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1 hour ago, weams said:

As with most former executives turned talking heads, they mostly talk amongst themselves. Certainly Jim got no info from Dan. They are not even close cousins. 

Yes he may have some sources but I never got the feeling DD ever shared anything with him. 

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1 hour ago, weams said:

As with most former executives turned talking heads, they mostly talk amongst themselves. Certainly Jim got no info from Dan. They are not even close cousins. 

Who knows how close they are?   They both grew up in the same town, Dalton Mass., population under 7,000.   But they’re 8 years apart in age.   Whether or not they are close personally, there’s no indication that Dan ever told Jim anything about what was going on with the O’s.    He did allow Jim to interview him on MLB radio a few times, including when the Blue Jays rumors first broke.  

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3 hours ago, Frobby said:

I don’t think Duquette gave much to anybody, local or national.  You know what?   I don’t want the team’s front office leaking trades and free agent signings and the like before they happen.    It’s fine with me if they’re quiet about that stuff.    What I’d like, however, is regular communication about the things the team has done and the reasons why.    If we hire five scouts in the Dominican, I’d like to know about them.    If we do a signing or a trade, I’d like to hear a bit of the thinking that went into it, beyond just platitudes.    That would more than satisfy me.  

But any trade becomes fact at some point.  It would be OK for someone in Baltimore to get the scoop first once.

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19 hours ago, atomic said:

But any trade becomes fact at some point.  It would be OK for someone in Baltimore to get the scoop first once.

I think it is irrelevant. And as I stated, I think that most of the scoops come from the other side over the last ten years. To me it is certainly not a contest of investigative journalism. 

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On 11/24/2018 at 9:17 AM, Frobby said:

I don’t think Duquette gave much to anybody, local or national.  You know what?   I don’t want the team’s front office leaking trades and free agent signings and the like before they happen.    It’s fine with me if they’re quiet about that stuff.    What I’d like, however, is regular communication about the things the team has done and the reasons why.    If we hire five scouts in the Dominican, I’d like to know about them.    If we do a signing or a trade, I’d like to hear a bit of the thinking that went into it, beyond just platitudes.    That would more than satisfy me.  

Do any teams do this type of communication?

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4 hours ago, weams said:

I think it is irrelevant. And as I stated, I think that most of the scoops come from the other side over the last ten years. To me it is certainly not a contest of investigative journalism. 

But for most in the world of journalism in sports, it's usually a contest to break a story.

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This is certainly an interesting report. I"m not sure I see the appeal of someone like Kinsler unless it's the simple fact they can probably get him on a one year deal. I wonder if this means they're more comfortable with Villar at SS than we expected? 

 

Jon Morosi of MLB.com reports that the Orioles are "monitoring the market" for free agent second baseman Ian Kinsler.

However, any pursuit for Kinsler isn't at the top of the team's priority list at the moment, as they still need to hire a manager. The Orioles aren't going to be a contender in 2019 and a player like Kinsler could still be available a few weeks from now. Kinsler, 36, batted .240/.301/.380 with 14 homers and 16 steals over 128 games with the Angels and Red Sox in 2018. His production at the plate continues to fade, but he still plays a solid second base.
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28 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

This is certainly an interesting report. I"m not sure I see the appeal of someone like Kinsler unless it's the simple fact they can probably get him on a one year deal. I wonder if this means they're more comfortable with Villar at SS than we expected? 

 

Jon Morosi of MLB.com reports that the Orioles are "monitoring the market" for free agent second baseman Ian Kinsler.

However, any pursuit for Kinsler isn't at the top of the team's priority list at the moment, as they still need to hire a manager. The Orioles aren't going to be a contender in 2019 and a player like Kinsler could still be available a few weeks from now. Kinsler, 36, batted .240/.301/.380 with 14 homers and 16 steals over 128 games with the Angels and Red Sox in 2018. His production at the plate continues to fade, but he still plays a solid second base.
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Could be. Or Villar could be traded. He's probably at top value. 

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44 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

This is certainly an interesting report. I"m not sure I see the appeal of someone like Kinsler unless it's the simple fact they can probably get him on a one year deal. I wonder if this means they're more comfortable with Villar at SS than we expected? 

 

Jon Morosi of MLB.com reports that the Orioles are "monitoring the market" for free agent second baseman Ian Kinsler.

However, any pursuit for Kinsler isn't at the top of the team's priority list at the moment, as they still need to hire a manager. The Orioles aren't going to be a contender in 2019 and a player like Kinsler could still be available a few weeks from now. Kinsler, 36, batted .240/.301/.380 with 14 homers and 16 steals over 128 games with the Angels and Red Sox in 2018. His production at the plate continues to fade, but he still plays a solid second base.
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If it's for one year, it probably isn't the worst thing.  I suppose if Villar plays SS and Beckham is non tendered that this would only take away at bats from Valera and the other light-hitting middle infielders we always seem to have plenty of.

Hopefully Kinsler plays well and can be moved at the deadline for something of value.

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