Ian Desmond

[fansince71]

https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/796023276216532992

It would be nice but no way we pony up what it would take to get him.

[Camden_yardbird]

I think the Orioles will get a big contract hitter, and I think they will pay for it with prospects. If the Orioles sign a big money free agent early they will package prospects and draft picks with one of the three pitchers to trade them for salary relief.

Desmond makes sense. They can play him in the OF this year and at SS for the rest of the the contract.

[isestrex]

I don't like that he's yet another RH bat. Fowler is the better target because he's S and has the better glove

[Justinlstn]

So it begins, Orioles linked to every free agent possible.

[Can_of_corn]

I think the Orioles will get a big contract hitter, and I think they will pay for it with prospects. If the Orioles sign a big money free agent early they will package prospects and draft picks with one of the three pitchers to trade them for salary relief.

Desmond makes sense. They can play him in the OF this year and at SS for the rest of the the contract.

I think a lot of teams can beat the O's best offer when it comes to prospects.

[Ruzious]

I don't like the idea of getting a guy in his 30's long-term for his defense at SS or CF. And he fell way off offensively as the season wound down. Before last season, he was declining a bit every year. He's a talented player and may prove me wrong, but I just don't see him turning out to be a good buy.

[ArtVanDelay]

So it begins, Orioles linked to every free agent possible.

MLB Trade Rumors had us linked to about 40 of their top 50 free agents.

[MDtransplant757]

I don't like that he's yet another RH bat. Fowler is the better target because he's S and has the better glove

I would too, but what are Desmond's splits against righties and lefties

[murph]

I would too, but what are Desmond's splits against righties and lefties

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+are+ian+desmond+splits+against+righties+and+lefties

[backwardsk]

I don't like the idea of getting a guy in his 30's long-term for his defense at SS or CF. And he fell way off offensively as the season wound down. Before last season, he was declining a bit every year. He's a talented player and may prove me wrong, but I just don't see him turning out to be a good buy.

I think he's intriguing. He's athletic with a strong arm. I think he could play a good right field. Could he be used as a Mark McLemore super utility guy to the point where you don't have to carry Flaherty? He's a good bat, not a difference maker, but a solid guy who can give you 20+ HRs and get on base at a .330 clip.

He's solid in the clubhouse based off what I've heard on the radio in the DC area.

Is that worth 4/60 and a draft pick? I would say no, but if his market were to fall like last year...

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[fansince71]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+are+ian+desmond+splits+against+righties+and+lefties

Plenty of strikeouts, he'd fit right in this line-up.

[Machado13]

Just say no. Need more contact in lineup.

[Orioles4Life21]

I think he's intriguing. He's athletic with a strong arm. I think he could play a good right field. Could he be used as a Mark McLemore super utility guy to the point where you don't have to carry Flaherty? He's a good bat, not a difference maker, but a solid guy who can give you 20+ HRs and get on base at a .330 clip.

He's solid in the clubhouse based off what I've heard on the radio in the DC area.

Is that worth 4/60 and a draft pick? I would say no, but if his market were to fall like last year...

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Sounds like a difference maker to me.

[25 Nuggets]

I don't like that he's yet another RH bat. Fowler is the better target because he's S and has the better glove

For all the RH bats they have, it's LHP they struggle against. Also bear in mind if Trumbo leaves that is a big RH bat gone.

[Spy Fox]

Desmond would help. But if we are going to spend in the FA hitter market, there's no way Fowler shouldn't be the top target. He's basically an ideal fit for us.