How did they get this bad?

[foxfield]

10 hours ago, connja said:

This is by far the worst assembled roster I can remember.  I have no doubt he is dealing with meddling from above and below, but his primary responsibility is to construct the roster and this is just FUBAR.  

We haven't had a leadoff hitter in how many years?  We haven't had a right fielder.  We have no bench - 2 pinch hitters tonight hitting under .200.  We have no speed.  And for a manager who had done nothing but preach the value of defense, we've sacrificed all of it and gotten nothing in return on offense.

And who would build a team with Trumbo, Davis, Alverez and Mancini on the same roster.  4 redundant players. 

Oh and the pitching....

DD should be first one to go.

 

Interesting because these items you site are not the work of DD. 

 

But, I have no problem with him moving on. He is the only one of our Front Office “problems” that will absolutely not extend. That makes you happy of course...but it should make you wonder. 

[tntoriole]

21 minutes ago, foxfield said:

Interesting because these items you site are not the work of DD. 

 

But, I have no problem with him moving on. He is the only one of our Front Office “problems” that will absolutely not extend. That makes you happy of course...but it should make you wonder. 

DD did not want Trey on the roster and didn’t want to sign Pedro?  

[Enjoy Terror]

2 hours ago, birdwatcher55 said:

Good post. Most people here would agree with you.

Unless you’re Tony, who smacked me down in the other thread for saying so and received heaps of praise from everyone defending Duquette’s honor.

 @LookitsPuck we should start that club.

[mdbdotcom]

I blame the peanut vendors. If the peanuts were fresher and had less salt, this season would be a totally different story.

[pastorfan]

11 hours ago, Three Run Homer said:

The one thing that is clearly on DD is the failure to sign a decent utility infielder over the offseason.  We actually thought we could get by with Luis Sardinas and Engelb Vielma.  Then Schoop and Beckham got hurt and the O's had nobody to plug in, to the point that they had to use Pedro Alvarez and Danny Valencia at 3B and couldn't wait to claim Jace Peterson.  

I can't blame DD for signing Chris Davis, or for the fact that Trey Mancini and Jonathan Schoop have forgotten how to hit a baseball.  

IMO the lack of offense from guys like Schoop and Mancini is part of the larger environment on the team right now. Losing is contagious and I think that has a lot to do with it. When you tolerate Davis' production in the heart of the order, then you send a message to everyone else. 

[panick]

43 minutes ago, connja said:

Again, his only job is to construct the roster and this is the worst roster in MLB.  

Our "strategy" of waiting til prices drop right before the season starts every year puts us in a bind.  instead of signing players we need, we just collect a bunch of players at sale prices whether or not they are good fits.

For example, with Davis on the roster for 7 years, no reason to sign Trumbo at any price unless a one year deal at that point.

 

 

Wasn't Trumbo signed before Davis was?

[mdbdotcom]

2 minutes ago, panick said:

Wasn't Trumbo signed before Davis was?

Trumbo was acquired by trade before Davis was re-signed. He had one year on his contract and was then signed to a three-year deal.

[Tx Oriole]

23 minutes ago, panick said:

Wasn't Trumbo signed before Davis was?

I thought so. 

[brooksfrankjim]

I blame Angelos.  The buck stops with him.

[Aristotelian]

12 hours ago, connja said:

This is by far the worst assembled roster I can remember.  I have no doubt he is dealing with meddling from above and below, but his primary responsibility is to construct the roster and this is just FUBAR.  

We haven't had a leadoff hitter in how many years?  We haven't had a right fielder.  We have no bench - 2 pinch hitters tonight hitting under .200.  We have no speed.  And for a manager who had done nothing but preach the value of defense, we've sacrificed all of it and gotten nothing in return on offense.

And who would build a team with Trumbo, Davis, Alverez and Mancini on the same roster.  4 redundant players. 

Oh and the pitching....

DD should be first one to go.

 

And Valencia! 5 DH/1B. 

[weams]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

This is absolutely true....but heres one more fact. He was blocked form resigning Cruz too.

To four years, I assume. Not the three that was the Orioles offer to him. 

[O's84]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

I blame Andy MacPhail.   If he hadn’t traded for Chris Davis, we’d never have signed him to that idiotic contract.    Damn you, Andy!

It was the evil sweater vest that made him do it!

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 hours ago, atomic said:

Rumours were that there were agreements with two utility infielders but Angelo's just let them sit on his desk. The way the organization is set up there is no final responsible for anything. Hard to know who is to blame other than ownership. 

Got a feeling it’s going to take another 10+ years to turn things around again.

This is what your owner should say to signing a utility infielder.  OK and I hope he can help out the team.

Are Angelos and sons going over scouting reports and watching video.  smh 

 

[OFFNY]

o

 

I blame myself.

 

 

 

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[24fps]

31 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

If you only knew the real story and what goes on behind the scenes....you would NOT blame Duquette.Yes, he HAS made some bad calls, but he's had some other choices that were blocked, denied, overruled, and rejected. Its not really Dan's fault.

In the social media age every perceived shortcoming requires blame and all blame requires a face.  It's a rule.  If you don't provide that face within 0.00083 seconds someone will provide it for you.