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Rene88 Hangout Grand Counsel

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MSK: you will get attacked but this has been one head-scratching offseason, that is for certain. Rasmus stinks, but the existing options are awful as well and $4 million? Who cares if he stinks, you cut him. Not much reason not to roll the dice really....

I asked this in another thread...would everyone be so confident in inactivity if Buck wasn't our manager? Honest question.

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Number5 Hangout Grand Counsel

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Why does Buck visit him if they can't even pony up 4 million? The front office has done nothing all off-season. Its like we don't even have a GM.

Think about it. Doesn't this give you even the slightest idea that maybe, just maybe, Buck wasn't impressed and recommended that we pass? No?

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Why does Buck visit him if they can't even pony up 4 million? The front office has done nothing all off-season. Its like we don't even have a GM.

I would assume we aren't ponying up the $4 million specifically because Buck went to visit him and wasn't impressed.

I was hoping we would sign Rasmus but I guess he wasn't a Buck guy - our 2015 season certainly doesn't hinge on Colby Rasmus so I'm not going to lose my mind over this.

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Why does Buck visit him if they can't even pony up 4 million? The front office has done nothing all off-season. Its like we don't even have a GM.

Bingo, we don't have a GM. We will go to battle with the present roster and let the new guy have some time to get acclimated. Of course it will probably take 1/2 season to replace DD, as Angelos will like saving the monthly salary.

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Why are we visiting players if we aren't going to offer even 4 million?

Matusz makes that, did he get a visit? :)

What? Buck went to visit him to get an idea of how he might fit on the Orioles. Why would you assume a visit equals an offer?

And no, Matusz didn't get a visit because he's already a member of the Orioles.

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Think about it. Doesn't this give you even the slightest idea that maybe, just maybe, Buck wasn't impressed and recommended that we pass? No?

Exactly. Why wouldn't Buck visit him? Maybe Buck wanted to meet him and get to know him before he decided if he was a fit. You would not sign a player without interacting with them. It's not a stretch to imagine that Buck did not get a good impression of Rasmus.

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Why are we visiting players if we aren't going to offer even 4 million?

Matusz makes that, did he get a visit? :)

Neither of your questions make any sense. The whole reason to visit is to see if you want them on your team. The money is secondary.

And Matusz is expensive, but for a contender he's someone you may not have the luxury of losing just yet. He could still get traded.

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