Ubaldo Jimenez Today, 2016

[Malike]

This.. 2 first round picks for our shallow farm system for Ubaldo and 87-89 fastball Gallardo. It's looking pretty ugly and there's a few more years to go, which most likely won't get much better.

A few more years? Ubaldo and Gallardo have next year and done right?

[Rene88]

DD needs to stop signing FA pitchers.

This. Terrible.

[ReclaimTheCrown]

A few more years? Ubaldo and Gallardo have next year and done right?

Correct....2017 the last year under contract for both. Though we do have an option for 2018 on Gallardo! Get excited...

[LookitsPuck]

Beginning to think the O's win in spite of Duquette, not because of him.

[vab]

It might sound crazy but I saw some good things from Ubaldo tonight. What he's got to realize is he doesn't have to throw every batter every pitch he has in every at bat. Establish the fastball, get ahead and make these guys defensive at the plate then start mixing in the secondary stuff. Let's face it, we don't have a lot of alternatives here. They're pretty much going to have to try to make it work with this guy and I think he can be better with an improved approach.

[El Gordo]

Beginning to think the O's win in spite of Duquette, not because of him.

Just beginning to think that? Could have fooled me. I thought that was your leitmotif.

[Nevermore]

It might sound crazy but I saw some good things from Ubaldo tonight. What he's got to realize is he doesn't have to throw every batter every pitch he has in every at bat. Establish the fastball, get ahead and make these guys defensive at the plate then start mixing in the secondary stuff. Let's face it, we don't have a lot of alternatives here. They're pretty much going to have to try to make it work with this guy and I think he can be better with an improved approach.

I'm beginning to think that another stint in the bullpen might be good for Ubaldo. He has lost command of his fastball, and that negatively affects his other pitches. Wallace, Chiti, and Ramon hopefully can get him straightened out again. :rolleyestf:

[LookitsPuck]

It all comes down to Ubaldo going back to 2014 Ubaldo. I wish some of the Baltimore writers would ask Buck about why he's changed his mechanics that made him pretty successful in 2015. Right now he looks much worse than 2014.

[Phantom]

DD needs to stop signing FA pitchers.

Completely disagree. If you call in two plumbers and your toilet is still broke, you don't stop calling plumbers.

[gmelson26]

Completely disagree. If you call in two plumbers and your toilet is still broke, you don't stop calling plumbers.

Your analogy suggests we get someone else to fix the personnel situation, yes?

[Phantom]

Your analogy suggests we get someone else to fix the personnel situation, yes?

Well, in this analogy YOU are the general manager, so it is possible you should remove yourself from the situation.

The larger point is, don't fall into the sunken cost fallacy. Signing X bad FA pitchers doesn't mean that the next one will be a bust. The key is to figure out why the last ones failed. Was it bad luck? Their ages? The type of pitcher they were?

[justice98]

If you take the second half of 2013, and the first half of 2015, he's pretty much stunk every other time since 2010. ERA close to 5 in 127 starts. That's a pretty large sample. just a terrible pitcher.

[TommyPickles]

Send him to the bullpen.

[webbrick2010]

DD needs to stop signing FA pitchers.

Not just pitchers

Has DD made a single good muliti year deal?

Ubaldo - Bust

Hardy - Bust

Yoon - Bust

Wada - Bust

Ryan Webb - Bust

Gallardo - Bust

Kim - Bust

Chris Davis - We will regret it sooner than later

Darren O'day - We will really regret it

Meanwhile the core stars of the team Machado, Schoop, Britton are not extended and continue to march towards FA and exit from Baltimore

[duffaphonic]

Jones not a bust