Should we go after Andrew Cashner?

[BamaOsFan]

He sure pitched well for us until being traded last year. He is reliable and can eat up a lot of innings. He seems to respond very well to Doug Brocail and we should be able to get him at a pretty reasonable cost.

[weams]

No. Not interested. 

[sgillespie31]

I'd have no qualms if we signed him, and none if we don't!

[oriole]

Just now, sgillespie31 said:

I'd have no qualms if we signed him, and none if we don't!

This is my feeling about it as well. I doubt he will really do a whole lot better than what we’ve already got except maybe some more innings and name recognition. I definitely wouldn’t offer anything more than Iglesias got though. 

[wildbillhiccup]

God no. Have you forgotten how terrible he was in 2018? And he finished the 2019 season so badly that Red Sox put him in the pen. I never want to see him and his bearded skullet in an Orioles uniform ever again. 

[Moose Milligan]

Nope.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

31 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

God no. Have you forgotten how terrible he was in 2018? And he finished the 2019 season so badly that Red Sox put him in the pen. I never want to see him and his bearded skullet in an Orioles uniform ever again. 

You would be gambling a few million dollars on Cashner being serviceable. Orioles are on a budget so save those funds for player development. 

[MurphDogg]

[OriolesMagic83]

Proven O's starters:  Cobb & Means. 

The O's are counting on Cobb being healthy and a bunch of unproven minor leaguers and cast offs being dependable starters (able to go 5 innings regularly).  What happens if (when) Cobb gets hurt. 

The O's are already going to have the lowest payroll or 2nd lowest payroll.  The idea that they can't afford to throw a few million at a major league starter is ridiculous.  I hope you guys are ready for a lot of games that are 9-0 in the 3rd inning. 

If not Cashner, then another major league starter.

 

 

[interloper]

I wouldn't throw a tantrum if we did, but I'd prefer our young pitchers to not have to deal with his big personality. There's probably a better fit. 

[mdbdotcom]

I'd rather go through as many guys as necessary to find one young guy with a future. W/L don't matter.

[wildbillhiccup]

1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

You would be gambling a few million dollars on Cashner being serviceable. Orioles are on a budget so save those funds for player development. 

We knew he was bad when we signed him (you just had to look at the underlying numbers). Budget or no budget resigning Cashner and hoping for different results would border on insanity. Can we please not make him the new Chris Tillman, where we advocate resigning him just because we know his name? Sign anyone else. 

[wildbillhiccup]

50 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

I'd rather go through as many guys as necessary to find one young guy with a future. W/L don't matter.

This 1,000 times over. If they're ready we have the luxury of letting these young pitchers develop at the MLB level. We should take advantage of that. 

[wildcard]

I think that ship has sailed.    

I don't think the O's are going to pay  over a million dollars for anyone they add.   Even a starting pitcher.   And Cashner is not pitching for that kind of money any more.

[wildbillhiccup]

1 hour ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Proven O's starters:  Cobb & Means. 

The O's are counting on Cobb being healthy and a bunch of unproven minor leaguers and cast offs being dependable starters (able to go 5 innings regularly).  What happens if (when) Cobb gets hurt. 

The O's are already going to have the lowest payroll or 2nd lowest payroll.  The idea that they can't afford to throw a few million at a major league starter is ridiculous.  I hope you guys are ready for a lot of games that are 9-0 in the 3rd inning. 

If not Cashner, then another major league starter.

 

 

I understand what you're saying, but I just threw up in my mouth a bit looking at the list of remaining free agent SPs. Why waste the money on any of these retreads? 

 

Alex Wood	SP	29	CIN	TBD	-		-		-0.3
Ivan Nova	SP	33	CHW	TBD	-		-		2.12
C.C. Sabathia	SP	39	NYY	TBD	-		-		0.37
Jason Vargas	SP	37	PHI	TBD	-		-		1.62
Drew Smyly	SP	31	PHI	TBD	-		-		-0.68
Taijuan Walker	SP	27	ARI	TBD	-		-		0.05
Danny Salazar	SP	30	CLE	TBD	-		-		0.08
Chad Bettis	SP	31	COL	TBD	-		-		-0.15
Clay Buchholz	SP	35	TOR	TBD	-		-		-0.33
J.C. Ramirez	SP	31	LAA	TBD	-		-		0.06
Erasmo Ramirez	SP	30	BOS	TBD	-		-		-0.08
Ervin Santana	SP	37	NYM	TBD	-		-		-0.4
Jerad Eickhoff	SP	29	PHI	TBD	-		-		-0.05
Allen Webster	SP	30	CHC	TBD	-		-		-0.05
Cody Anderson	SP	29	CLE	TBD	-		-		-0.62
Dan Straily	SP	31	PHI	TBD	-		-		-1.3
Aaron Brooks	SP	30	BAL	TBD	-		-		0.06
Jacob Nix	SP	24	SD	TBD	-		-
Tom Milone	SP	33	SEA	TBD	-		-		1.32
Felipe Paulino	SP	36	HOU	TBD	-		-
Edwin Jackson	SP	36	DET	TBD	-		-		-1.54
Ryan Feierabend	SP	34	TOR	TBD	-		-		-0.24
Tayler Scott	SP	28	BAL	TBD	-		-		-0.26
Gabriel Ynoa	SP	27	BAL	TBD	-		-		0.06
Rookie Davis	SP	27	PIT	TBD	-		-		-0.05
Aaron Slegers	SP	27	TB	TBD	-		-		0.04
Henderson Alvarez	SP	30	WSH	TBD	-		-
Brandon Beachy	SP	33	SF	TBD	-		-
Ricky Nolasco	SP	37	ARI	TBD	-		-
Drew Hutchison	SP	29	LAA	TBD	-		-
Shelby Miller	SP	29	MIL	TBD	-		-		-1
Rubby De La Rosa	SP	31	ARI	TBD	-		-