A look at popular CO Options we passed up on.....

[ChuckS]

Seth Smith .255 .332 .454. (.786)

Nori Aoki: .304 .368 .382 (.751)

Colby Rasmus: .237 .314 .450 (.763)

It's safe to say that any of these guys would have been a better option than Travis Snider and we might still have Zach Davies. I'm aware that Snider is making a little less than these players, but a guy like Brian Matusz could have been easily non-tendered to make up most of the difference.

Seth Smith was the guy I wanted this offseason. The M's got him for a bag of peanuts from the Padres. I think it's safe to say he would be over .800 with the OPS if he was playing in Baltimore this year.

[weams]

Seth Smith .255 .332 .454. (.786)

Nori Aoki: .304 .368 .382 (.751)

Colby Rasmus: .237 .314 .450 (.763)

It's safe to say that any of these guys would have been a better option than Travis Snider and we might still have Zach Davies. I'm aware that Snider is making a little less than these players, but a guy like Brian Matusz could have been easily non-tendered to make up most of the difference.

Seth Smith was the guy I wanted this offseason. The M's got him for a bag of peanuts from the Padres. I think it's safe to say he would be over .800 with the OPS if he was playing in Baltimore this year.

Interesting take. I guess they would all have been better. It would still have been possible to choose someone who flukishly did not produce that well. I was a big Snider supporter myself and I was wrong.

[Can_of_corn]

Seth Smith .255 .332 .454. (.786)

Nori Aoki: .304 .368 .382 (.751)

Colby Rasmus: .237 .314 .450 (.763)

It's safe to say that any of these guys would have been a better option than Travis Snider and we might still have Zach Davies. I'm aware that Snider is making a little less than these players, but a guy like Brian Matusz could have been easily non-tendered to make up most of the difference.

Seth Smith was the guy I wanted this offseason. The M's got him for a bag of peanuts from the Padres. I think it's safe to say he would be over .800 with the OPS if he was playing in Baltimore this year.

I was in favor of taking a long look at moving Kang to the outfield. .294 .362 .446 (.809)

[Jonesy10]

I was in favor of taking a long look at moving Kang to the outfield. .294 .362 .446 (.809)

Did anyone expect him to hit this well though? It doesn't seem like his contract indicated that the Pirates did. Nice deal for them.

[Can_of_corn]

Did anyone expect him to hit this well though? It doesn't seem like his contract indicated that the Pirates did. Nice deal for them.

Obviously I thought he had a chance to be pretty good or I wouldn't have been suggesting the O's look at signing him to play CO.

[weams]

Billy Butler.

Michael Cuddyer

Ryan Doumit

Corey Hart

Alex Rios

Ricky Weeks

[MrOrange82]

Obviously I thought he had a chance to be pretty good or I wouldn't have been suggesting the O's look at signing him to play CO.

And here I thought #Nolan would be all you'd need.

[Can_of_corn]

And here I thought #Nolan would be all you'd need.

I was completely ambivalent about the O's signing Nolan during the offseason.

My argument for Nolan this year has always been that I thought he would provide more value then Young.

[AdamK]

Rasmus wasn't going to work out, for whatever reason.

As far as we know - we kicked the tires most on him.

[Jonesy10]

Obviously I thought he had a chance to be pretty good or I wouldn't have been suggesting the O's look at signing him to play CO.

Yeah I could tell that. But do you know what the genera consensus on Kang's offensive potential was?

[Can_of_corn]

Yeah I could tell that. But do you know what the genera consensus on Kang's offensive potential was?

That it was really hard to translate KBO stats to MLB performance.

There were doubts his glove would stick at SS and given the level of competition and extreme offensive environment his power was also questioned.

I figured a fringy shortstop should be fine in the outfield and that for the cost it might be worth a flyer.

[El Gordo]

I wanted Seth Smith but he went pretty quickly to SEA. I was Iffy on Aoki because of age and eroding defensive and Buck didn't think Rasmus as a nugget so I was OK with that.

[Tx Oriole]

Seth Smith .255 .332 .454. (.786)

Nori Aoki: .304 .368 .382 (.751)

Colby Rasmus: .237 .314 .450 (.763)

It's safe to say that any of these guys would have been a better option than Travis Snider and we might still have Zach Davies. I'm aware that Snider is making a little less than these players, but a guy like Brian Matusz could have been easily non-tendered to make up most of the difference.

Seth Smith was the guy I wanted this offseason. The M's got him for a bag of peanuts from the Padres. I think it's safe to say he would be over .800 with the OPS if he was playing in Baltimore this year.

Hindsight is 20 20.

[weams]

Billy Butler.

Michael Cuddyer

Ryan Doumit

Corey Hart

Alex Rios

Ricky Weeks

Hindsight is 20 20.

I always pick better after the fact.

[EagleOriole]

Why are we discussing players that are not Orioles on Orioles Talk? Just another opportunity to bash DD - when all he has done is put us on a winning path in the 4 years he has been here.