After Trading Machado...

[Il BuonO]

1 minute ago, foxfield said:

Dont forget the dotted line BB reporting that brings Buck and Brady into the mix.

 

It's sort of like Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner (and/or his sons)  But sorta like the UN where Buck and Brady have the power to execute or block moves, for certain reasons, at certain times, for certain occasions.  

The Baltimore FO, where anything is possible.

[Woody Held]

15 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

The Baltimore FO, where nothing  is possible.

I fixed that for you

[O's are Legends]

On 12/12/2017 at 8:38 PM, Dark Helmet said:

The Orioles may not hand Manny $300m +, but would they give a guy like Mike Moustakas $100m? Does trading Manny automatically mean a rebuild? Could they just use Manny to restock the farm then go out and sign a replacement 3b?

 

We may have to wait until the 2018 trade deadline to see Machado moved. Interesting enough, I stumbled upon this looking for the 2018 trade deadline date. Written last August:

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Manny Machado: It is difficult at best to see the Orioles as contenders in 2018 given their starting pitching woes. The team seems unwilling to accept that it needs a major overhaul at the developmental level; it’s unacceptable for an MLB team to be this bad at producing starting pitching, again the most important asset in the baseball economy, and the success of Parker Bridwell with the Angels and Ariel Miranda with the Mariners this year (among so many other examples) show that it’s probably not the players themselves who are to blame.

So if Machado bounces back from his bad year at the plate in 2017, and if the Orioles see themselves as sellers at the 2018 deadline, Machado will be one of the top targets for contenders needing third base help. The question is, will Baltimore be willing to deal Machado within the division? Because the team that looks like it’ll need the most third base help in 2019 remains the New York Yankees.

Zach Britton: Britton’s situation is a mix of Machado’s and Hand’s. This year, the allure of trading for him was one more arbitration season for the trading team to control. Britton is a Super Two making $11.4 million this year, but for most contenders, paying an elite closer $15 million for one year is better than trying to sign one in free agency, given that elite closer contracts are creeping toward $100 million in total outlay. Next year he’ll be the same sort of freelancer Machado is, with a slightly more concerning injury history than Hand, but if the Orioles are out of contention, he should be a prize piece.

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