If Andy MacPhail was the O's GM....

[Redskins Rick]

3 minutes ago, LocoChris said:

Considering that this was a buyer’s market, DD would have been perfectly justified waiting until the winter meetings to trade Gausman. 

The more I look at this trade the more I don’t like it. 

I think the problem here, Gausman is a fan favorite and likable guy, and we hate to see him go, and dangit, if he goes, lets get a haul for him.

Poor offense and poor defense, doesn't do zip when the pitcher has problems with fast ball command and off-speed pitches over the plate. Suggest you scroll back and ready Tony-OH's post about Gausman.

I wish him well, and yes, he will do better in the NL, not because of defense or offense, but because he is out of the AL East, and he also pitches to the pitcher.

[Frobby]

16 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Mathematically speaking, this can't be true, though it might be true if you only factor in true contenders.  

That’s the way the terminology seems to work — it’s geared to where a guy would fit in a pennant contending rotation.

[atomic]

17 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Lol, no one takes you seriously you know, right? Statements like these are so ridiculous it makes any other argument you make invalid.

 You can say you thought he should get more, but to act like he just pulled a Thrift borders on insanity or shows your complete and utter inability to understand the players received.

He got robbed in the Gausman deal.  You can take me seriously or not but it doesn't' change the facts. 

[Tony-OH]

3 hours ago, DirtyBird said:

Mathematically speaking, this can't be true, though it might be true if you only factor in true contenders.  

You are missing the point. There really is no true difference between a #3 and #4. Basically it's consistency. Honestly the whole #3 vs #4 pitcher is pretty loosely based. 

[foxfield]

9 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

You are missing the point. There really is no true difference between a #3 and #4. Basically it's consistency. Honestly the whole #3 vs #4 pitcher is pretty loosely based. 

Exactly.  I think it's funny sometimes how overly specific we get on stuff like this...the difference between a #3 and a #4?  Honestly, the difference often times has as much to do with how good your #1 and #2 are or whether one is a LH or RH pitcher.

Really at the end of the day it is sorta like discussing the preference of gazing at women if that is your sort of thing....she's a 7...or she's an 8.  The difference is almost always in the eye of the beholder.

[Frobby]

On 8/2/2018 at 10:41 AM, atomic said:

He got robbed in the Gausman deal.  You can take me seriously or not but it doesn't' change the facts. 

That’s an opinion.    We’ll see if it becomes a fact.    We won’t know for 5+ years.