Duquette - "We'll be active on the trade front." (Buyers)

[Hank Scorpio]

Will Smith is a good candidate. As someone else said, Drake's control needs to get better. It was not good at the ML level and he's been poor with it down in Norfolk lately despite dominant numbers otherwise.

Beat me to it.

That guy's kind of a beast. Jake McGee part deux.

[bpilktree]

If we trade for Furbush the 1000th player could be Furbush. What a gret player to wear that uniform.

[DrungoHazewood]

No argument. As we know, though, you generally don't get to an impactful return by piecing together a big collection of non-impactful pieces. Fortunately, I don't think Baltimore is out there trying to reel in Cole Hamels, and there is certainly enough in the system to get a lefty reliever if that's what Baltimore wants.

You don't get impact pieces by pooling a bunch of mediocre talent (i.e. video game trades where five one-star prospects equal one five-star prospect). But you might get a three-month rental of a good player for a couple of moderately decent prospects.

[Frobby]

I don't see that we have a lot of glaring needs other than a TOR starting pitcher. If we don't have the ammunition for that, I think anything else we do is only going to be a marginal improvement. We're third in runs scored per game, third in bullpen ERA and have a solid defense.

[canonfaz]

I don't see that we have a lot of glaring needs other than a TOR starting pitcher. If we don't have the ammunition for that, I think anything else we do is only going to be a marginal improvement. We're third in runs scored per game, third in bullpen ERA and have a solid defense.

Yeah. I don't see where else we will be upgrading. I guess Dan could always get another lock down bullpen piece.

[Stotle]

You don't get impact pieces by pooling a bunch of mediocre talent (i.e. video game trades where five one-star prospects equal one five-star prospect). But you might get a three-month rental of a good player for a couple of moderately decent prospects.

Sure. I don't have a good feel for "good player" or "moderately decent prospects", but there are definitely plenty of trades every year that don't involve "wow" players on either side.

[Aristotelian]

Yeah. I don't see where else we will be upgrading. I guess Dan could always get another lock down bullpen piece.

Our big need would be a LHP but I don't see that many available. Maybe O'Flaherty?

[PaulFolk]

We might not have "prospect" depth at Norfolk we do have a bunch of MLB quality depth.

Steve Clevenger- Catcher hitting .340 in AAA

Pedro Borbon- Could be starting for a few teams in CF.

Rey Navarro- MLB level utility guy.

Paul Janish- Defensive whiz as SS

Dariel Alvarez- Plus defense with some pop

Mike Wright

Tyler Wilson

TJ Mac

Gamboa-knuckleballer just chilling in AAA

Cesar Cabral- Lefty

Wesley Wright-Lefty

Pat McCoy-Lefty

Steve Johnson

Oliver Drake

These are guys that other contending teams would be looking to go out and trade for to help a run.

This isn't true. These are not the types of players that contending teams trade for. They want actual proven major leaguers who will legitimately help the team, not the likes of Gamboa, Borbon, and Navarro.

Contending teams aren't beating down the door for the Orioles' Triple-A roster fillers. They have their own farm systems with players similar to these. The O's are pretty light on actual prospects right now.

[25 Nuggets]

You don't get impact pieces by pooling a bunch of mediocre talent (i.e. video game trades where five one-star prospects equal one five-star prospect). But you might get a three-month rental of a good player for a couple of moderately decent prospects.

Ding ding. And that's what we can expect.

[DrungoHazewood]

This isn't true. These are not the types of players that contending teams trade for. They want actual proven major leaguers who will legitimately help the team, not the likes of Gamboa, Borbon, and Navarro.

Contending teams aren't beating down the door for the Orioles' Triple-A roster fillers. They have their own farm systems with players similar to these. The O's are pretty light on actual prospects right now.

It's inconceivable (and yes, that word means what I think it means) that a good MLB team would go out and target a Rey Navarro or a Dariel Alvarez as the piece they need to make a run in September.

[SamsHorn]

...and many of you would have had Eduardo Rodriguez on your "sarcastic" list of the Orioles' deep talent pool at the trade deadline last year. Yet, DD turned him into an invaluable piece down the stretch, and he may actually pan out in Boston.

One man's trash is another man's treasure. That cliche proves true every year at the trade deadline.

Bottom line: The Orioles have many, many more pieces to move around than you all are giving credit for.

[CA-ORIOLE]

De Aza has a 970+ OPS for Boston. We could trade Joe Gunkel for him.

[canonfaz]

De Aza has a 970+ OPS for Boston. We could trade Joe Gunkel for him.

Yep. Sometimes players just need a shake up to start performing. Same thing happened last year with De Aza when we got him.

[Stotle]

...and many of you would have had Eduardo Rodriguez on your "sarcastic" list of the Orioles' deep talent pool at the trade deadline last year. Yet, DD turned him into an invaluable piece down the stretch, and he may actually pan out in Boston.

One man's trash is another man's treasure. That cliche proves true every year at the trade deadline.

Bottom line: The Orioles have many, many more pieces to move around than you all are giving credit for.

Many had Top 100 prospect Eduardo Rodriguez on a sarcastic list? Is that why so many were opposed to the deal the minute it went down? Come on...

[JLee2027]

Maybe it's time to trade Bundy. It's too bad DD isn't Andy McFleeceYou.