MLB Trade Rumors Predicts We Sign CarGo

[pastorfan]

1 hour ago, atomic said:

Maybe the Orioles have agreements with all the remaining free agents and the agreements have been sitting on ngelos' desk waiting for approval for the last 3 months and that is what has been the hold up in the free agent market. 

Sources close to the situation tell me that we had an agreement with Cobb but he failed the physical. Apparently, he had a cold in December!

[esmd]

When you google CarGo, the pic is of him in an O's uni......weird....

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=K2GZWvKKBuWl_QbrtKq4BA&q=carlos+gonzalez&oq=carlos+gon&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i131k1j0j0i131k1j0l7.680.2448.0.4866.10.9.0.0.0.0.250.860.0j1j3.4.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..6.4.853...46j0i46k1.0.4Q4yVOePMi0

[stef]

If the Os sign Lynn or Cobb they would give up their third highest draft pick. Right?

[Redskins Rick]

1 minute ago, esmd said:

When you google CarGo, the pic is of him in an O's uni......weird....

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=K2GZWvKKBuWl_QbrtKq4BA&q=carlos+gonzalez&oq=carlos+gon&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i131k1j0j0i131k1j0l7.680.2448.0.4866.10.9.0.0.0.0.250.860.0j1j3.4.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..6.4.853...46j0i46k1.0.4Q4yVOePMi0

very weird, somebody is good with Photoshop!

[esmd]

For a minute I thought I had discovered breaking news via a Google search, lol....

[Tx Oriole]

8 minutes ago, stef said:

If the Os sign Lynn or Cobb they would give up their third highest draft pick. Right?

I'd rather have the pitcher. 

[stef]

1 minute ago, Tx Oriole said:

I'd rather have the pitcher. 

Not saying I wouldn't (but I wouldn't :-). I'm just not clear on what the compensation rules are these days.

[Bradysburns]

12 hours ago, El Gordo said:

Jay only if Rasmus struggles in ST. Say no to CarGo. Say yes to Cobb/Lynn at 3/ 42 M.

Yes, especially Lynn! I think that's about the right kind of offer for him. 

[DrungoHazewood]

2 hours ago, ReclaimTheCrown said:

On CarGo, I know opinions are rather split, but if you can get him on a reasonable one year deal, I’m all for it. He could have a big year at OPACY. 

 

Or he could have the sea-level version of his 2017 Colorado season, which is about a .700 OPS.  Really, plug Gonzalez into the bb-ref neutralized context batting tool using OPACY as the baseline and his 2017 batting line is .244/.318/.396.

I'm not saying I'm totally against signing him, but temper expectations.  He's coming to a harder league and a park 5200 feet lower in altitude.

[Redskins Rick]

Just now, DrungoHazewood said:

Or he could have the sea-level version of his 2017 Colorado season, which is about a .700 OPS.  Really, plug Gonzalez into the bb-ref neutralized context batting tool using OPACY as the baseline and his 2017 batting line is .244/.318/.396.

I'm not saying I'm totally against signing him, but temper expectations.  He's coming to a harder league and a park 5200 feet lower in altitude.

You are very right, and I agree, 1 year reasonable deal with realistic expectations would be fine with me.

[Redskins Rick]

23 minutes ago, Bradysburns said:

Yes, especially Lynn! I think that's about the right kind of offer for him. 

I read somewhere they thought Lynn's price had down to 2/10-12.

[Bradysburns]

1 minute ago, Redskins Rick said:

I read somewhere they thought Lynn's price had down to 2/10-12.

If that's the case and the Orioles don't sign him... I'm switching to curling. 

[wildbillhiccup]

11 hours ago, El Gordo said:

Everybody was on DD for not being proactive to get SP. Now it seems the market is coming to him. Maybe he's not so dumb?

He's not dumb, he's indifferent. I think he's pretty much been neutered and put out to pasture by ownership and had Brady Anderson shoved down his throat. 

[wildbillhiccup]

All in on CarGo if it's a one year deal. Hard pass on anything more than that. We need to stop blocking our prospects and let them play. 

[ReclaimTheCrown]

8 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Or he could have the sea-level version of his 2017 Colorado season, which is about a .700 OPS.  Really, plug Gonzalez into the bb-ref neutralized context batting tool using OPACY as the baseline and his 2017 batting line is .244/.318/.396.

I'm not saying I'm totally against signing him, but temper expectations.  He's coming to a harder league and a park 5200 feet lower in altitude.

Fair enough, thanks for sharing that projection (can’t say I’m especially familiar with that tool lol). Not saying he’ll put up silly numbers, but I do think there is some left in the tank to exceed that projection. If the price is 1/5ish with some incentives, I’d roll the dice on it.