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Should the Orioles get Danny Farquhar?

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sportsfan8703 Hangout Grand Counsel

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There's only like 5 teams in front of us in the AL waiver wire. If we want this guy we just have to claim him. I remember we beat him earlier in the year. The guy has good stuff and a decent track record. He doesn't have options but the rotation is at least giving us innings. This pen would look real nice, 

Britton, Brach, Givens, O'day, Bleier, Farquhar, Asher

We could always go with a 3 man bench for a fresh arm if need be. It's not like Gentry is adding so much value. Dude is hitting .100 and that's to optimize his stats by avoiding RHP. 

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9 hours ago, Diehard_O's_Fan said:

Danny Farquhar is now available. Should the Orioles go after him?

Rays designated him. Would he be really worth it for the O's to pickup? As someone said the O's don't need relief pitchers. But this player is the kind DD would sign.

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3 hours ago, wildcard said:

Relief pitchers are not the O's problem.  Its starters.

I agree. Though if we are going to look into trading any or all of O'Day, Brittan, or Brach then we might want to begin to stock up on arms.

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1 hour ago, Aglets said:

So far this year:

4.24 ERA

1.41 WHIP

8.7 K per 9

34 IP

Barely above replacement level.

I guess he is better than Crichton who is apparently on our 25 man roster.....

This. He's definitely an upgrade over a guy like Crichton.

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Looks like a money saving move by TB after adding a 2 million in salary for Hecchavarria sp?  They seem to be hoping someone picks up the 1 million or so left on this guy for the season.  I think he'd make a good B squad reliever that could also pitch in the middle innings when we have leads and the SP is knocked out after 5.  

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7 hours ago, Aglets said:

So far this year:

4.24 ERA

1.41 WHIP

8.7 K per 9

34 IP

Barely above replacement level.

I guess he is better than Crichton who is apparently on our 25 man roster.....

Crichton is on our roster for about 144 more hours until Britton is activated.

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