MLBTR projecting Chris Davis at 7 yr/ with salary in the mid 20m's

[wildcard]

Say 22m to 25m per year that would be 154m-175m. Pretty hard for a mid market team like the O's to handle.

If that is true then O's fans should think about Walker or Mancini at 1B next year.

Just saying.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/09/2016-mlb-free-agent-power-rankings-6.html

[weams]

Say 22m to 25m per year that would be 154m-175m. Pretty hard for a mid market team like the O's to handle.

If that is true then O's fans should think about Walker or Mancini at 1B next year.

Just saying.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/09/2016-mlb-free-agent-power-rankings-6.html

Small to mid market. Just saying.

[Nevermore]

Say 22m to 25m per year that would be 154m-175m. Pretty hard for a mid market team like the O's to handle.

If that is true then O's fans should think about Walker or Mancini at 1B next year.

Just saying.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/09/2016-mlb-free-agent-power-rankings-6.html

I'm sorry, I just don't buy this "poverty-mid-market" pose. Angelos has plenty of money to spend -- if he wants to. He'll likely lose much of his fan base if he goes the cheap route. Remember when they went cheap on Nelson Cruz?

Now if DD can convince us that there are good baseball reasons not to resign him, then that's a different ballgame so to speak.

[weams]

Remember when they went cheap on Nelson Cruz?

The Mariners GM got fired?

[BradyBunch]

Orioles could handle that if people are willing to let Chen go. That being said I think $160m for 7 or 8 years will do it.

[Can_of_corn]

I'm sorry, I just don't buy this "poverty-mid-market" pose. Angelos has plenty of money to spend -- if he wants to. He'll likely lose much of his fan base if he goes the cheap route. Remember when they went cheap on Nelson Cruz?

Now if DD can convince us that there are good baseball reasons not to resign him, then that's a different ballgame so to speak.

So you are suggesting that Angelos operate the Orioles at a loss?

Was there some sort of huge Cruz backlash I didn't notice living down here in Florida?

[weams]

Orioles could handle that if people are willing to let Chen go. That being said I think $160m for 7 or 8 years will do it.

Seven Years?

[Moose Milligan]

It'd be a crushing blow to the offense to lose him. I don't mean to get all MSK dramatic here but this is a vastly different team with a different first baseman next year, offensively and defensively. I don't think he's Keith Hernandez down there but he's no slouch with the glove.

I know, I know...no one should tie up that amount of money to one guy, and if someone comps him to Ryan Howard I will scream bloody murder, there's a big difference in athleticism between those two guys.

He probably won't be worth it over the lifetime of the contract and we should prepare to say goodbye. Probably for the best, but it'll suck without him. I just hope he goes to the NL so we don't have to face him.

[MrOrange82]

I'm sorry, I just don't buy this "poverty-mid-market" pose. Angelos has plenty of money to spend -- if he wants to. He'll likely lose much of his fan base if he goes the cheap route. Remember when they went cheap on Nelson Cruz?

Now if DD can convince us that there are good baseball reasons not to resign him, then that's a different ballgame so to speak.

I'd like to see your copies of Angelos' financial records. Just to verify how much money he actually has.

Regardless, $140+ million is a lot for anybody. And I don't want Davis to be the O's answer to Ryan Howard.

Fix the farm system. Invest heavily in that. This FA stuff should be the provence of other teams that are either (1) much closer to contending for a title (which the O's clearly aren't even with a currently half-priced Davis), or (2) stupid (or possibly a touch of both).

[weams]

Was there some sort of huge Cruz backlash I didn't notice living down here in Florida?

No, but there was a Brian Roberts Backyard Backlash, and A Nick Markakis Hero Backlash. Cruz signed at a extreme discount because he could not get a deal coming off his PED suspension and the absolute certainty of his long term investment in medical enhancement. The Orioles bet real well on his future and got a career year for a value added investment. They came real close to overpaying for him for three seasons more. I wanted them to make that error.

[BradyBunch]

Seven Years?

Yeah. He'd be 36/37 on the 7th year.

[weams]

It'd be a crushing blow to the offense to lose him. I don't mean to get all MSK dramatic here but this is a vastly different team with a different first baseman next year, offensively and defensively. I don't think he's Keith Hernandez down there but he's no slouch with the glove.

I know, I know...no one should tie up that amount of money to one guy, and if someone comps him to Ryan Howard I will scream bloody murder, there's a big difference in athleticism between those two guys.

He probably won't be worth it over the lifetime of the contract and we should prepare to say goodbye. Probably for the best, but it'll suck without him. I just hope he goes to the NL so we don't have to face him.

I agree completely. Just like last year. Without him, the team was really lost. Thank goodness the pitching stepped up to cover it and Nelson filled in as a role player. He is just a dynamic player when he is hot. Much like Luke Scott, Mark Reynolds, Aubrey Huff or Nelson Cruz in their prime. Maybe even more-so.

[weams]

Yeah. He'd be 36/37 on the 7th year.

Will he be good? He can't use the steroids or the growth hormone or else he gets banned. HE has two strikes.

[orioles119]

Will he be good? He can't use the steroids or the growth hormone or else he gets banned. HE has two strikes.

Two strikes? You know something we don't?

[mdbdotcom]

Isn't it weird that neither of his really big years were playoff years for us? Not saying there is any correlation.