Starting Pitchers Left? Want Any Of Them?

[Bahama O's Fan]

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/free-agents/starting-pitcher/available/

 

 

[Frobby]

I won’t puke if we get Wacha, but I’m not going to turn cartwheels either.  At this point I’d rather trade for someone upmarket.  

[tntoriole]

26 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I won’t puke if we get Wacha, but I’m not going to turn cartwheels either.  At this point I’d rather trade for someone upmarket.  

Elias “Sign with us and our fans will not puke “

Wacha:”OK”

Edited January 10, 2023 by tntoriole

[RZNJ]

With all of the pitchers they’ve passed on I’m guessing Wacha isn’t happening either.  

[interloper]

3 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

With all of the pitchers they’ve passed on I’m guessing Wacha isn’t happening either.  

Yeah in my "are they done" poll I voted for the option that predicted they'd get one of the remaining starters. But as I see Cueto taken off the board I wonder if they will just stand pat into spring training and make a trade before the season starts. Teams will be more desperate and have a better idea of how their squads are shaping up. 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, interloper said:

Yeah in my "are they done" poll I voted for the option that predicted they'd get one of the remaining starters. But as I see Cueto taken off the board I wonder if they will just stand pat into spring training and make a trade before the season starts. Teams will be more desperate and have a better idea of how their squads are shaping up. 

Or even not make a trade and just roll with what they have.

 

[oriole]

The Marlins signing Cueto makes their rotation even more crowded. I’m hoping it’s in anticipation of a trade and that the trade is with the Orioles.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

Nope, all of the starters that would have been upgrades are gone and we came away empty-handed.

That said, I am fully expecting us to sign Chris Archer. He really feels like an Orioles type of signing.

[HakunaSakata]

26 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Elias “Sign with us and our fans will not puke “

Wacha:”OK”

I mean, after you look at Wacha's career numbers I feel like that's a pretty big ask. 

[interloper]

15 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Or even not make a trade and just roll with what they have.

 

Yeah equally if not more possible. It does kind of feel like they want to see what things look like before the trade deadline and go from there.

[clapdiddy]

I'd rather see them go for a trade.   None of the guys on that list look promising, though I'd consider making a MIL deal with Danny Duffy.    Not sure where he stands with his injury, but I figure a MIL deal wouldn't be horrible.

[Just Regular]

Could Dylan Bundy or Chris Archer be as good a reliever as Jorge Lopez?

Wacha would be fine.    I would welcome the insulation from replacement level guys being a very small number of owies away from our mound.     He is kind of in that gray area where he wants 2, but Elias could be offering fair money (and maybe an Opening Day start....sorry Kyle) for 1.

[oriole]

47 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Could Dylan Bundy or Chris Archer be as good a reliever as Jorge Lopez?

Wacha would be fine.    I would welcome the insulation from replacement level guys being a very small number of owies away from our mound.     He is kind of in that gray area where he wants 2, but Elias could be offering fair money (and maybe an Opening Day start....sorry Kyle) for 1.

Bundy is an interesting idea. He got hit hard by right handed hitters last year but was really effective vs lefties. And his numbers for 1st time through the lineup were really good last year and not terrible throughout the rest of his career. He could be an above average middle reliever if he’s willing to take on that role. But considering Gibson got $10 million and a guaranteed starters role then I’m sure Bundy thinks he can get something similar.

[sportsfan8703]

Don’t laugh but Bundy. Here’s my reasoning… he always performs better in the 1st half. He could be a nice bridge to Means coming back and/or Hall putting it together. Then Bundy goes to the pen or we trade him. 
 

Since we didn’t sign a top FA SP, we need to rely on strength of numbers to carry us through June. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 hours ago, tntoriole said:

Elias “Sign with us and our fans will not puke “

Wacha:”OK”

Will make for a great “This is Birdland!” promo this year.