are better off.

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[Can_of_corn]

I think that is quite questionable. Some scouts think Trea will never hit. The Rays lost a catcher, a bat, and outfielder, both teams may get better in the future because of this. And I do like Souza. But neither are better today.

Rays also saved what 7 million?

[weams]

Souza was not going to play for the Nats and they get a good shortstop prospect of which they have none in their system and two pitching prospects. Nats are better off.

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Ok. I'll buy that. But should they have an injury, which Harper is apt to do, Souza would have been more valuable now.