Bad News About Richard Bleier: But Lesson Here-Don't Wait for Players to Get Injured

[Rene88]

What if Manny goes down with an injury this week or next? Then what? Why wait? Britton I understand. He needs to show people he is back in his old form but Manny? 

I think Bleier could have gotten a nice prospect and I think the O's were planning on moving him, it's a shame.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Bleier is a one year wonder so far and soft tossed; he would not get a big return.

But yes Manny needs to be traded yesterday.  

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Bleier is a one year wonder so far and soft tossed; he would not get a big return.

But yes Manny needs to be traded yesterday.  

That should be soft tosser, I loathe autocorrect.

[sportsfan8703]

4 minutes ago, Rene88 said:

What if Manny goes down with an injury this week or next? Then what? Why wait? Britton I understand. He needs to show people he is back in his old form but Manny? 

I think Bleier could have gotten a nice prospect and I think the O's were planning on moving him, it's a shame.

Bleier has 5 years of team control left. Let him be a set up man for a losing team for the next 1-2 years and build his value up. Then either he’s a part of a winner or we trade him. His actual trade value versus what he can give us doesn’t line up. 

[weams]

Any reliever trades yet?

[Legend_Of_Joey]

4 minutes ago, weams said:

Any reliever trades yet?

 

[weams]

1 minute ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

 

Yeah. We could have probably gotten some of that slot money for him last week. 

[24fps]

2 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

 

Damn.  Just think of what the Orioles could have done with that international signing bonus pool money.  

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, weams said:

Yeah. We could have probably gotten some of that slot money for him last week. 

Have the Orioles ever traded for international slot money?  They only seem to trade it away.  

[weams]

2 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Have the Orioles ever traded for international slot money?  They only seem to trade it away.  

They do not use their international money nor will they. 

[Can_of_corn]

27 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Bleier has 5 years of team control left. Let him be a set up man for a losing team for the next 1-2 years and build his value up. Then either he’s a part of a winner or we trade him. His actual trade value versus what he can give us doesn’t line up. 

That's an optimistic view.

[VaBird1]

I think at this point Bleier is a three year wonder.

[Moose Milligan]

It'd be the most Oriole thing ever if Manny goes down with a season ending injury.  He's proven to be pretty durable over the past few years but if one thing 2018 has proven...if it can go wrong, it will go wrong for this team.

 

[bpilktree67]

The Cubs just shut down their top prospect with a lat injury.  Glad we didn’t get him for Manny

 

[Tx Oriole]

46 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Have the Orioles ever traded for international slot money?  They only seem to trade it away.  

Thank Mr. Angelos for that.