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What do O's do after getting spurned by Fowler?  

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  1. 1. What do O's do after getting spurned by Fowler?

    • Sign Alvarez
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    • Sign Jackson
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    • Roll with what we got
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> now expected to turn their attention to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Reds?src=hash">#Reds</a> Jay Bruce or FA Austin Jackson for RF after Fowler signing w <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash">#Cubs</a></p>— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="

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Roll Tide Hangout Grand Counsel

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My preference:

1. Trade for Jay Bruce - give up nothing more than a C prospect.

2. Sign Pedro Alvarez to a one year deal and play Davis or Trumbo in RF for a year - club teams to death.

3. Sign Austin Jackson.

Not mine!

1) Trade for Ethier (+5 million per) for a couple of decent prospects.

2) sign Alvarez

3) avoid Bruce and Jackson and go with what we have. These guys are not better than what we have.

The Reds are rumored to be asking a lot for Bruce.

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Not mine!

1) Trade for Ethier (+5 million per) for a couple of decent prospects.

2) sign Alvarez

3) avoid Bruce and Jackson and go with what we have. These guys are not better than what we have.

The Reds are rumored to be asking a lot for Bruce.

I think the Dodgers are more inclined to keep Ethier and trade or release Crawford.

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I don't see a need for Jackson, period. He's not an upgrade over the current roster. He'd be the epitome of signing a guy just for the sake of signing a guy.

He can only hit left handers. Why would you want to pay major money to a guy like him? There were a lot of quality free agent outfielders. We blew it. Now face the consequences. No reason to sign the next De Aza or trade for the next Snider.

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If they can pull off a trade for Ethier without taking a significant hit to what's left of the farm system, then I am for it.

Yeah I agree ..... If they will accept Walker and a RP prospect that would probably be fair. The 5 million per is nothing to them as they have bottomless pockets.

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Because he is awful and is expensive. Why not just see what we have.

Because what we have, though inexpensive, is probably more awful.

I don't understand this board's infatuation with Nolan Reimold. He isn't good, he isn't durable and he's not a starter, even in a platoon.

Dariel Alvarez is a low OBP guy with limited pop. If you're not doing one or the other, you're not bringing a lot to this offense.

Rickard has very limited at bats above AA, and is an unknown quantity. Might have OBP skills that translate at this level, but that's far from a guarantee given that he's never had an MLB at bat.

If we only had ONE question mark in the outfield, you could make it work with those three guys. The problem is that the Orioles have two. Kim will in all likelihood open the year in LF, but we can't count on him for anything. So without making an addition, you're going into the season with potential dumpster fires in both corner spots.

Bruce has had a rough couple of seasons, but is only 28 and has had his share of good campaigns, too. In a new park, with a change of scenery, I think he could bounce back.

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