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1 hour ago, theobird said:

Surprised if he could get Trumbo money? Really? Adam Jones is by far a superior baseball player to Mark Trumbo and it isn't even close. If they were both RFers Jones would be among the best in the game defensively and Trumbo has no business with a glove on his hand. Now that said, we were exceedingly stupid to give Trumbo the contract he got. But in no world I have ever lived in is Adam Jones not worth more than Mark Trumbo.

Disagree. Jones will be 33 in '19. He has range for corner OF, but no longer will he be paid as a CF. Thats my main argument. I do think there were other similar offers for Trumbo, but he decided he liked the O's. Trumbo was also 29 when he signed his O's contract. A 4 year difference in age. 

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13 minutes ago, jabba72 said:

Disagree. Jones will be 33 in '19. He has range for corner OF, but no longer will he be paid as a CF. Thats my main argument. I do think there were other similar offers for Trumbo, but he decided he liked the O's. Trumbo was also 29 when he signed his O's contract. A 4 year difference in age. 

What makes you think that?

You think another team was willing to give up a first round pick and match the O's offer?

I'm just glad Trumbo turned down the reported 4/52 offer from the O's.

 

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56 minutes ago, El Gordo said:

To other teams he's an aging COF. To the O's he's an aging CF/COF, team leader, veteran  presence, PA pet, fan favorite and community activist.

Exactly....which means overpay anyway you slice it.   He will go out there like Davis and Trumbo did after their big years and find.....deafening silence for aging outfielders on the free agent market, or at least a lot less than his ego is telling him right now.   Then we will overpay to bring him back.   Like Trumbo and Davis.   Or Peter may overpay in an extension this winter, but I really think it will be more likely the free agent route. 

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5 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Exactly....which means overpay anyway you slice it.   He will go out there like Davis and Trumbo did after their big years and find.....deafening silence for aging outfielders on the free agent market, or at least a lot less than his ego is telling him right now.   Then we will overpay to bring him back.   Like Trumbo and Davis.   Or Peter may overpay in an extension this winter, but I really think it will be more likely the free agent route. 

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Hold up.....so the guy is basically counting down the days until he is a FA (1 more year left just to clarify!) and now all the sudden he is going to sign an extension with a team gutted after 2018 missing it's superstar? LOL. Ya'll funny. That dude is going to be on the first plane out of town when the time comes. He basically said it himself. 

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24 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

What makes you think that?

You think another team was willing to give up a first round pick and match the O's offer?

I'm just glad Trumbo turned down the reported 4/52 offer from the O's.

 

Yeah that was laughably bad. Talk about setting the market. I know teams backed off when he was asking 4-5, 80M but I think he could have signed sooner at the price he eventually signed here for. 

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1 hour ago, TradeAngelos said:

Hold up.....so the guy is basically counting down the days until he is a FA (1 more year left just to clarify!) and now all the sudden he is going to sign an extension with a team gutted after 2018 missing it's superstar? LOL. Ya'll funny. That dude is going to be on the first plane out of town when the time comes. He basically said it himself. 

He expressly didn’t say that.    

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3 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

What other teams would want to sign Jones?  Maybe SD because he's from there?  No team is paying a premium for Jones.  Not even the O's because they are cheap.  Wait until Jones has to wait a week while the O's review his medical records, which they already have. 

If Jones has his typical season he’ll have plenty of suitors.   He just can’t slip too much.  

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Just now, Frobby said:

If Jones has his typical season he’ll have plenty of suitors.   He just can’t slip too much.  

What is a typical Jones season at this point? The last two seasons that has meant average to slightly below. If that’s his new normal, I’m not so sure he will have many suitors at much more than the 3/36 estimates. Teams seem smart enough these days not to invest significantly in declining players entering the real danger zone.

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