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O's84 Hangout Grand Counsel

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Does it matter at this point if we land in last place? Who knows what next year will look like .

but the O's FO had a chance to make this team a contender and failed.

What a task on hand for 2016.

Well our draft position at this point is not going change much so I say go for it, don't finish in last.

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Does it matter at this point if we land in last place? Who knows what next year will look like .

but the O's FO had a chance to make this team a contender and failed.

What a task on hand for 2016.

All they had to do was replace four of the five starting pitchers. Why didn't they see that?

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Does it matter at this point if we land in last place? Who knows what next year will look like .

but the O's FO had a chance to make this team a contender and failed.

What a task on hand for 2016.

That's been my thought.

DD and the FO are going to have to work miracles in order to stave off a potential multi-year rash of losing. Even with the core of Jones, Machado, Schoop, Gausman and a couple of guys here and there, we're in desperate need of RF, LF, 1B and at least two SP not to mention at least one RP (although Givens and some AAA talent might be the solution). I do believe Caleb and Clevenger can be a decent catching unit if Wieters goes but unless we get creative with scouting and maybe make a massive trade, there's going to be a lot of disappointed fans come Opening Day 2016.

MSK

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A massive trade would be a difficult task without touching one of the "core" that you mentioned. Our next most valuable assets are going to be free agents. There's not much after that to pull off a deal similar to what the Jays did to acquire Donaldson for example.

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A massive trade would be a difficult task without touching one of the "core" that you mentioned. Our next most valuable assets are going to be free agents. There's not much after that to pull off a deal similar to what the Jays did to acquire Donaldson for example.

I know, that's the problem. I don't know who would net a strong result other than Jones and/or Machado and it would be stupid to send them off for another rebuild process.

Like I said, it's going to be a helluva task for DD.

MSK

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Yeah, it matters. Last place is reserved for the Red Sox who have been there since we dumped them into that spot in June.

At this point, this is the only victory I have left to salvage from this season.

Yes, it matters A LOT, but with BOS playing well, last place may be reserved for TB or us.

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Well our draft position at this point is not going change much so I say go for it' date=' don't finish in last.[/quote']

15 to 11 maybe? That's probably the highest that we could go if we lose out. Best case scenario is that Boston hands the NYY some losses and we could play spoiler on their WC2 hopes. That would be awesome.

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That's been my thought.

DD and the FO are going to have to work miracles in order to stave off a potential multi-year rash of losing. Even with the core of Jones, Machado, Schoop, Gausman and a couple of guys here and there, we're in desperate need of RF, LF, 1B and at least two SP not to mention at least one RP (although Givens and some AAA talent might be the solution). I do believe Caleb and Clevenger can be a decent catching unit if Wieters goes but unless we get creative with scouting and maybe make a massive trade, there's going to be a lot of disappointed fans come Opening Day 2016.

MSK

Hard to stomach, possibly $50 mil on hand and this is what many of us believe. I wouldn't be surprised either.

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Does it matter at this point if we land in last place?

Who knows what next year will look like, but the O's FO had a chance to make this team a contender, and failed.

What a task on hand for 2016.

Yes, it matters.

And the Orioles will not finish the season in last place.

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