Wesley Wright DFA (Released)

[backwardsk]

I've only been to one game this season, but I can say that I saw Wright in person.

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[TonySoprano]

Hopefully we got some free chicks.

Nope.

We got to install microwave ovens.

Custom kitchen deliveries.

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[Crazysilver03]

Is it possible he clears waivers and takes a minor league assignment?

He will likely declare free agency and see if he can sign on to a better opportunity. Probably better to take minor league deal with Seattle or Detroit than Baltimore.

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[Nevermore]

Too many players being DFA'ed this year. DD can't just sign players willy-nilly and then hope that they'll somehow work out. We're pouring money down the drain that could be used for such purposes as keeping at least one or two of our quality FAs.

[sportsfan8703]

The bargain shopping is fine on minor league deals. But this year we have a ton of dead money.

Everth Cabrera 2.4 million

Delmon Young 2.3

De Aza 1.6

W.Wright 1.7

That's 8 million just in dead money. Now factor in that we had to sell a draft pick to the dodgers to get them to take Webb's 2.75 million. Combine that with Hunter's 4.7 and Matusz's 3.2 and that's a ton of money not spent well. That's 16 million dollars. That's enough to have re signed Cruz/Markakis and a good chunk of the way to Andrew Miller. Horrible offseason.

[Crazysilver03]

The bargain shopping is fine on minor league deals. But this year we have a ton of dead money.

Everth Cabrera 2.4 million

Delmon Young 2.3

De Aza 1.6

W.Wright 1.7

That's 8 million just in dead money. Now factor in that we had to sell a draft pick to the dodgers to get them to take Webb's 2.75 million. Combine that with Hunter's 4.7 and Matusz's 3.2 and that's a ton of money not spent well. That's 16 million dollars. That's enough to have re signed Cruz/Markakis and a good chunk of the way to Andrew Miller. Horrible offseason.

We are eating all but a $1M of DeAza's contract. So that is like $4M.

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[wildcard]

The bargain shopping is fine on minor league deals. But this year we have a ton of dead money.

Everth Cabrera 2.4 million

Delmon Young 2.3

De Aza 1.6

W.Wright 1.7

That's 8 million just in dead money. Now factor in that we had to sell a draft pick to the dodgers to get them to take Webb's 2.75 million. Combine that with Hunter's 4.7 and Matusz's 3.2 and that's a ton of money not spent well. That's 16 million dollars. That's enough to have re signed Cruz/Markakis and a good chunk of the way to Andrew Miller. Horrible offseason.

You are being way too negative here.

Cabrera - It was actually good that Dan signed him. He was useful while Hardy, Schoop and Flaherty were on the DL. He was released on June 13th so the amount of his contract that was used was 1.5m

Young - If we follow your logic the player that sure never have been kept this off season is Paredes. He took the DH role away from Young. He was supposed to have his DH role expanded passed the 250 at bats he got last year. Delmon played a lot more right field than projected in the off season and throw out 8 runners. He had some value there. He was released on July 9th so the unused portion of his contract was 1.1m.

De Aza - He was supposed to be the O's leadoff hitter and starting left fielder. Dan could have used your crystal ball that would have told him that De Aza would under performed for the O's but overperformed for the Red Sox. Unfortunately, Dan actually has to do the GM job and not just second guess. So he traded an underperforming De Aza on June 3rd. Boston will pay 1M of his salary. The unused portion of De Aza's salary that O's are paying is about 2.4M.

W Wright - Was signed to try to replace Matusz. However, he got hurt and never played much for the O's. Injuries are part of the game. It is just like Hardy, Schoop, Flaherty and Wieters being out. Do you just DFA all those players because they are injured? Of course not. Injuries are part of doing business. The unused portion of his salary is about 765K.

The total unused portion is 5.765M. But 3 of these 4 players filled holes for the O's in the first half. When they no longer fit with the O's then Dan got rid of them. It is actually a very strong move by a GM to keep the good players and get rid of the ones he can't fit onto the roster.

Why are you singling out Hunter and Matusz as players that should not have been signed. Why not just say that all the underperforming players should not have been signed like Tillman, Norris, Pearce, etc. I don't see you complaining about keeping Paredes. He was the 41st man on the a 40 man roster that was kept this off season because Davis was suspended.

GMs don't have perfect vision in the off season. They build a team and take their chances. They make adjustments has the season passes. If Dan knew then what he knows now he might do thing differently. He might do some of the things that you point out. But his crystal ball is pretty cloudy in the off season. He has to do the best he can.

[Frobby]

I think you have to think of these "dead contracts" as a form of insurance. The fact that some of these players got released doesn't mean the spending strategy was wrong. If you buy some term life insurance and then don't die, that doesn't make the purchase unwise. Dan's method assumes some guys will overperform and others will underperform, and the underformers may get cut when there's a roster crunch. I'll agree we've jettisoned more guys making major league money compared to usual. That doesn't make the strategy a bad one.

[Camden_yardbird]

I think you have to think of these "dead contracts" as a form of insurance. The fact that some of these players got released doesn't mean the spending strategy was wrong. If you buy some term life insurance and then don't die, that doesn't make the purchase unwise. Dan's method assumes some guys will overperform and others will underperform, and the underformers may get cut when there's a roster crunch. I'll agree we've jettisoned more guys making major league money compared to usual. That doesn't make the strategy a bad one.

While the strategy, in theory, may still be a sound one, the execution was terrible. Instead of getting insurance from someone like The Hartford Duquette called The General and got what he paid for.

It was a bad offseason, and maybe not the correct strategy for a team that had a one year window. Do the same thing next offseason with the same poor results and the Orioles are a bottom 10 team in the league.

[weams]

The bargain shopping is fine on minor league deals. But this year we have a ton of dead money.

Everth Cabrera 2.4 million

Delmon Young 2.3

De Aza 1.6

W.Wright 1.7

That's 8 million just in dead money. Now factor in that we had to sell a draft pick to the dodgers to get them to take Webb's 2.75 million. Combine that with Hunter's 4.7 and Matusz's 3.2 and that's a ton of money not spent well. That's 16 million dollars. That's enough to have re signed Cruz/Markakis and a good chunk of the way to Andrew Miller. Horrible offseason.

We used the players for part of the season as well.

[bdub85]

That's 8 million just in dead money. Now factor in that we had to sell a draft pick to the dodgers to get them to take Webb's 2.75 million. Combine that with Hunter's 4.7 and Matusz's 3.2 and that's a ton of money not spent well. That's 16 million dollars. That's enough to have re signed Cruz/Markakis and a good chunk of the way to Andrew Miller. Horrible offseason.

Cruz/Markakis contracts are worth well more than 16 million dollars. 101 million to be exact. 16 < 101

[bobmc]

I've only been to one game this season, but I can say that I saw Wright in person.

That just ain't Wright! :slytf:

[InsideCoroner]

The bargain shopping is fine on minor league deals. But this year we have a ton of dead money.

Everth Cabrera 2.4 million

Delmon Young 2.3

De Aza 1.6

W.Wright 1.7

That's 8 million just in dead money. Now factor in that we had to sell a draft pick to the dodgers to get them to take Webb's 2.75 million. Combine that with Hunter's 4.7 and Matusz's 3.2 and that's a ton of money not spent well. That's 16 million dollars. That's enough to have re signed Cruz/Markakis and a good chunk of the way to Andrew Miller. Horrible offseason.

Notwithstanding the point that the Mariners and Braves will both rue those deals in 2018 (if not before), how do you reckon that $16M you calculated in perfect hindsight vision buys Cruz ($15.25M), Markakis ($11M) and a good chunk of Miller as well?

[Going Underground]

We used the players for part of the season as well.

You are going to have players that do not work out. We wasted $8.165 mil on Wada and Yoon only a little over a million because he went back to Korea. Things happen Dylan Bundy has a contract worth $6,225,000 over his first five years and may never pitch another game in the majors.

[Redskins Rick]

Notwithstanding the point that the Mariners and Braves will both rue those deals in 2018 (if not before), how do you reckon that $16M you calculated in perfect hindsight vision buys Cruz ($15.25M), Markakis ($11M) and a good chunk of Miller as well?

Markakis's contract by some sport reporters has been labeled the number #1 worse contract on the Brave's team.