Cody Allen designated for assignment.

[bpilktree]

This seems like a decent gamble imo to be pick up.  Still just 30 and has had success in past wasn’t pitching that bad for Angels then they pushed him 2 innings week ago and had 2 very bad outings after to balloon his ERA.  He can’t be worse then guys like Strally and maybe get little hot for two months and can move at deadline.  I am sure he clears waivers as salary go high to take on so might be tough to get him as might want to go somewhere else but he could come here and get an opportunity to bounce back some.

[ThomasTomasz]

No it's not.  We would owe the balance of his $8.2 million deal.  Givens has gotten back on track it seems, and Castro has excelled in a later inning role since his rough end of April.  I'd rather focus on those two growing their value than trying to fit Allen into the back of the bullpen, paying him close to $5 million and the deadline only being six weeks away- and he won't get added to the roster for another five days or so at the very least.  

If we still had the waiver trade deadline, then it's something to consider, but without that and his price tag, I'll pass.  Let Givens and Castro have at the late inning roles and build their value towards potential off-season trades. 

[bpilktree]

Just now, ThomasTomasz said:

No it's not.  We would owe the balance of his $8.2 million deal.  Givens has gotten back on track it seems, and Castro has excelled in a later inning role since his rough end of April.  I'd rather focus on those two growing their value than trying to fit Allen into the back of the bullpen, paying him close to $5 million and the deadline only being six weeks away- and he won't get added to the roster for another five days or so at the very least.  

If we still had the waiver trade deadline, then it's something to consider, but without that and his price tag, I'll pass.  Let Givens and Castro have at the late inning roles and build their value towards potential off-season trades. 

No one is going to claim him he will pass through so all the team would owe is about 300 k.  

[ThomasTomasz]

Just now, bpilktree said:

No one is going to claim him he will pass through so all the team would owe is about 300 k.  

I highly doubt he signs with the Orioles out of all the available teams.  Some of the contenders even need bullpen help and could give him a role immediately and work into high leverage- think Boston.  

[Can_of_corn]

14 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

This seems like a decent gamble imo to be pick up.  Still just 30 and has had success in past wasn’t pitching that bad for Angels then they pushed him 2 innings week ago and had 2 very bad outings after to balloon his ERA.  He can’t be worse then guys like Strally and maybe get little hot for two months and can move at deadline.  I am sure he clears waivers as salary go high to take on so might be tough to get him as might want to go somewhere else but he could come here and get an opportunity to bounce back some.

You are not picking someone up in the middle of June off the waiver wire and trading them for anything useful at the deadline.

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

You are not picking someone up in the middle of June off the waiver wire and trading them for anything useful at the deadline.

Let them have their fun.

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Let them have their fun.

You know I'm anti-fun.

[weams]

2 hours ago, bpilktree said:

This seems like a decent gamble imo to be pick up.  Still just 30 and has had success in past wasn’t pitching that bad for Angels then they pushed him 2 innings week ago and had 2 very bad outings after to balloon his ERA.  He can’t be worse then guys like Strally and maybe get little hot for two months and can move at deadline.  I am sure he clears waivers as salary go high to take on so might be tough to get him as might want to go somewhere else but he could come here and get an opportunity to bounce back some.

If you claim him, you pay 8,3 million.

[weams]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

You know I'm anti-fun.

No. That is insincere. 

[mdoriolefan]

 

Good ole' Dumpster Divin

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

34 minutes ago, mdoriolefan said:

 

Good ole' Dumpster Divin

Another team’s trash is the Orioles’ treasure.

[HowAboutThat]

Ha! I knew the instant I heard the announcement that someone was going to suggest this.

Sure, why not?

[HowAboutThat]

6 hours ago, ThomasTomasz said:

No it's not.  We would owe the balance of his $8.2 million deal.  Givens has gotten back on track it seems, and Castro has excelled in a later inning role since his rough end of April.  I'd rather focus on those two growing their value than trying to fit Allen into the back of the bullpen, paying him close to $5 million and the deadline only being six weeks away- and he won't get added to the roster for another five days or so at the very least.  

If we still had the waiver trade deadline, then it's something to consider, but without that and his price tag, I'll pass.  Let Givens and Castro have at the late inning roles and build their value towards potential off-season trades. 

Castro isn’t building any value.

[ThomasTomasz]

1 hour ago, Philip said:

Castro isn’t building any value.

His numbers are skewed from two early season mishaps when he was testing out new mechanics.  Since May, opponents are hitting .185/.259/.387 against him.  His fastball velocity is up over 1 MPH over last year, his strikeout rate has increased from 2018 while his walk rate has decreased.  The only thing that's bothersome is that he still tends to the long ball. 

Also interesting are his home and away slashes.  He is definitely better on the road, but that is to be expected from a flyball pitcher- as well as both of those games from earlier in the year being at home.  

While he's not going to get a top prospect in all of baseball, Castro still his controllable years, is 24 years old, has a live arm and if you dive into the numbers, it shows a player who definitely has some value to him.

[HowAboutThat]

17 minutes ago, ThomasTomasz said:

His numbers are skewed from two early season mishaps when he was testing out new mechanics.  Since May, opponents are hitting .185/.259/.387 against him.  His fastball velocity is up over 1 MPH over last year, his strikeout rate has increased from 2018 while his walk rate has decreased.  The only thing that's bothersome is that he still tends to the long ball. 

Also interesting are his home and away slashes.  He is definitely better on the road, but that is to be expected from a flyball pitcher- as well as both of those games from earlier in the year being at home.  

While he's not going to get a top prospect in all of baseball, Castro still his controllable years, is 24 years old, has a live arm and if you dive into the numbers, it shows a player who definitely has some value to him.

We got him from the Rockies for a PTBNL. He’s got undeveloped talent but he has no value. He’s inconsistent. Gives up too many walks. Has an FIP over 5, which doesn’t include the inherited runners he’s allowed to score. Nobody wants him. If you want to keep him because we have no one better, fine. But he has no trade value.