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Moose Milligan Hangout Grand Counsel

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25 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Well, if they had performed well, I think you could have traded them, especially with Franco coming off a good 2020.

But I also don’t think you are getting much more back than a potential BP arm, 4th OFer type guy..maybe you could have gotten a DSL lottery ticket or 2.  That’s about it.

I’m glad they signed Franco because I felt he represented an upgraded to Ruiz but it hasn’t worked out that way.  

Yep, we're in agreement.  I don't think either one would have netted anything significant.

I thought Franco was an upgrade over Ruiz, too.  

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Trading a catcher to the pirates is probably not a good sign for your desire for Soriano to be DFAd.

My opinion is you don't call up Adley until you have put some money into the MLB roster and set a foundation for success.  There are a plethora of free agent shortstops available this off season.  Bring in some leaders who know what being a competitive team is all about.

Vavra isn't ready.  He has a great bat, but he also has some holes in his game.  If you DFA Harvey and Lowther isn't ready?  Also don't expose young pitchers to whatever the hell MLB has decided to do with foreign substances.  I realize they started to crackdown in the minors too, but there is no need to add the scrutiny of MLB performance as well.

I agree the Orioles should have put an effort to win in this year, but they didn't and trying to do so now feels like a gimmick, breaking a plan,  and for what.  At this point in the season what is the goal there?

Let AR catch Rodriquez and Hall for awhile.  Learn those pitchers and what helps them, because MLB is going to be a lot harder for them when the time comes and having a catcher who understands their strengths and weaknesses will help immensely. 

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To say that Plutko, Severino or Valdez were signed in the hopes of making deadline trades is laughable.  There probably was some consideration given to that for Franco, Galvis and Harvey.  But the main reason that those three were signed was because we needed a 3Bman, shortstop, and pitcher.

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