Machado to the Dodgers, 5-1 deal

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, utvolzac said:

So we get 1 organizational top 10 prospect and it wasn't even their best guy.  I just threw up in my mouth.

Sorry you threw up in your mouth. Yuck.  I just hope these guys work out for the O's. You can never tell. One of these guys could become a top player. 

[tntoriole]

8 minutes ago, weams said:

 

Nice preseason article about Pop

https://thinkbluepc.com/2018/01/14/dodgers-prospect-watch-a-quick-look-at-righty-reliever-zach-pop/

[Chavez Ravine]

10 minutes ago, Grt 2BA FL Gator said:

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. 

I wonder what the return would have been if we had traded Manny with more months of control left?  The current vibe seems very youth/cost controlled oriented.  There has to be diminishing returns in how much potential cost controlled talent you can extract in exchange for  existing cost controlled mega talent. I suspect we could have gotten a "little" more, but could we have gotten earth shatteringly more?

[webbrick2010]

I'm glad the main piece is a position player. I have no confidence in this organization developing young starting pitching, and the top priority should be OF defense and OBP which seems to be something Diaz can help with. Now they need to get some plus defensive middle infielders with the remaining trades

[weams]

 

[weams]

 

[FlipTheBird]

15 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Depending on how things go Manny might be taking Turner’s job next season. 

Yes, I know that. My entire post was trying to convey that he's at a point in his career where he's not going to worry about that - he wants a ring. Dude is nearly done as is.

[Tx Oriole]

21 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? 

One good thing is he could sign long term in LA. No stinking Yankees or BoSox. 

[MDK02]

3 minutes ago, weams said:

 

We could have gotten their top 3 prospects and people would still hate. 

[FlipTheBird]

3 minutes ago, weams 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.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute 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.

He would have taken the pick.

[MDtransplant757]

1 minute ago, MDK02 said:

We could have gotten their top 3 prospects and people would still hate. 

Haters gonna hate. 

[FlipTheBird]

6 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Nice preseason article about Pop

https://thinkbluepc.com/2018/01/14/dodgers-prospect-watch-a-quick-look-at-righty-reliever-zach-pop/

Given how valuable good relief pitchers ultimately become (look at what Britton has done for us, and what other top-flight relievers often bring back in trades), there's no shame in landing a guy that's already destined for that role in this deal. He could be a big piece.

[Chavez Ravine]

Just now, FlipTheBird said:

Yes, I know that. My entire post was trying to convey that he's at a point in his career where he's not going to worry about that - he wants a ring. Dude is nearly done as is.

Plus he was nearly done in 2010 and then in 2013. He don't mind.

[ChosenOne21]

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