Tracking Ex Oriole Thread

[PaulFolk]

Ryan Flaherty's illustrious playing career is over.

 

[backwardsk]

32 minutes ago, PaulFolk said:

Ryan Flaherty's illustrious playing career is over.

 

I wonder how many rule V picks have played over 500 games.  I’d guess less than 10.

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

I wonder how many rule V picks have played over 500 games.  I’d guess less than 10.

You'd be very wrong.

Three members of the HoF were rule V players.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_5_draft

[backwardsk]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

You'd be very wrong.

Three members of the HoF were rule V players.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_5_draft

So, by my count, 31 other players that have been drafted (and not returned) in the current iteration of the rule 5 (50+ years) that have played 500+ games.  

[Can_of_corn]

23 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

So, by my count, 31 other players that have been drafted (and not returned) in the current iteration of the rule 5 (50+ years) that have played 500+ games.  

Sounds good, I didn't count.  Obviously you used to be able to get much more promising prospects.

[backwardsk]

Zach Davies gets traded to Orioles-West.

[backwardsk]

Moustakas gets $16M a year to play 2B in Cincinnati for the next three years.

[murph]

Joey Rickard is available!!

 

Giants non-tendered OF Joey Rickard.

The 28-year-old outfielder split the 2019 season between the Orioles and Giants where he slashed .226/.312/.357 with three homers, 10 RBI and four stolen bases in 189 plate appearances. He had been projected by MLBTradeRumors.com to earn $1.1 million via arbitration.

 

https://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/20723/joey-rickard

[MurphDogg]

 

[Just Regular]

Eddie is on the 16-member Modern Baseball HOF voting panel in the year after Baines.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/previewing-sundays-modern-baseball-era-committees-vote/

Jaffe's story concludes looking good for Lou Whitaker, and his hopefulness for Marvin Miller is apparent.

[murph]

Steve Pearce is unofficially retired:

Steve Pearce told Rob Bradford of WEEI that he's "unofficially retired."

Pearce completed his 10th year of MLB service in 2019, which earned him a fully-vested pension. Coming off a rough season where back and knee injuries limited him to just 29 games for the Red Sox, he'd probably have to settle for a minor league deal to keep his career going. He'll be 37 in April and just might not want to put himself through that process. Pearce didn't really hit it big in the majors until his age-31 season with the Orioles in 2014, eventually winning the World Series MVP for the Red Sox in 2018.

 

[Enjoy Terror]

Adam Jones has reportedly signed with the Orix Buffalos in Japan.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Enjoy Terror said:

Adam Jones has reportedly signed with the Orix Buffalos in Japan.

I said last offseason that I could see Jones playing in Japan before his career was over.

Good for him, I think he'll enjoy it.

[Can_of_corn]

3 hours ago, murph said:

Steve Pearce is unofficially retired:

Steve Pearce told Rob Bradford of WEEI that he's "unofficially retired."

Pearce completed his 10th year of MLB service in 2019, which earned him a fully-vested pension. Coming off a rough season where back and knee injuries limited him to just 29 games for the Red Sox, he'd probably have to settle for a minor league deal to keep his career going. He'll be 37 in April and just might not want to put himself through that process. Pearce didn't really hit it big in the majors until his age-31 season with the Orioles in 2014, eventually winning the World Series MVP for the Red Sox in 2018.

 

 

[Number5]

18 minutes ago, Enjoy Terror said:

Adam Jones has reportedly signed with the Orix Buffalos in Japan.

Now that it has happened, I can't say I'm really surprised, but I wasn't expecting this.  Somehow, I thought some MLB team would sign him.  A big part or the Orioles getting good again after a long dry spell.  Miss you, #10.