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7 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Yes, what's your point.   Ubaldo is on the 25 man roster and pitching for the O's.   Castillo and Allen are being paid by the Red Sox but aren't on the 40 man roster.  

 Our highest paid pitcher is our worst starter. Because of that, look at the changes we made to the pitching staff. None.

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8 minutes ago, Natty said:

 Our highest paid pitcher is our worst starter. Because of that, look at the changes we made to the pitching staff. None.

The O's when 13-12 in Ubaldo's starts last year.

The O's have changed 40% of their starters in the last year.   Bundy and Miley are in their  first full year as starters for the O's. Gallardo in gone and Wright is in AAA. Wilson has been moved to the pen.

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19 minutes ago, wildcard said:

The O's when 13-12 in Ubaldo's starts last year.

The O's have changed 40% of their starters in the last year.   Bundy and Miley are in their  first full year as starters for the O's. Gallardo in gone and Wright is in AAA. Wilson has been moved to the pen.

The only new face I see in the entire pitching staff is Vidal Nuno.

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2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

They used to be #1.  If they could do it back in the late 90's they can do it now!

 

I remember that - it was a beautiful time. I actually prefer the way we're building the team now, largely with home grown talent. But the added payroll this time would be to KEEP our homegrown talent. That's a much more worthy and sustainable payroll strategy, IMO. 

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1 hour ago, Natty said:

 Our highest paid pitcher is our worst starter. Because of that, look at the changes we made to the pitching staff. None.

I'm hopeful that Ubaldo will have a decent season, as he did in 2015. But in any event, I don't think his $13.5 mm salary is what precludes us from spending money on other starting pitchers.   The O's for the last 15+ years have avoided spending what it takes to acquire a top of rotation starter.    I'm not necessarily criticizing that choice, I'm just stating that it's a fact.    There are many pitchers in MLB who make significantly more money than Ubaldo.   

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4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I'm hopeful that Ubaldo will have a decent season, as he did in 2015. But in any event, I don't think his $13.5 mm salary is what precludes us from spending money on other starting pitchers.   The O's for the last 15+ years have avoided spending what it takes to acquire a top of rotation starter.    I'm not necessarily criticizing that choice, I'm just stating that it's a fact.    There are many pitchers in MLB who make significantly more money than Ubaldo.   

The best FA pitchers get  to choose where they pitch.  Camden Yards is not their first choice.

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Jim Palmer should be in charge. He said it during yesterday's broadcast, good pitching beats good hitting. What a revolutionary concept. Angelos does not see it that way. 

We have a great bullpen. Very good hitting. Our weakness is starting pitchers. The one thing that can bring us to the top is a Cy Young caliber starter. 

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Jim Palmer should be in charge. He said it during yesterday's broadcast, good pitching beats good hitting. What a revolutionary concept. Angelos does not see it that way. 

We have a great bullpen. Very good hitting. Our weakness is starting pitchers. The one thing that can bring us to the top is a Cy Young caliber starter. 

He started for the O's yesterday.

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2 minutes ago, Natty said:

Jim Palmer should be in charge. He said it during yesterday's broadcast, good pitching beats good hitting. What a revolutionary concept. Angelos does not see it that way. 

We have a great bullpen. Very good hitting. Our weakness is starting pitchers. The one thing that can bring us to the top is a Cy Young caliber starter. 

I'd say very good power.  I wouldn't say very good hitting.

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