O's Trade for Gary Knotts

[furryburres]

Per Roch-

The Orioles have acquired right-hander Gary Knotts from the Phillies for future considerations and assigned him to Triple-A Norfolk.

Organizational Filler?

[hatepaste]

Per Roch-

Organizational Filler?

Organization was short on Knot/Knotts on AAA that the fanbase can scream to have called up.

[brvn52]

Per Roch-

Organizational Filler?

It's gotta be. Maybe it's to replace Liz in the rotation. Who knows, but I doubt we'll see him up here on the big club anytime soon. At least I hope not.

[PaulBako]

Why are we trading for an old guy?:angryfire:

[Mark Carver]

Per Roch-

Organizational Filler?

If you consider a 31 year that is in his 4h season at AAA... than yeah. Stats

[WebLink21]

They better Knotts keep making these kind of trades!

[Mark Carver]

Why are we trading for an old guy?:angryfire:

To help Norfolk fill out their pitching... it's nice to appease the affiliates everyonce and awhile, so that a repeat of Rochester doesn't happen again.

[brvn52]

Why are we trading for an old guy?:angryfire:

Yeah MacPhail should be fired on the spot for trading a PTBNL (which will probably be for another guy that will never make it to the majors) for a guy to take a spot on the Norfolk roster and help them out. What a dumb move.

[Boy Howdy]

Well, that ought to shut SG and crstoner up for about negative-point-three seconds.

[MChance]

Time for the sarcastic 'start printing the playoff tickets now' reply!

Start printing those damn playoff tickets, ladies!!!

[Fan4Life]

Is he the son of Don? If so, maybe he can do a stand up routine after the game. That way fans get a 2-for....

[Ruzious]

There are the haves and have knotts. Now, it's clear where we stand.

[delatexan]

His numbers aren't very impressive. Looks like his best year was '99. I'm guessing Minor League lifer?

Meh, it's not like it cost us anything.

[Mark Carver]

From Wikipedia

He [Knotts] was traded to the Detroit Tigers with pitchers Nate Robertson and Rob Henkel for pitchers Mark Redman and Jerrod Fuell. He pitched for the Tigers in 2003 and 2004, but was released in October 2005 after spending all of 2005 on the disabled list with a shoulder injury.

On July 31, 2007, Knotts was on the roster of the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League when he signed a minor league contract with Philadelphia. The Phillies' assigned him to their Double-A Eastern League affiliate, Reading Phillies. He is currently assigned to the Phillies' AAA affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

[Tony-OH]

Per Roch-

Organizational Filler?

He's the definition of organizational filler.