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Wacha signs with Royals


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17 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Nothing personal towards you, but are we now going to have a separate thread in this forum every time some other team has a transaction involving a pitcher?   

I thought it was good to post on the O's forum so everyone is aware right away.  I'll put future signings in the MLB signings thread.

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4 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

I thought it was good to post on the O's forum so everyone is aware right away.  I'll put future signings in the MLB signings thread.

Happened on a Friday. A lot of us aren't even around on Fridays/weekends. I think it's helpful, personally because Wacha is a guy I wanted.

Of course, I just posted a link in the offseason thread. :)

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I didn't sleep last night and for a few seconds I was thinking the Orioles signed Wacha. Pitching market is starting to thin out and Cease is getting more attractive by the day.

I'm not big on getting Cease, but it mostly has to do with the likely asking price in a trade. Cease is a good pitcher, but the question is what version of him will show up in 2024.

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10 minutes ago, ofan239 said:

Good .. better them than us 

Wacha is a typical pitcher the Os would sign … on the wrong side of30 and cheap. 

I'm encouraged that we haven't gone out and signed the Lugo, Wacha, Flaherty's of the free agent world.  Maybe the hold up is that we really are aiming higher.

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25 minutes ago, orioles119 said:

Happens every offseason - becomes a debate about whether the Orioles should have matched or not.

The point is that we already have an overall thread for offseason moves and rumors around MLB.  We really don't need a new one every time another player is signed.

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1 hour ago, ofan239 said:

Good .. better them than us 

Wacha is a typical pitcher the Os would sign … on the wrong side of30 and cheap. 

It’s 2 years and you can pretty much count on 120-130 innings at 3.50. I think it would’ve been a better investment than a 175+ guy with a 5 era.

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