Britton: Most haven't even been approached to come back, don't know where the org. sees itself next year

[interloper]

https://twitter.com/EddieInTheYard/status/963782482108846080

 

https://twitter.com/EddieInTheYard/status/963782835202117632

[interloper]

Cool! 

[interloper]

At this point, you could almost fire up conspiracies of a sale of the organization. I mean, they haven't participated in FA, they haven't approached their players for extensions (including Jones, Machado, Schoop, Gausman, and Britton that we are aware of from just this offseason's news cycle), they've reduced payroll by $40 million seemingly no intent to bump it back up...

OR

They're just really this bad at running a baseball team.

[MDtransplant757]

4 minutes ago, interloper said:

At this point, you could almost fire up conspiracies of a sale of the organization. I mean, they haven't participated in FA, they haven't approached their players for extensions (including Jones, Machado, Schoop, Gausman, and Britton that we are aware of from just this offseason's news cycle), they've reduced payroll by $40 million seemingly no intent to bump it back up...

OR

They're just really this bad at running a baseball team.

Please be the former. 

[clapdiddy]

4 minutes ago, interloper said:

At this point, you could almost fire up conspiracies of a sale of the organization. I mean, they haven't participated in FA, they haven't approached their players for extensions (including Jones, Machado, Schoop, Gausman, and Britton that we are aware of from just this offseason's news cycle), they've reduced payroll by $40 million seemingly no intent to bump it back up...

OR

They're just really this bad at running a baseball team.

I'm picking the latter.

[interloper]

1. We don't want our current players.

2. We don't want any new players.

3. We don't want to give our players to other teams for other players.

What exactly do they want?

[MDtransplant757]

I hate this team some days. 

[Justinlstn]

Really hoping its selling of the organization. That would be the only thing that would make this horrible off season turn into the best one ever.

[MDtransplant757]

2 minutes ago, Justinlstn said:

Really hoping its selling of the organization. That would be the only thing that would make this horrible off season turn into the best one ever.

Party at my house if that happens

[Frobby]

13 minutes ago, interloper said:

At this point, you could almost fire up conspiracies of a sale of the organization. I mean, they haven't participated in FA, they haven't approached their players for extensions (including Jones, Machado, Schoop, Gausman, and Britton that we are aware of from just this offseason's news cycle), they've reduced payroll by $40 million seemingly no intent to bump it back up...

OR

They're just really this bad at running a baseball team.

Unfortunately, I think it’s the latter. And the lame duck status of the GM and the manager isn’t helping.  

[Hank Scorpio]

10 minutes ago, clapdiddy said:

I'm picking the latter.

You really have to TRY to be this bad at running a baseball team.

[Camden_yardbird]

A few years ago I thought that the sale would happen after this year.  The Orioles didn't have much on the books, they were reticent to give anything past a three year deal and they werent pursuing extensions.  That was before Davis and Trumbo signed their current deals.

I still think the sale happens after this year, and although the right thing to do is start a rebuild I think that's not how the Angelos' want their last year going down.

[interloper]

Just now, Frobby said:

Unfortunately, I think it’s the latter. And the lame duck status of the GM and the manager isn’t helping.  

My question is why Angelos cares about the lame duck status. Does he really care that much about letting a new GM/manager construct their own team that he would just punt on this season? Without getting anything in return for the players he's paying? Or without generating excitement by adding to the team to increase ticket sales this year?

It doesn't make SENSE. 

[TheDeau52]

On the plus side, they've freed me up from purchasing MLB tv this year. Iffy streams will be good enough for me in 2018. Thanks, Peter!  

[Yardball85]

17 minutes ago, interloper said:

1. We don't want our current players.

2. We don't want any new players.

3. We don't want to give our players to other teams for other players.

What exactly do they want?

Hahaha, so well put.  I think it's:

We like our guys who are under control, don't want our guys PAST their six years here, but want to keep them around until we absolutely have to say good bye.

And new players???  Cmon, we like OUR guys.