O's acquire Steve Pearce for Jonah Heim

[FlipTheBird]

Dan tends to overpay at the deadline.

Depending on who's rankings you look at, Heim wasn't even Top 10 in one of the worst systems in baseball. This was not a bad trade, at all.

[weams]

Just 2 months ago Heim was being discussed as a top 5 player in our system. Now you're saying he's the 5th best catcher?

Not by me. And Murphy and Pena definitely eclipsed him. At those ages, time, passes on. Yermin is the top hitter in the Sally league. Though he was promoted to take Heim's place now.

[Machado13]

Love this move! Steve freakin' Pearce.

Solid move here.

[Can_of_corn]

Depending on who's rankings you look at, Heim wasn't even Top 10 in one of the worst systems in baseball. This was not a bad trade, at all.

Aside from the part where Pearce might regress to career norms and not be an improvement.

This is the same guy that was bad enough to contribute to the forcing Dan into trading for Parra last year.

[Tony-OH]

Pearce is an upgrade to Reimold/Rickart with the bat and probably a bit better than Reimold with the glove. Definitely strengthens the lineup against lefties who we've struggled against.

As for Heim, I know some folks that were high on him defensively, but he's probably a backup catcher at best because of the bat. According to one scout I know he has a one plane swing and doesn't make adjustments well.

Outside of Sisco, this organization doesn't have a top 30 prospect at catcher unless you slide Pena in at the backend as a backup catcher. Mercedes can hit, but his catching skills are not good at all. Murphy is similar to Mercedes but he's a bit better with the glove, but unless he hits a ton his catch and throw skills won't get him to the major leagues.

Heim was a 20-30 prospect for me at best.

I like the trade as it makes the team better for a run this year and gave up a potential backup catcher.

[weams]

Heim isn't a top ten prospect in this organization. He's hitting .220 in A ball. In some other systems, he may not be a top 20 guy.

We also have plenty of minor league depth at catcher.

Audry Perez, Norfolk Tides

The O’s purchased Perez last offseason from the Rockies, and he proceeded to a slash an anemic .243/.279/.303 over 282 plate appearances for Norfolk in 2015 while sharing time with Steve Clevenger. This year has been a completely different story: Perez is hitting .292/.355/.406 as the primary catcher for the Tides.

The 27-year-old Perez isn’t really a prospect and was acquired for organizational depth, but it was still a bit of a surprise when he didn’t get a call-up after Caleb Joseph landed on the DL. Instead, that nod went to Francisco Pena, whose .491 OPS at the time didn’t exactly compare favorably to Perez’s .815 mark.

The fact that Pena got the call instead tells you all you need to know about what the O’s think of Perez’s defense. It was clear with Clevenger in 2014-15 that the O’s simply aren’t willing to carry a catcher whose defense isn’t up to snuff in their eyes - because of that, Perez can probably get comfortable in triple-A.

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Chris Booze

[fansince71]

Yep good to have him back and should kept him in the first place.

[Tony-OH]

Dan tends to overpay at the deadline.

Well last year absolutely, this year not so much. Both his trades this year are solid without giving up much. He's improved his team and hasn't given up a top 20 prospect. Not bad if you ask me.

[sportsfan8703]

Our 25 man prolly

Tillman, Bundy, Gausman, Miley, Gallardo- turns to pitch

Britton, O'day, Brach, Worley, Givens, Odrusnek, Ubaldo

Davis 1b

Schoop 2b

Machado 3b

Hardy SS

MW C

Kim LF

Jones CF

Trumbo RF

P.Alvarez DH

Pearce, Joseph, Reimold, Flaherty

The decision is to we keep an extra arm and option Flaherty to AAA for a bit. Pearce could play 2nd in a pinch.

[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Duq on Pearce: "A proven versatile player who gives our club more punch & stronger D whenever hes in the lineup & a stronger bench when not"</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnolly2016) <a href="

">August 1, 2016</a></blockquote>

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[weams]

Well last year absolutely, this year not so much. Both his trades this year are solid without giving up much. He's improved his team and hasn't given up a top 20 prospect. Not bad if you ask me.

We are asking you. You were right last year. And the year before.

[Jules]

Good move!

Welcome back Pearce

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[Can_of_corn]

Well last year absolutely, this year not so much. Both his trades this year are solid without giving up much. He's improved his team and hasn't given up a top 20 prospect. Not bad if you ask me.

I'm fine with the Miley trade.

Even if the idea of Ubaldo, Miley and Gallardo all being paid next year is a bit unsettling.

I think folks are remembering the 2014 Pearce and not the 2015 version.

We could be getting either one or something in between.

[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Steve Pearce is back. Today is a good day</p>— Chris Slade (@Django_UnSlade) <a href="

">August 1, 2016</a></blockquote>

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[sportsfan8703]

The issue with Pearce always is will his wrists hold up.