Orioles related trade rumors and speculation leading up to the deadline

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[Fan4Life]

Just now, ThisIsBirdland said:

 

Braves too now.. price goes back up... ha!

[interloper]

Just now, ThisIsBirdland said:

I imagine it's more about managing expectations on behalf of the team. Last year after "liftoff" he was consistently writing that the moves would be measured and it drove everyone insane.

I guess, but you might as well continue to not engage in the rumors at all, like he had been to date. It's not his job to set expectations. Just choose to only report confirmed stuff, that's fine. RTing this was actively petty IMO. 

[Fan4Life]

Just now, interloper said:

I guess, but you might as well continue to not engage in the rumors at all, like he had been to date. It's not his job to set expectations. Just choose to only report confirmed stuff, that's fine. RTing this was actively petty IMO. 

If ERod or Verlander get moved, does that drive the cost up or down on who's left?

[dzorange]

12 minutes ago, ThisIsBirdland said:

 

The Tigers are going to get incredible value back for Lorenzen and Eduardo.

[ThisIsBirdland]

Just now, interloper said:

I guess, but you might as well continue to not engage in the rumors at all, like he had been to date. It's not his job to set expectations. Just choose to only report confirmed stuff, that's fine. RTing this was actively petty IMO. 

I don't know him but I don't find him to be petty or malicious in how he comes across. I imagine he just thinks he's relaying the most accurate rumors given the way this front office operates, or he may have a source who's telling him it's a long shot at best and he doesn't want to directly relay that.

[Greg Pappas]

Is there an echo in here, here, here?... 

Edited August 1, 2023 by Greg Pappas

[sportsfan8703]

Verlander - I don’t see ownership spending that huge dollar price tag

Ed Rod - he’d be our game 1 starter, but I don’t see ownership signing off on the opt in option. 

Flaherty and Lorenzen - are they really that much better than what Irvin/Zimmerman/Wells would give us in the last 10 starts of the season?

[ThisIsBirdland]

Just now, sportsfan8703 said:

Verlander - I don’t see ownership spending that huge dollar price tag

Ed Rod - he’d be our game 1 starter, but I don’t see ownership signing off on the opt in option. 

Flaherty and Lorenzen - are they really that much better than what Irvin/Zimmerman/Wells would give us in the last 10 starts of the season?

This I don't understand. It's a very reasonable option price and will only be exercised if he has an injury. This pretty much guarantees he'd be a rental only if he's effective, or he'd be hurt, so I get that that impacts the prospect package. But even if he gets hurt, that's the nature of any 3-year contract; you'd be relying on him to come back and give you the last two years of the deal.

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[oriolediehard]

Dodgers are in hot persuit of ERod.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/08/eduardo-rodriguez-michael-lorenzen-trade-rumors.html

 

 

[ThisIsBirdland]

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

6 minutes ago, Fan4Life said:

Braves too now.. price goes back up... ha!

I bet it’s the Mets front office trying to create a bidding war for Verlander. I’m sure Elias inquired about Verlander, but I can’t imagine the talks got very far. 

[CallMeBrooksie]

5 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Ed Rod - he’d be our game 1 starter, but I don’t see ownership signing off on the opt in option. 

The option on Rodriguez is a huge bargain. It would take a catastrophic injury like one requiring TJS for him to even consider it. 

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