Orioles close to acquiring Corbin Burnes (Update: Acquired for Joey Ortiz and DL Hall)

[ArtVanDelay]

1 minute ago, Keygans said:

Nah,   Don’t need him now.  

I wouldn’t mind grabbing Musgrove if San Diego wants to shed some salary. 

[RZNJ]

32 minutes ago, dystopia said:

Can’t wait to see the White Sox board melt down over this

Spin it that Joey Ortiz is the headliner.  Lol

[Hank Scorpio]

I think it moved

[Chaka Garcia]

1 minute ago, waroriole said:

I think Norby may be a major league piece. We’re gonna need someone to hit against LHP 

We still have Mateo and the guy who won the GG.  Where do you slot him -you thinking if someone got injured?

[Billy F-Face3]

10 minutes ago, Malike said:

Burnes was the guy I wanted all along.

Me too. I feel like it's Christmas morning ever since I saw this news.

[Pickles]

Just now, RZNJ said:

Spin it that Joey Ortiz is the headliner.  Lol

Who called it?

[ChuckS]

1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

Spin it that Joey Ortiz is the headliner.  Lol

Isn’t he?

[Ripken]

Ortiz was never going to play here, Hall is potentially a great reliever but he's not a starter, and the O's still have two 1st rounders.  Oh, and they also now have Corbin Burnes.  Love this!

[Moose Milligan]

@Sports Guydude hop on that Sox message board and see what they think about a package of Bencosme and Pham. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Mike Elias to the rest of MLB:

[Keygans]

Just now, Ripken said:

Ortiz was never going to play here, Hall is potentially a great reliever but he's not a starter, and the O's still have two 1st rounders.  Oh, and they also now have Corbin Burnes.  Love this!

Plus a comp A next year if we don’t extend Burnes!     Brilliant!

[waroriole]

1 minute ago, Chaka Garcia said:

We still have Mateo and the guy who won the GG.  Where do you slot him -you thinking if someone got injured?

Mateo isn’t a bat. Urias may end up starting at 3B, at least early in the season. I just mean we have a lot of LH batters, we need some RH to balance it out. 

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, Pickles said:

Who called it?

You did.  Build a bridge and get over yourself lol. 

[waroriole]

Just now, Keygans said:

Plus a comp A next year if we don’t extend Burnes!     Brilliant!

Oh good point. We’ll possibly get that pick back. 

[TradeAngelos]

1 minute ago, StottyByNature said:

Absolutely not.  He's 29 and his numbers declined slightly last year.  Love this move for a year but there is no need to lock into something like that now.  This was a perfect situation to use a prospect surplus and grab a legitimate ace to bolster the team for a year.  Our core will still be coming from the minors.

So you think a 30 yr old former Cy Young winner with a 1 whip is not getting a massive premium contract this offseason if he just doesn't implode? 

Declined from what? A Cy Young winner to just a normal TOR starter? Because all careers go in a perfect linear path with no ups or downs. If it ticks a tiny bit up at 30, it is a clear sign of impending disaster. 

WE HAVE MONEY NOW. We don't have to worry about not ever signing a FA again if in yr 6 or 7 the contract doesn't look great. Stop living in the past and recognize the future and where we are going with new ownership.