Dan Connolly: What Orioles Got At Trade Deadline Just Might Be Enough

[PressBoxOnline]

Dan Connolly says Dan Duquette doesn't always get what he wants, but often, he gets just what the Orioles need.

https://www.pressboxonline.com/2016/08/15/what-orioles-got-at-trade-deadline-just-might-be-enough

[CanadianOriole]

Ondrusek has a 6.75 ERA, Pearce is 2 for 11 with a .523 OPS, and Miley has arguably been worse than Ubaldo posting a 7.04 ERA and 1.76 WHIP. I might have held off on this column for a couple weeks - see if even one of them does something positive as an Oriole before writing this take.

[LookitsPuck]

I'm optimistic about Pearce.

Ondrusek was a boneheaded pickup by Duquette. I don't care if he has an "option". The problem with Ondrusek is you picked up some guy out of Japan and hoped he'd do well. He didn't.

In reality, the Orioles added Pearce and Miley at the deadline. Now, Miley was OK/solid his first 2 starts and abysmal yesterday. That's already better than Ubaldo regardless of his ERA in SSS w/ the O's.

September callups are going to happen, so the bullpen should get a bit deeper and Ubaldo will be hidden further. But we really don't have any impact bats in the minors. So Pearce is as good a pickup as there is...minus them trading for him *if they knew he was hurt*.

[MDtransplant757]

I'm optimistic about Pearce.

Ondrusek was a boneheaded pickup by Duquette. I don't care if he has an "option". The problem with Ondrusek is you picked up some guy out of Japan and hoped he'd do well. He didn't.

In reality, the Orioles added Pearce and Miley at the deadline. Now, Miley was OK/solid his first 2 starts and abysmal yesterday. That's already better than Ubaldo regardless of his ERA in SSS w/ the O's.

September callups are going to happen, so the bullpen should get a bit deeper and Ubaldo will be hidden further. But we really don't have any impact bats in the minors. So Pearce is as good a pickup as there is...minus them trading for him *if they knew he was hurt*.

We have Mancini and Sisco. 2 impact bats right there

[Redskins Rick]

We have Mancini and Sisco. 2 impact bats right there

neither are impact bats, until they are given a chance to prove they can hit big league pitching.

[MDtransplant757]

neither are impact bats, until they are given a chance to prove they can hit big league pitching.

I have all the confidence in the world that both will figure it out. Mancini looks like a younger version of Mark Trumbo, but with a higher OBP clip, and Sisco is a righthanded Kim

[Redskins Rick]

I have all the confidence in the world that both will figure it out. Mancini looks like a younger version of Mark Trumbo, but with a higher OBP clip, and Sisco is a righthanded Kim

I am more concerned with what position Sisco is going to play, not too sure, it will be the catching position.

[clapdiddy]

I have all the confidence in the world that both will figure it out. Mancini looks like a younger version of Mark Trumbo, but with a higher OBP clip, and Sisco is a righthanded Kim

Actually, Sisco is a left-handed hitter.

[MDtransplant757]

Actually, Sisco is a left-handed hitter.

So he's the US version of Kim. Sweet!

[MDtransplant757]

I am more concerned with what position Sisco is going to play, not too sure, it will be the catching position.

If you can hit, we'll find a place to put you is probably the philosophy with him.

[Redskins Rick]

If you can hit, we'll find a place to put you is probably the philosophy with him.

You are not going to play catcher for Buck, unless you can play plus defense behind the plate.

[MDtransplant757]

You are not going to play catcher for Buck, unless you can play plus defense behind the plate.

Probably. I'd like to see what he does in ST or Norfolk next year.

[sportsfan8703]

Pearce just missed a HR yesterday. Thank god for Schoop. If Pearce can just DH vs LHP he can make an impact. Really we probably need him to play the OF vs LHP so Trumbo can DH. Hope he gets healthy.

[weams]

We have Mancini and Sisco. 2 impact bats right there

Not at the MLB level. No.

[Ruzious]

Dan Connolly says Dan Duquette doesn't always get what he wants, but often, he gets just what the Orioles need.

https://www.pressboxonline.com/2016/08/15/what-orioles-got-at-trade-deadline-just-might-be-enough

If we're going with Rolling Stones songs, I'd say Duquette can't get no satisfaction in his trade attempts.