Britton is key

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6 hours ago, theobird said:

Britton's ability to come back and pitch well, is a huge key to our ability to re-stock the shelves. There will be several teams on the hunt for a lock down reliever before the trade deadline. The Cleveland Indians are the obvious ones that come to mind, but there are others. If Britton can pitch up to Britton's standards it would not be a stretch IMO, to see Cleveland part with Bieber, Chang/Jones plus a lower level guy for Britton. I think it is obvious that manny will be traded and command a nice return. That does not mean our super competent FO will get it done, but its obvious anyway. Getting a nice haul for Britton would be a huge deal. Heck, maybe you could include Brach in a deal with Britton and expand the return. Cleveland makes sense with that one too, since they are a very good team in every way, except a lousy bullpen.

Well that first outing certainly wasn't a good start. I'm hoping it was rust and 1st game back jitters. I'm honestly not sure if Britton has enough time to build up his value enough for them to get a nice haul. He basically has to be perfect and I'm not sure we'll ever see that version of Britton again. All that said, he needs to be traded regardless. 

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1 hour ago, theobird said:

Stuff like that makes me think we have no shot of ever being relevant again. That is just crazy, and a total lack of vision. Just trade the guys whose value you have already deflated. Nice.

Short of Schoop, Bundy, and Givens they really should be willing to move anyone if the price is right. Those are the only three who should give them cause to pause and I'm not even convinced they should be untouchable. 

[Orioles0615]

1 hour ago, Aglets said:

Guess that means we're all in for 2019? 

Exciting!  They must know some stuff we don't...........and an incredibly large amount of said stuff!

This is exactly what it means I think. They have the delusional idea that they can "retool" like the Yankees. But the Yankees had a decent farm system and already had guys like Judge, Sanchez, Severino, and Didi

[Aglets]

4 minutes ago, andrewochs615 said:

This is exactly what it means I think. They have the delusional idea that they can "retool" like the Yankees. But the Yankees had a decent farm system and already had guys like Judge, Sanchez, Severino, and Didi

What are you talking about?  We can be just like them!

Let's start with the position players.   We can just go down the line.  I'll go first.

List of building blocks in our lineup that are under contract for 2019:

Here we go....let's start with........infield.   No wait..........outfield?

Hmmm, wait, this is crazy.

I have another idea.

You go first.  

[Frobby]

44 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Sadly, I doubt that Britton will perform to his peak level, or that he has enough time to prove that he is there. He did not look sharp in his first outing and was only around 94.

Oh, I think he has plenty of time.   But how many save opportunities will he get in the next six weeks, three?

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Oh, I think he has plenty of time.   But how many save opportunities will he get in the next six weeks, three?

Buck should have him opening.  He's already shown he has the mentality to close.  He needs ML innings.

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7 hours ago, DirtyBird said:

We weren’t getting a big return for Britton last year, with a year left on his contract. Probably had a decent offer, but not huge. I’m not sure why to expect any organizational changing pull for Britton now, a month into a comeback from a second injury.

There's an article out there about how Cleveland's bullpen is the worst in the league.. they might pay a lot if he Zach is shutdown worthy.

[Lucky_13]

Wonder if you could package both Britton and Brach to Cleveland like when the A's sent Doolittle and Madson to the Nats when they had the worst bullpen in the league last year. That netted Oakland Blake Treinen and the Nat's number 6 and 10 prospects. 

I'd argue that a healthy Britton is better then Doolittle and has a better history of dominance. 

Maybe Britton and Brach for SS Yu Cheng Chang (#7), RHP Aaron Civale (#9) and another piece