Orioles acquired RHP Odrisamer Despaigne

[accinfo]

People understand depth moves.

People do not understand depth moves presented by our GM as a player who's the missing piece we've been looking for all winter.

What do you expect him to say, "We got this guy but it isn't a big deal. He is real ordinary and we only wanted him for depth"?

[Going Underground]

People understand depth moves.

People do not understand depth moves presented by our GM as a player who's the missing piece we've been looking for all winter.

Maybe check in the Pacific Northwest. Never mind,we got this guy instead of Bigfoot.

[eddie83]

Can you image the fun our announcers are going to have, with pronouncing his name?

Gary Thorne can't wait until he faces Edwin Encarnacion.

[eddie83]

What do you expect him to say, "We got this guy but it isn't a big deal. He is real ordinary and we only wanted him for depth"?

"He sucks but it is like a buying a lottery ticket, you never know".

[Redskins Rick]

Maybe check in the Pacific Northwest. Never mind,we got this guy instead of Bigfoot.

Remember the movie, Major Leagues?

Hey! This isn't the California Penal League, Vaughn.

[MDtransplant757]

He might pan out, who knows?

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[Going Underground]

I was hoping we would have traded for this guy from the Padres. Has a good arm.

[TouchemAll]

Depth LOL, DD quoted as saying they expect him to compete for a starting nod at the back end of the rotation.

There's your Chen upgrade, and it's exactly the dumpster dive I expected. So am I disappointed? NOPE, We got exactly what I expected. :rofl:

[OFFNY]

Remember the movie, Major Leagues?

Hey! This isn't the California Penal League, Vaughn.

Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger, the catcher) took care of everything.

On the field, he got on Vaughan (Charlie Sheen) for blaming Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) for not making the previous play. Vaughn thought that Dorn intentionally missed the grounder because he didn't like him.

But ........ after the final out of the game was recorded, Jake did not let it end there. Later that same day, he went to Dorn's house to confront him about the ground ball that he missed that nearly cost the team the game. While Jake didn't go so far as think that Dorn intentionally tanked the play to get back at Vaughn, HE DID think that Vaughn was less than enthusiastic about playing his position. And after hearing Dorn's explanation, Jake told him that if he ever tanked another play like that again, he would "cut his nuts off, and stuff them down his *****ing throat."

[24fps]

Never even heard of theJean Cosme.

Terrible baseball name. Probably not very good.

[ArtVanDelay]

So Jean Cosme will be a top 50 prospect in the next couple years, right?

That's normally how this works.

[Number5]

So Jean Cosme will be a top 50 prospect in the next couple years, right?

That's normally how this works.

Not for the Padres.

[fastball]

Depth LOL, DD quoted as saying they expect him to compete for a starting nod at the back end of the rotation.

There's your Chen upgrade, and it's exactly the dumpster dive I expected. So am I disappointed? NOPE, We got exactly what I expected. :rofl:

This has been the case since Winter Meetings.Never

expect much from DD.

[Redskins Rick]

Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger, the catcher) took care of everything.

On the field, he got on Vaughan (Charlie Sheen) for blaming Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) for not making the previous play. Vaughn thought that Dorn intentionally missed the grounder because he didn't like him.

But ........ after the final out of the game was recorded, Jake did not let it end there. Later that same day, he went to Dorn's house to confront him about the ground ball that he missed that nearly cost the team the game. While Jake didn't go so far as think that Dorn intentionally tanked the play to get back at Vaughn, HE DID think that Vaughn was less than enthusiastic about playing his position. And after hearing Dorn's explanation, Jake told him that if he ever tanked another play like that again, he would "cut his nuts off, and stuff them down his *****ing throat."

My favorite comedy baseball movie.

I like Costner's for the Love of the Game and Bull Durham, too, but for pure entertainment, the Major League movies are just dang funny.

[Three Run Homer]

Depth LOL, DD quoted as saying they expect him to compete for a starting nod at the back end of the rotation.

There's your Chen upgrade, and it's exactly the dumpster dive I expected. So am I disappointed? NOPE, We got exactly what I expected. :rofl:

Here's the full Duquette quote, per John Meoli in the Baltimore Sun:

?Despaigne is a solid addition to our pitching staff because of his versatility,? Duquette added in a statement. ?Our scouts have liked him for some time. He has proven he can start and serve as a long-relief option out of the bullpen. Over the last two seasons in San Diego, he pitched 222.0 innings in 50 games, 34 of which he started. He is a good competitor, and we expect him to compete for a spot in the back end of the rotation.?

I think this quote is a bad sign. The only way that Despaigne can realistically "compete" for the 5th starter slot is if the O's don't make any other significant signings or trades to upgrade the rotation. He is "competitive" with Vance Worley, Tyler Wilson and Mike Wright, but that isn't saying much.

And the fact that we traded with San Diego for him makes it less likely that we trade for Cashner.

If he was signed strictly for long relief or for depth, then I would have expected Dquette to say something like "you can never have enough pitching depth" or "we think he can be a quality arm out of the bullpen who could step into the rotation if needed".