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Is it ok to give up on Miguel Gonzalez?

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The O's didn't save 5m by DFAing Gonzo. The had to pay him 1.2m+ in termination pay and they had to replace him for a little more that 500K. So they saved about 3.3m.

I don't understand why the O's didn't offer him a major league roster spot after he was DFA'd and option him. An incentive based contract would have insured that they were not paying much to an injured pitcher.

Its going to be interesting to see what the White Sox are paying him.

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So if he pitches well against Toronto you almost certainly think he gets another start, correct? And who do the White Sox play after Toronto? The plot thickens.

Frankly if he does well I think the Orioles deserve to look like morons as I think they gave up on him way too quickly. But we shall see.

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So if he pitches well against Toronto you almost certainly think he gets another start, correct? And who do the White Sox play after Toronto? The plot thickens.

Frankly if he does well I think the Orioles deserve to look like morons as I think they gave up on him way too quickly. But we shall see.

I can only imagine how bad the boards are going to meltdown if Gonzo pitches well against Toronto and then against us this coming weekend.

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The O's didn't save 5m by DFAing Gonzo. The had to pay him 1.2m+ in termination pay and they had to replace him for a little more that 500K. So they saved about 3.3m.

I don't understand why the O's didn't offer him a major league roster spot after he was DFA'd and option him. An incentive based contract would have insured that they were not paying much to an injured pitcher.

Its going to be interesting to see what the White Sox are paying him.

If this is right it only goes more to what I've been saying. They already had a guy who fit in nicely and would have saved themselves more money by not signing Gallardo.

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Let's say he has a good start against the Blue Jays and then gets torched in most of his other starts. Would the Orioles still be morons?

I believe he is going to pitch as effectively for the White Sox in 2016 as any pitcher on our squad not named Tillman. If I am wrong, then obviously the Orioles were right. We shall see. And he cost us a lot less than Gallardo including a 14th pick.

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Could be I overstated the case for Miggy...love the Cold Stone Killah...lol.

Me too, man. I am definitely rooting for him. He was really nice to my friends and I and posed for photos when we ran into him and Steve Pearce at the Green Turtle. Hope he is productive but not good enough to make the O's look terrible.

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What I did find odd was that in his first game with the ChiSox, even though he gave up 5 runs in 5 IP, he was hitting 91 on the gun. IIRC he wasn't hitting more than 88 or so in ST. How did he get that extra zip back on his fastball? He still gave up 11 hits, so I think he's toast, I thought it was just odd he regained some of his velocity all of a sudden.

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