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1 minute ago, wildbillhiccup said:

...and Bend it like Beckam, who I'm assuming will be our starting SS in 2018 after we let Hardy walk. 

Sorry, I was out of following the news for awhile and missed this altogether.    Yay!   Now we are really set.   I can hardly wait.

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Well...I like the Beckham move. Not sure why Tampa gave up on him so fast, he looks to be improving each year. At worst is a bat first utility guy. 

Guess, I'll just root for the O's to win the next 10 in a row and get back in this thing. 

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1 minute ago, Frobby said:

Beckham has had a terrible July (.160 BA), so we're buying low...

Not ideal, but he's a young guy with a lot of control who has shown the upside of being an everyday type at SS. For one decent minor league pitcher (watch Myers do well and the fanbase blast the team for it) that is a very nice deal. 3+ yrs of control.

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Just now, clapdiddy said:

Actually, Liriano is supposed to go to the bullpen.

Oh crap, I forgot about him. My bad. Still, I expected them to make some sort of major move. If not with us, than with someone. But things just seemed to match up so well with us. Oh well. 

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1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

He might turn out to be good but he is a long ways away. Beckham is a legitimate MLB ballplayer. Certainly an upgrade over Ruben Tejada.

I agree, I like the deal, I just think Myers is a bit more than a warm body.  He has actual potential, even if it's at least 3 years out.

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2 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

He might turn out to be good but he is a long ways away. Beckham is a legitimate MLB ballplayer. Certainly an upgrade over Ruben Tejada.

If he actually outperforms Tejada's performance thus far, offensively or defensively, I will be surprised. 

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1 minute ago, Lucky_13 said:

Well...I like the Beckham move. Not sure why Tampa gave up on him so fast, he looks to be improving each year. At worst is a bat first utility guy.

He's a lot cheaper than Flaherty. In fact, I'd wager he's a Flash replacement and not a Hardy replacement. I think our SS of the future is TBD.

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1 minute ago, ISU94 said:

I'm ticked about Britton, but not much you can do if there isn't a good offer.

Pumped about that Beckham deal. He's locked up long term and can possibly be our SS long term with Hardy being done pretty much. Myers I like but that's a nice get at a cheap price.

Fun facts about Tim Beckham:

He's been suspended twice for a drug of abuse.

He has been demoted for not hustling.

He lost his SS job when the Rays traded for Adeiny Hechavarria. Hechavarria is only backing up until Duffy is back. 

So the Rays backup-backup SS is our SS of the future?

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2 minutes ago, lovetoaster said:

It's honestly pretty stunning. Nothing at all. 

Yeah and the have a good core and lot of players that are already blocked.  I think this just shows how far and away they are from everyone else in the American League.  The NL has three legit teams to win it all. 

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