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Gallardo looks like a minor leaguer. He doesn't even look like a serviceable major league pitcher. He's throwing 86 mph meatballs all over the place. No control, no velocity, nothing.

Trade for shields. We HAVE to get a decent arm since we've decided to go all in.

Gallardo looks like burnt toast.

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Gallardo looks like a minor leaguer. He doesn't even look like a serviceable major league pitcher. He's throwing 86 mph meatballs all over the place. No control, no velocity, nothing.

Trade for shields. We HAVE to get a decent arm since we've decided to go all in.

Gallardo looks like burnt toast.

You can't keep trading prospects when you make a mistake. We did this last year with Parra when Snyder didn't work out.

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You can't keep trading prospects when you make a mistake. We did this last year with Parra when Snyder didn't work out.

Shields shouldn't cost any prospects. Nothing significant anyways. He would be a straight salary dump and we could use him!

Gallardo getting shelled again. He has NOTHING.

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Sure, teams trade pitching prospects. I am not sure if it is wise for a team that refuses to spend on first- or even second-tier starters on the free agent market to trade pitching prospects. Especially when two of that team's brightest pitching prospects have been battling injuries as well.

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We are where we are. But I don't think throwing more good money after (potentially) bad, is the answer. I'd rather try to slug our way out of it while getting lucky with Tyler Wilson, Mike Wright, Chris Lee, or Vance Worley.

That's a whole lot of luck to rely upon with a team who only has 2-3 years to do something. I think the Orioles need to be proactive. I don't think Shields would be a bad option and I do think he's worth in the neighborhood

of $15M, but not much more. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for last year being his first year in the NL considering his track record prior to that.

We did rely on Bundy and Gausman probably too much with no real backup plan in case something went wrong and never made a strong move to improve the pitching VIA free agency. I don't consider Jimenez or Gallardo

strong moves. They were more "cross your fingers and hope everything will be alright" moves. Gallardo may still be alright, of course, but we'll have to see how all of that goes. No amount of slugging is going to save our

rotation if they under perform again this season. They lack consistency and many other things being a mostly one dimensional offense.

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That's a whole lot of luck to rely upon with a team who only has 2-3 years to do something. I think the Orioles need to be proactive. I don't think Shields would be a bad option and I do think he's worth in the neighborhood

of $15M, but not much more. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for last year being his first year in the NL considering his track record prior to that.

I don't really understand that logic. The NL is the easier league for pitchers, especially at San Diego's cavernous park. So if anything, Shields should've improved (or at least stayed about the same) by moving to the NL last year.

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I don't really understand that logic. The NL is the easier league for pitchers, especially at San Diego's cavernous park. So if anything, Shields should've improved (or at least stayed about the same) by moving to the NL last year.

Of course this is correct.

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