Is it too early to call the J.J. Hardy extension a mistake?

[sportsfan8703]

Play Flaherty vs RHP. And Buck can't sell us on the vet stuff because Flaherty is in his 6th year with the team. 

[OFFNY]

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Orioles May Have to Ride Out Hardy’s Struggles

(By Andrew Stetka)

http://www.masnsports.com/orioles-buzz/2017/05/andrew-stetka-orioles-may-have-to-ride-out-hardys-struggles.html

 

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[sportsfan8703]

Hardy has 179 PA's.  If he gets to 600 PA's this year his option for next year at $14 million kicks in.  He's played in 47/50 games.  Right now he's on pace for about 580 PA's.  

Buck should give him a rest every 7-10 days so this doesn't get uncomfortable down the stretch.  

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Hardy has 179 PA's.  If he gets to 600 PA's this year his option for next year at $14 million kicks in.  He's played in 47/50 games.  Right now he's on pace for about 580 PA's.  

Buck should give him a rest every 7-10 days so this doesn't get uncomfortable down the stretch.  

Which is exactly what he's been doing.   

[25 Nuggets]

For what it's worth, Hardy is batting 14 points higher than Manny Machado right now.

[OFFNY]

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(SEPTEMBER 8th)

 

James Jerry Hardy has been activated.

Pitcher Andrew Faulkner has been DFA'd.

 

https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/906232602931208192

 

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[Ohfan67]

$40,000,000 for less than two WAR. I think now we can definitely say the contract didn't work out for the O's. 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Ohfan67 said:

$40,000,000 for less than two WAR. I think now we can definitely say the contract didn't work out for the O's. 

Middle infielders over 30 don't tend to do well.

They could have had a pick when he walked.

[Ohfan67]

On 4/26/2017 at 6:52 PM, Ohfan67 said:

I'm not worried about the vesting option: Hardy will almost certainly spend time on the DL this year. 

I didn't have to look at a crystal ball to call this one correctly!

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Ohfan67 said:

I didn't have to look at a crystal ball to call this one correctly!

You more of an entrail reader type?

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, Ohfan67 said:

$40,000,000 for less than two WAR. I think now we can definitely say the contract didn't work out for the O's. 

Yeah, it's hard to disagree, until he gets the game-winning hit in Game 162 that sends us into the wild card.   In terms of the range of possible outcomes when we signed him, this has to be very close to the bottom.    

[Ohfan67]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

You more of an entrail reader type?

Scat, nothing but scat.

[Ohfan67]

Just now, Frobby said:

Yeah, it's hard to disagree, until he gets the game-winning hit in Game 162 that sends us into the wild card.   In terms of the range of possible outcomes when we signed him, this has to be very close to the bottom.    

Yeah. I knew it was an overpay, but I thought the Orioles would get 7 or 8 WAR out of the contract. 

[OFFNY]

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This is actually the second 3-year extension that the Orioles signed Hardy to. 

The first was a steal, the second was a bust.

 

Not bad overall, not great overall.

 

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[Frobby]

6 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

Yeah. I knew it was an overpay, but I thought the Orioles would get 7 or 8 WAR out of the contract. 

That wouldn't have been an overpay.     It would have been worth the money.    I sort of figured the worst we'd do is 4-5 WAR, and we'd get 7-8 if things went well.     Oh well, it's about to be over.    On to the next debacle.