Dick Bleier, your new favorite reliever

[Tony-OH]

Wonder what the cutoff for salary is for the new Orioles way? I'm just surprised they didn't cut him and save the $350K. Clearly Bleier will never be here when the Orioles will be good. 

Now 900K is not the $7-10 million Villar would get in arbitration, but it does beg the question of the cut off point? I can't imagine they tender Bundy now.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

Wonder what the cutoff for salary is for the new Orioles way? I'm just surprised they didn't cut him and save the $350K. Clearly Bleier will never be here when the Orioles will be good. 

Now 900K is not the $7-10 million Villar would get in arbitration, but it does beg the question of the cut off point? I can't imagine they tender Bundy now.

I think bringing Bleier back was to appease the season ticket holders. 

[atomic]

6 hours ago, Frobby said:

Yes, in fact, Bleier was never used last year in a way that the new rule prevents.     Paul Fry was used that way 6 times.    

If were using multiple pitchers for less than 3 batters in a game we might need 20 pitchers to get through a game.

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

Wonder what the cutoff for salary is for the new Orioles way? I'm just surprised they didn't cut him and save the $350K. Clearly Bleier will never be here when the Orioles will be good. 

Now 900K is not the $7-10 million Villar would get in arbitration, but it does beg the question of the cut off point? I can't imagine they tender Bundy now.

Sure they will.    

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

Sure they will.    

Bundy is tradeable.

[scOtt]

2 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Wonder what the cutoff for salary is for the new Orioles way? I'm just surprised they didn't cut him and save the $350K. Clearly Bleier will never be here when the Orioles will be good. 

Now 900K is not the $7-10 million Villar would get in arbitration, but it does beg the question of the cut off point? I can't imagine they tender Bundy now.

Villar frees up the $$$ to sign Bundy? Elias said something about "moving around resources" NOT really a quote but to that effect.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

11 minutes ago, scOtt said:

Villar frees up the $$$ to sign Bundy? Elias said something about "moving around resources" NOT really a quote but to that effect.

More funds available to stack up the Dominican Summer League team. 

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

More funds available to stack up the Dominican Summer League team. 

With a  bunch of $50K guys like last year? Hopefully we will see some bump in the type of talent they sign next year now that they've been down there a year.

[SteveA]

3 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Wonder what the cutoff for salary is for the new Orioles way? I'm just surprised they didn't cut him and save the $350K. Clearly Bleier will never be here when the Orioles will be good. 

Now 900K is not the $7-10 million Villar would get in arbitration, but it does beg the question of the cut off point? I can't imagine they tender Bundy now.

They did.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

51 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

With a  bunch of $50K guys like last year? Hopefully we will see some bump in the type of talent they sign next year now that they've been down there a year.

Ha yes, I was joking. I’m also hoping for an upgrade in the quality of international talent the Orioles sign in 2020. Can’t expect to be top players in the international talent pool yet, but start building up the prospect pool in the farm system. 

[AnythingO's]

1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

With a  bunch of $50K guys like last year? Hopefully we will see some bump in the type of talent they sign next year now that they've been down there a year.

Could it be the $$ they just saved on Villar can now be used to spend the rest of their International cap? Isn't there a highly rated Cuban yet to sign?

[HowAboutThat]

10 hours ago, Frobby said:

Yes, in fact, Bleier was never used last year in a way that the new rule prevents.     Paul Fry was used that way 6 times.    

You sure come up with some obscure bits of info. I’m impressed.

[Frobby]

On 12/2/2019 at 7:54 PM, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

More funds available to stack up the Dominican Summer League team. 

 

On 12/2/2019 at 9:07 PM, Tony-OH said:

With a  bunch of $50K guys like last year? Hopefully we will see some bump in the type of talent they sign next year now that they've been down there a year.

They did sign a few $300-400 k guys last year.     Decent progress in year 1, and I expect more progress in year 2.    

[weams]

3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

 

They did sign a few $300-400 k guys last year.     Decent progress in year 1, and I expect more progress in year 2.    

I has been reported that the have spent 3 mil + this period. I don't think that included Venezuelans for some reason. I don't recall where I saw it. 

[Can_of_corn]