Britton speaks on next year.

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Britton spoke to the Sun about next year. Also some quotes from Adam Jones.

"If you look at it, our window was a three- to four-year window that everyone was talking about. 'OK, if we're going to do it, now is the time,'" closer Zach Britton said. "So, yeah, if we lose every single guy [to free agency], it's going to be a real challenge to have to replace them. You have to do it through the draft, you've got to do it through trades or do it through signing free agents. We've got to do it somehow."

Britton said he would like to see management make it a priority to re-sign all of the club's coaches, who currently do not have contracts for 2016. Then the attention should be turned to re-signing some of their own free agents. Because, Britton admits, it was deflating to see quality players who wanted to return walk away for better offers last year.

"It would have been nice to keep those guys based on where we got to last year, the ALCS. You feel like you are pretty close getting to the World Series if you keep that in place and, if not, add some guys. But it's not my job to keep those guys," Britton said. "But I thought we had a good chance of getting to the postseason as long as everyone did what they needed to do. Obviously, we didn't. And that's on everybody."

Jones, who has already said that he expects to talk to managing partner Peter Angelos this offseason about improving the 2016 club, said he believes most of the Orioles' pending free agents would come back if the right offers are made.

"Guys love it here in Baltimore. It's a great place to play. I know they all like being here," said Jones, who is signed through 2018. "But it's not all about all that. At the end of the day, you have to know that the franchise is going in the right direction, especially if you are going to commit four, five, six years of your life. So I just want to see how the front office goes about it this offseason and how the players respond to the front office coming at them. Let's see what can be done."

One good thing about having a lot of free agents, Jones added, is that it should free up the club's payroll to spend on the players the organization believes can win a title.

"It's going to be exciting to see what goes on this offseason because I know when you have a lot of free agents that means you have a lot of money to spend," Jones said. "And so, hopefully, I can influence some officials to spend a little bit of that money."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-main-0930-20150929-story.html

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Britton spoke to the Sun about next year. Also some quotes from Adam Jones.

"If you look at it, our window was a three- to four-year window that everyone was talking about. 'OK, if we're going to do it, now is the time,'" closer Zach Britton said. "So, yeah, if we lose every single guy [to free agency], it's going to be a real challenge to have to replace them. You have to do it through the draft, you've got to do it through trades or do it through signing free agents. We've got to do it somehow."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-main-0930-20150929-story.html

Looks like they missed on all three fronts. International scouting and development would be the other area they need to improve. How many fringe prospects do they have to miss on before they sign a guy like Sano? And really what was the exposure there? Their scouts liked him. A lot.

New Zealand is great but why aren't out scouting the next great cricket player from England? I'm sure the transition would be manageable. Jai alai players are said to have incredible hand eye coordination. I say it's an untapped market. :slytf:

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Looks like they missed on all three fronts. International scouting and development would be the other area they need to improve. How many fringe prospects do they have to miss on before they sign a guy like Sano? And really what was the exposure there? Their scouts liked him. A lot.

New Zealand is great but why aren't out scouting the next great cricket player from England? I'm sure the transition would be manageable. Jai alai players are said to have incredible hand eye coordination. I say it's an untapped market. :slytf:

I went with the batsmen. Who do you want? My fav is Jiminy Cricket. Not sure if the umbrella would be legal. He might be a little old but younger then Vlad.

S.P.D. Smith AUS 910

2 A.B. de Villiers SA 890

3 J.E. Root ENG 889

4 H.M. Amla SA 881

5 A.D. Mathews SL 870

6 Younus Khan PAK 829

7 K.S. Williamson NZ 813

8 D.A. Warner AUS 775

9 C.J.L. Rogers AUS 761

10 S. Chanderpaul WI 735

http://www.espncricinfo.com/rankings/content/page/211270.html

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I went with the batsmen. Who do you want? My fav is Jiminy Cricket. Not sure if the umbrella would be legal. He might be a little old but younger then Vlad.

S.P.D. Smith AUS 910

2 A.B. de Villiers SA 890

3 J.E. Root ENG 889

4 H.M. Amla SA 881

5 A.D. Mathews SL 870

6 Younus Khan PAK 829

7 K.S. Williamson NZ 813

8 D.A. Warner AUS 775

9 C.J.L. Rogers AUS 761

10 S. Chanderpaul WI 735

http://www.espncricinfo.com/rankings/content/page/211270.html

I say we break down some global barriers and take the guy from Pakistan.

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Maybe a woman cricketeer. Might help attendance if the Orioles stink.

Ellyse Perry is an Australian cricketer who made her debut for both the Australian cricket and football teams at the age of 16. She played her first cricket international in July 2007 before earning her first football cap for Australia just a month later. This makes Perry the youngest person, male or female, to represent Australia in cricket and the first Australian woman to have appeared in both cricket and football World Cups. In 2013 Perry was ranked by magazine as the 36th most marketable sportsperson in the world, and the most marketable Australian athlete. She also appeared in a commercial shoot for Jockey underwear.

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I say we break down some global barriers and take the guy from Pakistan.

Chanderpaul is either from Wisconsin or the West Indies.