Tracking Ex Oriole Thread

[Aglets]

Markakis OPS by season (since going to ATL)

2015: .746

2016: .744

2017: .747 (so far)

I'm not really sure he could be more consistent if he tried.  He is on pace for a (roughly) 1 WAR season.......not amazing but not that bad either.

[weams]

22 hours ago, Aglets said:

Markakis OPS by season (since going to ATL)

2015: .746

2016: .744

2017: .747 (so far)

I'm not really sure he could be more consistent if he tried.  He is on pace for a (roughly) 1 WAR season.......not amazing but not that bad either.

I think at the price you have to declare it bad. 

[Frobby]

On 6/9/2017 at 11:33 AM, weams said:

I think at the price you have to declare it bad. 

Per fangraphs, Nick was paid $22 mm the last two years and has been worth $20.9 mm.    He's on pace to be worth $9 mm this season, compared to his $11 mm salary.     So, a slight overpay, but not a disaster.    

[Chavez Ravine]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

Per fangraphs, Nick was paid $22 mm the last two years and has been worth $20.9 mm.    He's on pace to be worth $9 mm this season, compared to his $11 mm salary.     So, a slight overpay, but not a disaster.    

That was essentially our offer.  He is getting paid 11 mm next year too.

[TINSTAAPP]

On 6/8/2017 at 7:58 AM, Can_of_corn said:

Saw this article:

http://www.talkingchop.com/2017/6/7/15751688/nick-markakis-atlanta-braves-power-surge-hitting

Looks like Nick has fallen on hard times.

 

The same article could be written about pretty much every veteran the Orioles have let go over the past five years except Nelson Cruz and Andrew Miller.

[backwardsk]

Mark Reynolds went 4-5 today with his 17th HR.  He is now hitting .309.

[backwardsk]

The Brewers and Diamondbacks played last night.  Not sure if McCain stayed up to watch, but if he did, he would have seen Davies, Drake, and McFarland combine for 6.2 IP, 10 runs (8 earned).

Drake's ERA is now over 5.

Hader got called up.  

[Frobby]

17 hours ago, Chavez Ravine said:

That was essentially our offer.  He is getting paid 11 mm next year too.

And we'll see how he does.   Nothing so far suggests a precipitous decline is coming.    

Please understand, I didn't criticize the O's from moving on.   I wasn't thrilled with the way they handled the negotiations, but I thought their decision was fine.    And, it was always questionable why a rebuilding team like the Braves would spend $44 mm on a solid but not spectacular player like Nick.    But purely on the question of how he's done compared to his contract, he's been a very mild overpay, not a disaster by any means.    And I expect that will continue to be the case.    

[weams]

http://www.baltimorebaseball.com/2017/06/26/ex-orioles-report-yovani-gallardo-castoffs-struggling-mightily-2017/

 

[Frobby]

So the Markakis Watch thread got merged into this one?    Booooo!

In any event, here's a nice article on Nick from the Atlanta Journal Constitution from a couple weeks back:  http://atlantabraves.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/08/markakis-not-a-big-star-but-something-special/

[bobmc]

28 minutes ago, Frobby said:

So the Markakis Watch thread got merged into this one?    Booooo!

In any event, here's a nice article on Nick from the Atlanta Journal Constitution from a couple weeks back:  http://atlantabraves.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/08/markakis-not-a-big-star-but-something-special/

Great stuff and interesting comparisons to star players like Machado, Fowler, Altuve, etc.  And to finish with a song by Van Morrison!  To me, Nickie will always be a LI boy, however!  ;-)

[weams]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=mcfartj01&t=p&year=2017

[SteveA]

Ashur Toliver pitching the 9th for the Astros trying to close out an 8-0 win over the Yankees.  He gave up a leadoff double.

[weams]

http://halohangout.com/2017/06/30/david-hernandez-has-been-the-unsung-hero-in-la-angels-pen/

[SteveA]

Ex Oriole minor leaguer Ji Man Choi starts at 1B for the Yankees this afternoon