That yearly, hypothetical, fun question...

[Moose Milligan]

I think this gets asked every year on here.  Or maybe it was once a long time ago and the thread got bumped.  Anyway...

If you could take one of the Orioles 6 Hall of Famers in their prime and put them on the 2017 Orioles, who would you pick?

Your choices:

Frank Robinson, RF

Brooks Robinson, 3B

Cal Ripken, Jr, SS/3B.  Though I'm assuming if we're talking about these players respective primes here, he'd be limited to SS only but we can be flexible if someone would want to move Manny off 3B for some reason.

Eddie Murray, 1B

Jim Palmer, SP

Earl Weaver, Manager

 

I'm assuming this will come down to two specific players for most everyone here.  This is really hard for me, and as much of a gaping hole RF is and as much as we'd need someone with Frank's .400-ish on base percentage, I'd have to go with Palmer.  20 or so wins at the top of the rotation with a bunch of complete games to save a bullpen that's going to be taxed this year would be amazing to have and it'd transform the rotation. 

But I could easily change my mind tomorrow.  

What say you?

[billw76]

Palmer, with F. Robinson a close 2nd. I think the offense will be ok, but the pitching staff would be so much better if Palmer was at the top of the rotation.

[backwardsk]

I'm taking Frank Robinson all the way.

[olddogger]

Palmer, and it ain't even close for me

 

[24fps]

Palmer.  Of course Palmer today would cost about $30 million AAV...

Palmer, Tillman, Gausman and Bundy would not be a bad front-four at all.  I would then try to find a good, cheap defense-first RF to help the pitching even further and maybe resign Alvarez for DH.

[El Gordo]

Frank. He'd change the chemistry of the clubhouse in the best way possible as well as putting up MVP numbers.

[Aristotelian]

Cal and Manny would be fun to watch with Schoop or JJ at 2B. Can't argue wth Frank or Palmer. All would be big upgrades. 

[crawjo]

Robinson. I'm assuming that Palmer in his prime in 2017 would not be able to throw as many innings as he did in the 1970s. All things being equal I'd rather have vintage Mussina than vintage Palmer. Palmer was a HOF-level pitcher but he also benefited a great deal from having one of the best defenses in the history of baseball playing behind him.

[weams]

2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think this gets asked every year on here.  Or maybe it was once a long time ago and the thread got bumped.  Anyway...

If you could take one of the Orioles 6 Hall of Famers in their prime and put them on the 2017 Orioles, who would you pick?

Your choices:

Frank Robinson, RF

Brooks Robinson, 3B

Cal Ripken, Jr, SS/3B.  Though I'm assuming if we're talking about these players respective primes here, he'd be limited to SS only but we can be flexible if someone would want to move Manny off 3B for some reason.

Eddie Murray, 1B

Jim Palmer, SP

Earl Weaver, Manager

 

I'm assuming this will come down to two specific players for most everyone here.  This is really hard for me, and as much of a gaping hole RF is and as much as we'd need someone with Frank's .400-ish on base percentage, I'd have to go with Palmer.  20 or so wins at the top of the rotation with a bunch of complete games to save a bullpen that's going to be taxed this year would be amazing to have and it'd transform the rotation. 

But I could easily change my mind tomorrow.  

What say you?

Frank. I'm all about that Bass.

But then, the Orioles have never won a World Series without Jim.

[Frobby]

Frank.    He'd supercharge our offense.    And he played RF, which is a glaring hole right now.   Also, I'm not sure Palmer would be as good without the high strike.  

[weams]

33 minutes ago, crawjo said:

Robinson. I'm assuming that Palmer in his prime in 2017 would not be able to throw as many innings as he did in the 1970s. All things being equal I'd rather have vintage Mussina than vintage Palmer. Palmer was a HOF-level pitcher but he also benefited a great deal from having one of the best defenses in the history of baseball playing behind him.

I watched them both pitch in their prime. Jim was better. 

[scOtt]

In their prime? Oriole Prime? Frank and it's not even close. RF is our biggest hurdle right now. And Frobby could hit a little bit.

[scOtt]

3 minutes ago, scOtt said:

In their prime? Oriole Prime? Frank and it's not even close. RF is our biggest hurdle right now. And Frobby could hit a little bit.

Rather he was left handed tho...

[crawjo]

20 minutes ago, weams said:

I watched them both pitch in their prime. Jim was better. 

No. That's my counter-argument.

[scOtt]

Here.