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Also on the list should be Dariel Alvarez. I know people are talking about moving him to pitcher, but I thought I read that he played OF in Winter League ball. If the O's option Mancini to AAA, he seems to be the best fit on the roster for a right handed OF who can platoon with Seth Smith and play better defense than Trumbo.

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16 minutes ago, Spy Fox said:

Not the most fun option, but if the team crashes this year I bet that a good young OFer or two would be among the top targets in any trades of Manny, Britton, etc. 

I think if they trade major players a 3rd base, SS and starting pitchers will be ahead of outfielders on the wish list.

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I have some hope for Joey. He has the tools. perhaps he can refine his skills. I think AJ extends and moves to RF And don't forget that 2018-19 FA We'll have some money off the books. Here are some possibilities:

Charlie Blackmon (32)
Leonys Martin (31)
A.J. Pollock (31)

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After looking at his offensive line in the minors last year and seeing what he can do this year, I'm really excited to see Cedric Mullins play this year. Icing on the cake is he went to the same school where I played my college ball! Hope he makes the team someday. 

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I also like Mullins.  He's showing some good flashes.

I'm surprisingly pleased with the Rickard/Gentry combo - both good part-time players if used properly.  Buck over-used Rickard last year - when he was healthy.  

 

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On 1/25/2017 at 4:08 PM, El Gordo said:

I have some hope for Joey. He has the tools. perhaps he can refine his skills. I think AJ extends and moves to RF And don't forget that 2018-19 FA We'll have some money off the books. Here are some possibilities:

Charlie Blackmon (32)
Leonys Martin (31)
A.J. Pollock (31)

I don't believe, even with the money off the books, that the team will both extend AJ and pick up one of those CF.  The salary structure will have a lot of money tied into 1B (Davis), RF (Jones) and DH (Trumbo) and there has to be money saved somewhere.

Now, if the team has no Machado, Britton or Tillman by then, sure they can double (triple?) down on OF contracts.  But they could easily keep just Jonesy around for nostalgia / public relations / ticket sales and go rebuild mode.  So it's hard to say today what the scene will look like one, especially two seasons from now.

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1 hour ago, Ruzious said:

I also like Mullins.  He's showing some good flashes.

I'm surprisingly pleased with the Rickard/Gentry combo - both good part-time players if used properly.  Buck over-used Rickard last year - when he was healthy.  

 

I've probably heard more positive things about Mullins than anyone I can remember ranked outside the top 10 over the years.    

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1 hour ago, 25 Nuggets said:

I don't believe, even with the money off the books, that the team will both extend AJ and pick up one of those CF.  The salary structure will have a lot of money tied into 1B (Davis), RF (Jones) and DH (Trumbo) and there has to be money saved somewhere.

Now, if the team has no Machado, Britton or Tillman by then, sure they can double (triple?) down on OF contracts.  But they could easily keep just Jonesy around for nostalgia / public relations / ticket sales and go rebuild mode.  So it's hard to say today what the scene will look like one, especially two seasons from now.

The budget for 2019 is projected to be 82 M if no additions are made. 45 M in contarcts on the books and 28 M in arbitration. If the curraent 160 M is sustainable that's a lot of money to work with. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/baltimore-orioles-salaries-and-contracts.shtml

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53 minutes ago, El Gordo said:

The budget for 2019 is projected to be 82 M if no additions are made. 45 M in contarcts on the books and 28 M in arbitration. If the curraent 160 M is sustainable that's a lot of money to work with. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/baltimore-orioles-salaries-and-contracts.shtml

Our future and payroll situation will get brighter depending on how many of Sisco, Mancini, Tavarez, Santander, Harvey and the options crew, nail down jobs on the 25 man roster. 

How much better does the future look if Rickard and Tavarez/Santander/Mancini are MLB level starting COF's?

Same goes with all the SP's and relievers. Our window extends every time we have a cheap rookie take a 25 man spot. 

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13 hours ago, El Gordo said:

If we could manage to hang on to Tavarez and Santander, the OF future doesn't look so bad with them, Mullins, Mancini, Joey, Hays, etc.

Yup - Gassaway and DJ Stewart being big parts of the etc.  

Maybe not Finley, Brady, and Devereaux - man, could they run.  Sigh.  Frikkin Glenn Davis trade... but I'm over that, yeah.  It was at least 5 years ago.  

 

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