Machado to the Dodgers, 5-1 deal

[TonySoprano]

 

[orioles119]

1 minute ago, TonySoprano said:

 

If I were Justin Turner, I would be very worried...

[MongoBoy]

Anyone think that they would have tried to sign him if they didn't have the Davis contract?

[Hank Scorpio]

Not bad. 

[25 Nuggets]

4 minutes ago, orioles119 said:

Could he be a late bloomer like Melvin Mora?  Very similar minor league history to Mora before coming to Baltimore.

#WishfulThinking

Hey, nobody saw Mora coming, so why not?

[25 Nuggets]

2 minutes ago, MongoBoy said:

Anyone think that they would have tried to sign him if they didn't have the Davis contract?

Depends on your definition of "tried"

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, 25 Nuggets said:

Hey, nobody saw Mora coming, so why not?

They test now.

[Chavez Ravine]

1 minute ago, MongoBoy said:

Anyone think that they would have tried to sign him if they didn't have the Davis contract?

I think the Davis contract resulted from Peter realizing that he couldn't afford Manny.

[TonySoprano]

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Diaz, 21, homered twice in the All-Star Futures Game and is batting .314/.428/.477 in 59 games at Double-A Tulsa, with 10 doubles, four triples, six home runs and 30 RBIs in 220 at-bats.

Born in Havana, Cuba, Diaz is a career .288/.363/.437 hitter in three minor league seasons since the Dodgers signed him for $15.5 million. MLB.com ranked him in 2015 as the third-best international prospect after he batted .348/.448/.440 during his first season with the Havana Industriales.

“He’s better than anyone else you’ve got in your system,” said a scout from outside the organization who in the past has talked up Double-A Bowie outfielder Austin Hays.

Baseball America’s latest Top 100 rankings list Diaz at No. 47, Hays at 65 and Bowie third baseman Ryan Mountcastle at No. 66.

Pop, 21, is a combined 1-2 with a 1.04 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in 30 relief appearances between Single-A Great Lakes and Rancho Cucamonga. He’s struck out 47 batters in 43 1/3 innings.

Kremer, 22, is a combined 6-3 with a 3.03 ERA and 1.15 ERA in 17 starts between Rancho Cucamonga and Tulsa. Bannon, 22, is batting .296/.402/.559 with 17 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs and 61 RBIs in 89 games with Rancho Cucamonga.

Valera, 26, appeared in 20 games with the Dodgers this year and went 5-for-29. He’s batting .284/.350/.433 in 56 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City and is a career .302/.359/.389 hitter in 856 minor league games. He’s hit only 20 home runs.

Bannon was ranked as the Dodgers’ 27th prospect per MLB Pipeline and Kremer was 28th.

Roch - http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2018/07/machados-tenure-with-orioles-comes-to-an-end.html

 

 

[Chavez Ravine]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

They test now.

I thought those things shrank your nads not made them more prolific?

[FlipTheBird]

7 minutes ago, orioles119 said:

If I were Justin Turner, I would be very worried...

Turner is 33 years old, has been banged up, and is probably very aware he's on borrowed time. Adding Machado this year at SS will give him a chance to make another run at a WS before the Fat Lady sings.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Chavez Ravine said:

I thought those things shrank your nads not made them more prolific?

Depends on what you are taking.

[weams]

 

 

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

To me, this return seems better than the tejada trade. And how does Diaz compare to Adam Jones? Obviously Seattle trade was better, but Bedard had more time left. 

[25 Nuggets]

1 minute ago, weams said:

 

 

I think Dean Kremer is good enough to make the Orioles rotation by 2020, whatever that means.