Machado to the Dodgers, 5-1 deal

[baltfan]

I am surprised we couldn’t do better than the Dodgers #27 or #28 prospect from the Dodgers.  Not devastated but disappointed.  DD must really love Diaz. 

[Frobby]

2 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

That's all well and good, but unless he presents other options/offers that were on the table or provides his own take on what the O's should have done, he's just being contrarian.

Remember, he’s the lead analyst for MLB Pipeline, which only ranked Diaz 84th.    Other evaluators apparently like him better than Callis does.   

[connja]

I mean the entire league had a pretty good idea of what was going to be in this trade for the last 48 hours....if anyone was willing to beat it, they would have.

[MDtransplant757]

I like this trade. Diaz is at least Jones or Puig 2.0 but without the headcase that puig was, Pop looks like a total stud muffin this year, and could be a big BP peice in the future. Kramer ( I wish his first name was Cosmo) looks like a stud. Bannon could be our next 3Bman. OH, we just got a big shot in the arm for the rebuild. 

[weams]

 

[billw76]

23 minutes ago, Diehard_O's_Fan said:

I am really glad the Orioles got Diaz. However, I find it odd how the Manny deal was centered around a hittter instead of a pitcher. Does anyone else find that odd as well? Do the Orioles have more of a hitting problem right now instead of a pitching problem? 

Personally I don't think it's odd they got a hitter as the main piece.

Guys like Luke and Tony could give a much better opinion than I can, but I think our farm lacks high end hitting prospects after Mountcastle.

[gmelson26]

Anyone know how the Dodger fans are taking the trade in terms of what they gave up?

[TonySoprano]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

He would have taken the pick.

Callis said he was "underwhelmed" and added the Orioles likely would've gotten a better haul last Winter.

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4 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

What? Diaz seems much better to me than a comp pick. What percent of comp picks even make AA let alone succeed there?

Diaz is like the comp pick that has already made it to AA.  Strictly better.

[25 Nuggets]

Just now, TonySoprano said:

Callis said he was "underwhelmed" and added the Orioles likely would've gotten a better haul last Winter.

A better haul last winter?  DUH

[MDtransplant757]

1 minute ago, gmelson26 said:

Anyone know how the Dodger fans are taking the trade in terms of what they gave up?

They're happy they have manny. They want the ring

[MurphDogg]

19 minutes ago, MDtransplant757 said:

Outside of Valera, no. Valera will most likely be kicking Peterson off the roster. 

Wouldn't Valera be taking Manny's spot on the roster?

[MDtransplant757]

Just now, MurphDogg said:

Wouldn't Valera be taking Manny's spot on the roster?

Come to think of it, yeah. He would

[FlipTheBird]

1 minute ago, TonySoprano said:

Callis said he was "underwhelmed" and added the Orioles likely would've gotten a better haul last Winter.

Is anyone denying that they'd have gotten a better haul if they traded him with a full-season left? They thought they were good enough to go for it. Obviously not the right call, but it had been made and there was no going back to last winter. If that's the best analysis he's got, it's just silly.

[bpilktree67]

2 minutes ago, baltfan said:

I am surprised we couldn’t do better than the Dodgers #27 or #28 prospect from the Dodgers.  Not devastated but disappointed.  DD must really love Diaz. 

You are looking at preseason rankings on two guys Kramer and Brannon who had only a small sample in professional ball.  Those two would have been much high if the ranking was done yesterday.  Brannon is a plus defende with big bat and some very high upside.  He is a big time get imo and thought for sure they would keep him as heir to Turner.