Stand Pat!

[rolliefingers]

I guess im more stunned to read that people want to deal Sherrill. The guy actually wants to be here? Havent we been craving for players to want to play here?

I like Sherrill. I like the Orioles - and am interested in their long-term future - more.

When we have a legit core of young talent that can compete for years and years, then damn near everyone will want to play here. Frankly, Sherrill's opinion means little to me, with all due respect to him and you.

[Mark Carver]

I guess im more stunned to read that people want to deal Sherrill. The guy actually wants to be here? Havent we been craving for players to want to play here?

It's not that people WANT to trade Sherrill. It's that he's one of the best means available to acquire other players.

BTW - Mora wants to play here. But if I could, he'd be one of the first gone...

[Peace21]

Yeah, it kinda sucks that a good guy that wants to be here might be a piece that a team will overpay us for and make us even better. I'll miss the guy, but I also miss Tejada and Bedard...but I don't miss them that much.

Bedard really didnt want to be here, or he didnt really express that he did.

[The Wedge]

Bedard really didnt want to be here, or he didnt really express that he did.

That wooshing sound you heard was the point zipping past your head at supersonic speeds.

[BaltimoreTerp]

Bedard really didnt want to be here, or he didnt really express that he did.

So what?

A player's feelings about Baltimore while they are playing here don't translate into wins or losses.

[xKHx]

For myself to trade sherrill would be a starting short stop and a starting third basemen with high upside or a 1-3 starting pitcher any of the two. They better be good tho!

[Peace21]

So what?

A player's feelings about Baltimore while they are playing here don't translate into wins or losses.

Sherrill being here has helped this team with getting wins.

[The Wedge]

Bedard really didnt want to be here, or he didnt really express that he did.

My alternate response to this:

Bringing this up out of what I said is such an obvious strawman that Dorothy wants to take him to the Wizard to get a brain.

[ColumbiaOriole]

It is shocking and appalling to me that there are people out there to me who would rather go for .500 this year to break a meaningless losing streak as opposed to better ensure the long term health of the organization by building up our talent base. We need to position ourselves to compete long term (competing means being in the playoff race), not try to get to a meaningless .500 record this season. I doubt any free agent (free agency shouldn't be a big part of the plan anyhow) is dumb enough to come here because we overachieved to .500 this year with a bunch of players who will only decline during the tenure of said free agent's contract. Wouldn't a free agent rather see a young talent base that will improve thorughout their tenure and possibly win long term as opposed to an old team that will only decline? Seems fairly obvious to me.

[geschinger]

I guess im more stunned to read that people want to deal Sherrill. The guy actually wants to be here? Havent we been craving for players to want to play here?

Sherrill wanting to be here is great. But in the end the question that we should be asking is... Is __insert player name here__ more valuable to this franchise for what he does on the field or for what he can bring back in a trade. If the answer is that they can bring more value back via trade than you pull the trigger. Not much else should matter.

[The Wedge]

Sherrill being here has helped this team with getting wins.

Yeah, this year.

WHICH IT'S NOT ABOUT.

[Ven6]

Either,

A) The OH hadn't hit some sort of post quota and paid Peace to stir up some activity,

or,

B) Peace is a front office mole and AM wants to gauge what the reaction would be to dealing Mr All Star Flat Breezy.

That's my take and I'm sticking to it.

[Lucky Jim]

Sherrill being here has helped this team with getting wins.

So, you only trade players who don't contribute to wins? Sure. They're generally folks with enormous value.

[Peace21]

The best rumored deal that I have seen on this board in the last few days has been Bradford fro Hall and prospects.

[The Wedge]

For god's sakes, one of the reasons why we have a revolving door at SS is because we haven't had a proper rebuild start up at any point these past 10 years.

You're really honestly advocating another years delay because we're hovering around .500??