Will Andrew Cashner show up in the O's camp in the next week?

[oriole]

55 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

At this point, the real mistake might be spending another dime on this team.  We're going to be a 100 loss team.  Why pour anymore resources into it?  

I'm fine with the whole let's throw the guys that are MLB "ready" out there and it's sink or swim.  Only Means emerged last year.  Hopefully we see more than one pitcher step up this year.  

Solid point. Though I think some sort of stabilizing presence even if just a veteran who seems to stay engaged in the games day in and day out is beneficial for everyone. Cashner seemed to have a good team mate quality that I can’t back up but I feel like when he was on the team he was always watching the game by the rails in the dug our. Sure, not the best pitcher and he will cost a few million but I like him. I think it’s bad for everyone to be throwing out guys like Hess or Eschleman (sorry if spelled wrong) or forcing players who aren’t quite ready. 
 

But your point stands that on a team that’s going to be one of the worst anyways probably shouldn’t spend money unnecessarily. 

[Aristotelian]

That would be awesome if Cashner just showed up, like George Costanza at Penske.

[mdbdotcom]

1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

That would be awesome if Cashner just showed up, like George Costanza at Penske.

Grounds crew or hot dog vendor?

[DrungoHazewood]

18 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

He can't be any worse. At least his K per 9 rate is north of 7. He was also pretty good in 2018 and 2017. He had a higher era in 2017, but the underlining numbers point to him being very unlucky. 

LeBlanc?  His Fangraphs projections are for a 2020 ERA in between 5.50 and 6.00.  Cashner's projections are for about a 4.70.  But you're right, there's no way LeBlanc could be any worse than Cashner because numbers.

[DrungoHazewood]

3 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

That would be awesome if Cashner just showed up, like George Costanza at Penske.

Am I an awful person for noting that Costanza was working on the Penske file for some other company that he just showed up to work for?

[UpstateNYfan]

On 2/3/2020 at 12:53 PM, Philip said:

25 minutes ago, Philip said:

Not from me. Signing Jimenez was one of the dumbest and costliest decisions of the previous regime. I don’t mind bringing Cashner back but i understand those who prefer not, and I’ve often said I’d rather have McHugh anyway, if we’re going to bring in someone else.

 

Have you seen Cobb's record and salary?

[Aristotelian]

2 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Am I an awful person for noting that Costanza was working on the Penske file for some other company that he just showed up to work for?

Thank you for the correction. I was thinking that as soon as a hit "Submit."

[wildbillhiccup]

5 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

LeBlanc?  His Fangraphs projections are for a 2020 ERA in between 5.50 and 6.00.  Cashner's projections are for about a 4.70.  But you're right, there's no way LeBlanc could be any worse than Cashner because numbers.

Big difference between projections and what someone has done in the past. LeBlanc has a been a consistently serviceable pitcher for quite awhile. 

[wildbillhiccup]

1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

Thank you for the correction. I was thinking that as soon as a hit "Submit."

...and didn't Kramer get fired by a company he never worked for? 

[Aristotelian]

Just now, wildbillhiccup said:

...and didn't Kramer get fired by a company he never worked for? 

Lol, I think that was some kind of Wall Street firm.

[Philip]

19 minutes ago, UpstateNYfan said:

Have you seen Cobb's record and salary?

Cobb was not a wise choice, especially at the time, given our status, but he was a far better choice than Ubaldo.

[Philip]

23 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Am I an awful person for noting that Costanza was working on the Penske file for some other company that he just showed up to work for?

“DOWNTOWN”

[DrungoHazewood]

1 hour ago, wildbillhiccup said:

Big difference between projections and what someone has done in the past. LeBlanc has a been a consistently serviceable pitcher for quite awhile. 

It is difficult to reconcile projections 1.00 run better than LeBlanc with the idea that Cashner is worse than all the other pitchers ever.

[DrungoHazewood]

1 hour ago, wildbillhiccup said:

...and didn't Kramer get fired by a company he never worked for? 

Mr. Kramer, I'm not even sure what this is supposed to be.  It's like you have no training in business whatsoever.

I'm just trying to get ahead.

[Moose Milligan]

Hope not!

Also, I'd like to know if Mike Trout will have a higher WAR in 2020 than the average amount of threads that wildcard starts on a daily basis.  Right now I'm saying it's a push.