Slim picking among outfielders who bat from the left side

[mdbdotcom]

With the Davis deal off the table, the brain trust says they are turning their attention to starting pitching and LHH outfielders.

Alex Gordon has been mentioned, but the O's likely would have to beat out the Cardinals, Royals, and possibly the Angels. Estimates of how much Gordon will make have ranged from 5/75 up to 5/100. He also will cost a draft pick.

Switch-hitting center fielder Dexter Fowler is also available, but he also would cost a draft pick and would have to move to a corner spot (unless AJ is ready to move).

A number of the LHH outfielders remaining have already played for the O's, including Alejandro de Aza, Kelly Johnson, Gerardo Parra, and Travis Snider. David Lough is also available.

Assuming DD doesn't want to bring that band back together, the options are:

David DeJesus

Matt Joyce

John Mayberry

Skip Schumaker

David Dejesus

Grady Sizemore

Denard Span

Will Venable

Daniel Nava

Shane Victorino

Pick your poison.

[Number5]

-- Kim.

[weams]

With the Davis deal off the table, the brain trust says they are turning their attention to starting pitching and LHH outfielders.

Alex Gordon has been mentioned, but the O's likely would have to beat out the Cardinals, Royals, and possibly the Angels. Estimates of how much Gordon will make have ranged from 5/75 up to 5/100. He also will cost a draft pick.

Switch-hitting center fielder Dexter Fowler is also available, but he also would cost a draft pick and would have to move to a corner spot (unless AJ is ready to move).

A number of the LHH outfielders remaining have already played for the O's, including Alejandro de Aza, Kelly Johnson, Gerardo Parra, and Travis Snider. David Lough is also available.

Assuming DD doesn't want to bring that band back together, the options are:

David DeJesus

Matt Joyce

John Mayberry

Skip Schumaker

David Dejesus

Grady Sizemore

Denard Span

Will Venable

Daniel Nava

Shane Victorino

Pick your poison.

Venable for the OF and Alvarez for DH. Trumbo at first. Buy two pitchers. Go.

[mdbdotcom]

Venable for the OF and Alvarez for DH. Trumbo at first. Buy two pitchers. Go.

That's how I see it, but maybe only one pitcher.

[Number5]

Venable for the OF and Alvarez for DH. Trumbo at first. Buy two pitchers. Go.

Please not Venable. Much rather it be Kim.

[mdbdotcom]

Please not Venable. Much rather it be Kim.

How much will he cost?

[waroriole]

Good grief. They're all terrible. Maybe deAza is the best of the bunch.

Don't know about Kim.

Makes me wonder how necessary a LH addition is. Other than Alvarez.

[clapdiddy]

I'd take DeJesus to platoon with Reimold in LF and sign Upton for RF. I'd also consider Joyce as a DH. Then, I'd get Kazmir.

[Number5]

How much will he cost?

I don't know. 4 or 5 million/year, maybe? Anybody have more insight into what players like Kim from Korea fetch in the FA market? I know there is no posting fee involved in his case.?

[Tx Oriole]

With the Davis deal off the table, the brain trust says they are turning their attention to starting pitching and LHH outfielders.

Alex Gordon has been mentioned, but the O's likely would have to beat out the Cardinals, Royals, and possibly the Angels. Estimates of how much Gordon will make have ranged from 5/75 up to 5/100. He also will cost a draft pick.

Switch-hitting center fielder Dexter Fowler is also available, but he also would cost a draft pick and would have to move to a corner spot (unless AJ is ready to move).

A number of the LHH outfielders remaining have already played for the O's, including Alejandro de Aza, Kelly Johnson, Gerardo Parra, and Travis Snider. David Lough is also available.

Assuming DD doesn't want to bring that band back together, the options are:

David DeJesus

Matt Joyce

John Mayberry

Skip Schumaker

David Dejesus

Grady Sizemore

Denard Span

Will Venable

Daniel Nava

Shane Victorino

Pick your poison.

Span is the one I like.

[Number5]

Span is the one I like.

Risky to wait so long, IMO. He won't be ready to take a physical until late in the off-season, if not into Spring Training.

[Tx Oriole]

Risky to wait so long, IMO. He won't be ready to take a physical until late in the off-season, if not into Spring Training.

Oh okay.

[wildcard]

If the O's sign Pedro Alvarez they will have 6 home run hitters.

Manny 40

Alvarez high 20's

Jones 30

Wieters 22

Trumbo 30

Schoop 30

And one defensive SS in Hardy.

What the need is two high OBP guys to hit in front of them.

Hoes, Reimold and Rickard will fight for two spots. One Corner OF and a 4th OF. The other corner OF should be a good defensive, high OBP lefthand hitting guy. He doesn't need to hit homers. He needs to score runs.

[waroriole]

If the O's sign Pedro Alvarez they will have 6 home run hitters.

Manny 40

Alvarez high 20's

Jones 30

Wieters 22

Trumbo 30

Schoop 30

And one defensive SS in Hardy.

What the need is two high OBP guys to hit in front of them.

Hoes, Reimold and Rickard will fight for two spots. One Corner OF and a 4th OF. The other corner OF should be a good defensive, high OBP lefthand hitting guy. He doesn't need to hit homers. He needs to score runs.

He's not an OF, but Jaso could be a good fit, especially if they miss on Alvarez.

Too bad we didn't pursue Aoki.

[wildcard]

He's not an OF, but Jaso could be a good fit, especially if they miss on Alvarez.

Too bad we didn't pursue Aoki.

Pedro is a homer run hitting DH. Never to be confused with anything else. The OFer that needs to be added is in addition to Alvarez.