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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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3 minutes ago, Aglets said:

Close to what.   The Yankees?    The Red Sox?   A wildcard team?

We are close to 1 of those 3.

I think the timeline is still on.  I think they will ramp up spending some before 2023.  Idk if we will be trying for a wildcard then (I see it as 50/50 right now) but I definitely think Elias is planning to compete by '24.   He will never say it in public.  But that is the way I see the evidence pointing.   

Yep, they are close to a fourth place team.  Whoohoo?

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Good interview with Mike.  Covers a lot  of ground.  Here is a very condensed  version of some of the questions and answers but there is much, much more detail and questions in the video at the bottom

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Two months before the draft, what did you expect him to say? Things can change very quickly. Major injuries, circumstances off the field, pop up players, etc… can all happen. What if Jones suddenly co

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Maybe Stowers  since he spent time in AAA in 2021.

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Just now, Sports Guy said:

Close to being relevant.  Close to being a contender.   

They need to add next year 

a minimum of 2 new infielders, really 3

1-2 pen additions 

1 SP

1 legit bench player  

 

Now to what extent will they do this?  I think Gunnar will be up next year but not right away and you can’t assume he has success off the bat.  
 

What SP will they add? Another Lyles type or better? Also can’t assume the young arms all hold up and are producing. That said they need to pitch. 
 

I just wonder what he does on the infield. I’m tired of the AAAA players out there. 

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While it's true that we don't know what the budget will be we can still hold Elias and ownership to some sort of a standard.

 

I don't expect them, or really want them to hand out $100 million contracts, but there's quite a bit of room for improvement without that. I mean having Urias play 2B over Odor would be an improvement.

 

Bringing up some of the rookies and getting an idea of what they are capable of would result in a decent size improvement. I'm not asking for WC contention today but some of the groundwork really needs to start.

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9 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think they are the favorites to finish in 4th this season.

The bigger question is can the O's stay "close"?

They may for this season but long term, they will be back.  We don’t have an “easy franchise” in our division.

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56 minutes ago, maybenxtyr said:

While it's true that we don't know what the budget will be we can still hold Elias and ownership to some sort of a standard.

 

I don't expect them, or really want them to hand out $100 million contracts, but there's quite a bit of room for improvement without that. I mean having Urias play 2B over Odor would be an improvement.

 

Bringing up some of the rookies and getting an idea of what they are capable of would result in a decent size improvement. I'm not asking for WC contention today but some of the groundwork really needs to start.

Urias needs to be healthy. 

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