Elias …Tidbits after the deadline

[Moshagge3]

I'm surprised neither of Detroit's big bullpen guys got moved. 

[Baltimorecuse]

I think Elias made a lot of these 'mom's basement' blog operators look like morons, today.  

The O's ERA for Tampa Bay was 3.5, and for Toronto, 2.5.  Every team in baseball always wants more arms.  One of the oldest dictums in baseball is "you can never have enough pitchers".  But given our pitching the last 6 weeks, we look OK, and our prospects are all still here.  

I think Elias is a genius.  

[Natty]

9 hours ago, accinfo said:

John Angelos doesn’t have 3 billion.  

Who said John? I'm talking Peter Angelos

[Frobby]

19 hours ago, Natty said:

Angelo's has 3 billion. How much money did we spend on these trades? 

Why is Peter Angelos’ wealth relevant?   I don’t expect team owners to subsidize their teams, though some occasionally do.   The relevant question is how profitable are the Orioles, not how much money their owner has.  

And even more relevant is whether our GM apoears to know what he’s doing.  
 

[Oriole1940]

The one deal Elias did has already paid off with a victory.  Let us give credit where credit is due. He is far from perfect, but if ANYONE on this board would have thought a couple years ago that he would have the organization in the good shape it is in, tho of course much work remains, it would have been dismissed  I know it is tempting to play GM and come up with all sorts  of advice for him, but I say let it go for the time being anyway,  and enjoy the fruits of his and others labor.  None of us would want to go back to the way it was before he got here.  Or at least I sure as Hell would not want to.

[accinfo]

8 hours ago, Natty said:

Who said John? I'm talking Peter Angelos

Peter Angelos is completely incapacitated.  His law practice revenue is all but dried up.  I don’t know how much money he has but I doubt it is 3 billion.  His wife has control over his assets and I doubt the Orioles would have access to whatever he has left.  Until this resolves don’t expect the Orioles to spend money towards large contracts.