Pressbox with ESPN Kurkjian: Small moves

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"They're going to have to do this slowly, methodically, much like the Cubs did," Kurkjian said. "... There are no more quick fixes in baseball, not anymore, not when you've gone to the extent that the Orioles have."

 

Throughout the next several years, especially next season, Kurkjian doesn't see the Orioles improving much, considering the team is entering is still deep in the throes of a rebuild. 

 

"I don't think they're going to look like a significantly better team going into next year," Kurkjian said. "It's going to be subtle changes. It's going to be Rule 5 guys. It's going to be minor-league free agents and it's going to be that major-league guy who they're going to take a chance on and hope it works out."

 

[Can_of_corn]

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The Orioles finished 2019 with a 54-108 record, a seven-game improvement from 2018 but a second straight season with 105 or more losses. 

Or even 108 losses.

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The Information Age might end up hurting the Orioles [because] they're not gonna be able to sneak one by somebody else because everyone else knows everyone's information," Kurkjian said. 

Especially the Cardinals. 

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21 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

Especially the Cardinals. 

semper vigilans

[MongoBoy]

44 minutes ago, weams said:

"They're going to have to do this slowly, methodically, much like the Cubs did," Kurkjian said. "... There are no more quick fixes in baseball, not anymore, not when you've gone to the extent that the Orioles have."

 

Throughout the next several years, especially next season, Kurkjian doesn't see the Orioles improving much, considering the team is entering is still deep in the throes of a rebuild. 

 

"I don't think they're going to look like a significantly better team going into next year," Kurkjian said. "It's going to be subtle changes. It's going to be Rule 5 guys. It's going to be minor-league free agents and it's going to be that major-league guy who they're going to take a chance on and hope it works out."

Give the guy a raise.  That is...

 

 

[Frobby]

I’m expecting only minimal improvement in 2020, but ‘21 could get interesting.   This year, I’ll mostly be watching for how the guys slated to be long term pieces are doing, whether in the majors or the minors.    

[wildcard]

I don't know what I will be watching yet.  Depends on who is traded and who is added.  Even if they are not big adds.

[Frobby]

Just now, wildcard said:

I don't know what I will be watching yet.  Depends on who is traded and who is added.  Even if they are not big adds.

At the major league level my priorities are:

Hays

Mountcastle (when he’s added)

Means - was he a fluke?

Akin (when he’s added)

Kremer (if he’s added)

Harvey

Mancini - fun to watch hit, if he’s here.   

[theocean]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

I’m expecting only minimal improvement in 2020, but ‘21 could get interesting.   This year, I’ll mostly be watching for how the guys slated to be long term pieces are doing, whether in the majors or the minors.    

Improvement in 2020 might be a tough thing to define. I could see them having a worse record next year, especially if they trade Villar/Givens/Mancini. But if Hays and Mountcastle can establish themselves, I'd define that as improvement even if the entire club doesn't perform as well.

[Moose Milligan]

I think this is accurate.  Not expecting any big pickups or drastic moves.  I think the roster will really look like last years.  

It's going to be a season to really see some of the top prospects step up.  IMO, it's about Mountcastle and some of the arms.  Curious to see who the 2020 Means/Alberto will be, if anyone.

[tntoriole]

16 hours ago, weams said:

 

Anybody on this board could have written this article.   Duh.   

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Just now, tntoriole said:

Anybody on this board could have written this article.   Duh.   

A few could have. Certainly.  You could have. 

[tntoriole]

Just now, weams said:

A few could have. Certainly.  You could have. 

You too.   But you and I would not have just been quite so pessimistic as this guy.   "Oh the rest of the teams have the Internet, we are lost, oh what shall we do..."

[mdbdotcom]

For me, the key to 2020 is to add more high-ceiling prospects, because - in my opinion - we don't have enough in the system now to get us where we want to go. I'll watch the major league Orioles, but won't expect them to be any better than the 2019 edition. 

[Ripken]

Also, water is wet.

I'm very interested in who we take at #2.