After Winter meeting news pertaining to nonMachado news

[Tx Oriole]

25 minutes ago, oriolediehard said:

What have we done besides sign 3 rule 5 players and 1 upper 6 era pitcher?  I know the offseason is not over yet, that was mentioned last year and same result nothing done.  I am sorry I can't be positive especially what The Yankees have done. Please be realistic not be defensive for our team?

What have the Yankees done? I don't keep up with them.

[backwardsk]

11 minutes ago, Tx Oriole said:

What have the Yankees done? I don't keep up with them.

They acquired the NL MVP without giving up top prospects.

[weams]

16 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

Weams just mailing it in.  Get him some PEDs.  

What other Thread?

[Ruzious]

Just now, weams said:

What other Thread?

Hmm, next you'll be telling us you were mis-quoted in your auto-biography.  

[Number5]

56 minutes ago, Lucky_13 said:

Don't think anything's going to happen until the Machado situation is resolved.  Which will hopefully be before January

You're probably right, but it is difficult to understand why.  If the Orioles are receiving strong offers/interest on Britton and/or Brach, why must those potential trades wait until the Machado situation is resolved?  Teams in the market for relief pitching aren't waiting.  RPs are being signed or traded for daily, it seems.  Hey, I get that if we have a dozen or so teams in on Machado that the Orioles should take the time to negotiate and perform due diligence to get the best possible trade for Manny.  I don't get the need to freeze all other potential trades in the mean time, though.  I'd hate to see doors that are open to us now slam shut while we are busy focusing on only one discussion.  I know you aren't saying that the apparent refusal to multitask is a good idea.  I'm just venting a bit of frustration.

[Roll Tide]

8 minutes ago, Number5 said:

You're probably right, but it is difficult to understand why.  If the Orioles are receiving strong offers/interest on Britton and/or Brach, why must those potential trades wait until the Machado situation is resolved?  Teams in the market for relief pitching aren't waiting.  RPs are being signed or traded for daily, it seems.  Hey, I get that if we have a dozen or so teams in on Machado that the Orioles should take the time to negotiate and perform due diligence to get the best possible trade for Manny.  I don't get the need to freeze all other potential trades in the mean time, though.  I'd hate to see doors that are open to us now slam shut while we are busy focusing on only one discussion.  I know you aren't saying that the apparent refusal to multitask is a good idea.  I'm just venting a bit of frustration.

As long as the Manny thing is resolved by the end of the year we're fine IMO. You need to get that move done and have some bullets left to focus on what you couldn't get in a Manny trade. 

Example ...you take Flaherty, Gomber, Helsley, and Mercado from the Cards. The only one ready for sure is Flaherty, you can use Brach or Britton perhaps to get you a ready SP prospect.

if you go with the White Sox and can somehow get Giolito and Kopech as the main pieces. You are the GM and convinced Kopech is ready...depending on what else you received you can use Brach or Britton to get what you didn't ...example a LH bat to play COF or the vacant IF slot. It will depend on your needs

 

[Number5]

13 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

As long as the Manny thing is resolved by the end of the year we're fine IMO. You need to get that move done and have some bullets left to focus on what you couldn't get in a Manny trade. 

Example ...you take Flaherty, Gomber, Helsley, and Mercado from the Cards. The only one ready for sure is Flaherty, you can use Brach or Britton perhaps to get you a ready SP prospect.

if you go with the White Sox and can somehow get Giolito and Kopech as the main pieces. You are the GM and convinced Kopech is ready...depending on what else you received you can use Brach or Britton to get what you didn't ...example a LH bat to play COF or the vacant IF slot. It will depend on your needs

 

Understood, but seeing as how we need 3 SPs, if we've been offered something like Corbin for Brach, it seems to me that we should pull the trigger.  Any deal for Manny isn't likely to fill all 3 SP spots.  We don't know, of course, how far along these various discussions have gone, or if we have even received any solid offers on Britton or Brach, but I'd hate to miss the boat if we do have that type of opportunity.