What Free Agent would you sign?

[wildcard]

24 minutes ago, MarCakes21 said:

So let's talk about cost, assuming your predictions are good, and any of them would sign with the O's:

- deGrom for 5 @ $35 per

- Rodon for 5 @ $25 per

- Verlander for 3 @ $40 per

Who do you pick?  At those cost, probably deGrom for me.

35m and a first rounder pick.   No thanks.

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, wildcard said:

35m and a first rounder pick.   No thanks.

Does the signing team lose a first round pick?

Adding 100M to the current payroll won't put the O's over the soft cap.

[MarCakes21]

48 minutes ago, crowmst3k! said:

All three. No salary cap in Baseball. 

Just one....because you're the Orioles

[Roll Tide]

4 hours ago, crowmst3k! said:

All three. No salary cap in Baseball. 

That would be a bold statement….0 chance it happens

[bpilktree]

Brandon Nimmo to play center field.  
Brad Hand as late inning lefty reliever 

Trade Mullins from starter for Lopezor another starter.  

[Sydnor]

4 hours ago, wildcard said:

35m and a first rounder pick.   No thanks.

If the Orioles signed DeGrom for a $35 million AAV over 5 years, they would lose a second round pick and a fifth round pick under the terms of the CBA, not a first round pick.

Also, Verlander cannot be tendered a qualifying offer because the Astros tendered one last offseason.

Edited October 23, 2022 by Sydnor

[jubbyjubb]

Brandon Nimmo. Then trade your OF depth for starting pitching.

This lineup would benefit from a guy with a career .385 OBP.

[Moose Milligan]

Whenever it comes to these "who would you sign?" or "what would you trade for?" threads, I always just wait until SG opines.  

And then I say to myself, "Not that one," or "Not that trade."

But anyway, I would take a crack at Nimmo because of the OBP as the above poster has stated. And while I love deGrom and I think he's the best pitcher in the game when healthy, he never is healthy.  I'd take a crack at Verlander because I do believe he's this generations Nolan Ryan, a power pitcher that'll keep throwing into his mid 40s.  The TJ surgery doesn't scare me with today's science and rehab programs.

 

 

[wildcard]

7 hours ago, Sydnor said:

If the Orioles signed DeGrom for a $35 million AAV over 5 years, they would lose a second round pick and a fifth round pick under the terms of the CBA, not a first round pick.

Also, Verlander cannot be tendered a qualifying offer because the Astros tendered one last offseason.

Thanks

[Frobby]

11 hours ago, Sydnor said:

If the Orioles signed DeGrom for a $35 million AAV over 5 years, they would lose a second round pick and a fifth round pick under the terms of the CBA, not a first round pick.

Also, Verlander cannot be tendered a qualifying offer because the Astros tendered one last offseason.

The way Elias has drafted, a second and a fifth pick is pretty valuable.  I’d still be willing to lose them for deGrom though.  

[Sports Guy]

DeGrom isn’t getting 5 years and will get more AAV than that. His contract will probably be similar to Scherzer but more money.  

He has missed too many starts and has had too many health issues.

 

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, Frobby said:

The way Elias has drafted, a second and a fifth pick is pretty valuable.  I’d still be willing to lose them for deGrom though.  

It's a lot easier to coax value out of later round picks when you can save a million or two with your first round pick.

That's harder when you are picking in the middle of the round.

I don't think we should be expecting another Gunnar any time soon.

[Sports Guy]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

It's a lot easier to coax value out of later round picks when you can save a million or two with your first round pick.

That's harder when you are picking in the middle of the round.

I don't think we should be expecting another Gunnar any time soon.

They can and will get overslots later in the draft.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

They can and will get overslots later in the draft.

Sure???

Just like every other team ever???

You won't get the same caliber of prospect if you don't have that extra spending money.

Do you think Gunnar would have signed for 1.5M?

[Sports Guy]

21 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Sure???

Just like every other team ever???

You won't get the same caliber of prospect if you don't have that extra spending money.

Do you think Gunnar would have signed for 1.5M?

Yea, every team drafts overslot guys every draft.

And yes, you can get a guy like Gunnar.  You always see guys drafted in later rounds that turn out to be very good.

And you can still save money in the draft, no matter where you draft.  There are tons of ways to do it and it happens all the time.