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

[interloper]

 

[Rbiggs2525]

Maybe I am too simple but I was judging strictly off attendance. Orioles were 20th in attendance last year so acceptable payroll was 120 million dollars like the Diamondbacks. Seems like most teams this offseason with the exception of Dodgers and Yankees have been shrewd. Looks like the number could be around 120 million again for 20th payroll.

[Ripken]

14 minutes ago, Frobby said:

That was absurd the moment he hit send.   He’s constantly proving why he no longer holds a front office job.  

Yep.  It was destroyed here when he posted it.

[Hank Scorpio]

Burnes on Foul Territory... 

First player who texted him about the deal - Rowdy Tellez. 

On pitching to Rutschman:

One of the most exciting young catchers in the game. Excited to get into camp to work with him. The challenge every year is to get a good feel with your catcher, so excited to get into camp and get comfortable with him. It's a long process, looking forward to it.

Was shocked to get the call from his agents especially after the Hoskins signing. 

O's front office (M.E.) was super excited on the call. Told him they'd been working on it for three months. 

Message to O's fans: 

I'm gonna come out there and do what I do. I'm accustomed to winning baseball so excited to join a winning team. Let's go and hopefully win the whole thing.

About playing in the AL East:

Lots of new scouting reports to dig through. Lots of new homework and preparation to go through. Lots of historic stadiums and new places to see.

Gonna grow the mullet back out? 

It's kind of long now. Got a good headstart on it. 

New O's ownership:

(Dude actually compared the O's new ownership to the Mets & Dodgers LOL) 

Burnes: It's gotta be the most exciting time for that organization ever since Angelos took over. I'm not sure it had anything to do with this trade or not, or what their plans are at the deadline. Knowing you've got a group that's willing to add and spend money - that's what you need to sustain.

Have you spoken with anyone in the Orioles court yet?

Everything has just been intros etc... I think there's a lot that's gonna happen in the next couple days. Talked to Hyde late last night, gonna get to know one another a little better this weekend or early next week. Figuring out the schedule right now, etc... 

Lots of new faces & names to learn. Lots of new moving parts etc.

If they came to you with a big number would you be open to an extension? 

I think my word stands true from last time I was on. Gotta test free agency - we put in a lot of time to get the opportunity for free agency. Being a year away is an exciting time. Wants to be able to choose where he wants to be. 

***he's going to be a free agent***

That's all I could type. Two fingers fell off. 

[cnmilton]

Another added benefit to adding a Pitcher with the stature of Burnes (outside of injury):  it allows the Orioles developmental staff to work with  McDermott, Povich, Johnson, etc...  without having to rush them to the Majors. It allows the Os to wait and bring them up either in spot starts or in a bullpen role and break them into the Majors in a more controlled manner

[Roll Tide]

not sure if I’m convinced 

[Hank Scorpio]

1 minute ago, Roll Tide said:

not sure if I’m convinced 

I legit don't care.

He's here. 

[interloper]

2 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I legit don't care.

He's here. 

Yep. Literally does not matter who approved the trade. 

[Moose Milligan]

I don't care who approved the trade, either.  If it was John Angelos, great.  If it was the new ownership, that's great too.

Burnes is going to be a free agent, no matter what.  Unless he absolutely loves it here, is pitching his ass off and we're dominating the East and Rubenstein comes to him with an offer he cannot refuse, he's going to test the market.  

[LookinUp]

My takeaways from Elias (reinforced by Burnes):

1. No more big moves before the season unless some random opportunity arises.

2. No extension for Burnes.

3. This is a go for it in 2024 move.

[dystopia]

47 minutes ago, Frobby said:

That was absurd the moment he hit send.   He’s constantly proving why he no longer holds a front office job.  

He’s the kind of GM you love to make a trade with though. 

[24fps]

4 hours ago, TonySoprano said:

Actual headline on the Athletic
"How Orioles’ trade for Corbin Burnes impacts Yankees’ outlook"  to which I reply F'em.

The moves the Yankees made this offseason in trading for Juan Soto, Alex Verdugo and Trent Grisham, plus signing starting pitcher Marcus Stroman in free agency, helped close the gap between them and the Orioles. But this trade for Burnes certainly helps push the momentum back in Baltimore’s direction because of how deep their roster already was.

With a new ownership group on the way with deeper pockets than the Angelos family, a stacked farm system that features the No. 1 overall prospect in infielder Jackson Holliday and several young stars firmly established in the big leagues, the Orioles are going to be a problem for many years. This is just the beginning.

https://theathletic.com/5246039/2024/02/02/orioles-corbin-burnes-trade-yankees-outlook/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

Wow, just like the good old days when EVERYTHING the Orioles did was framed around its impact on the Yankees or Red Sox.

[Spy Fox]

If you haven't watched Burnes pitch much. Can't wait to see him do his thing with the O's. 

Offense aside, this rotation is going to be a reason to tune in every night. 

[Sports Guy]

57 minutes ago, interloper said:

 

Listening to this, it’s obvious that Ortiz was valued highly by Milwaukee (I mean that was obvious anyway but still).

The deal had nothing to do with ownership changes.

Burnes has been at the top of the list all offseason.

Said Burnes was a guy they NEEDED. Felt they had to go into the season with  a guy like this. 

Elias seems content with the team as is. Will keep exploring options and could add more pitching but more likely to be a MiL type deal it sounds like.

And lastly, my god what a bunch of horrible questions. I mean, Melewski actually asked, do you think Burnes can be a big impact in the playoffs like other pitchers that were acquired last year like Eovaldi and Montgomery.  I mean seriously Steve.  Why else do you think he acquired him?

[24fps]

4 hours ago, TradeAngelos said:

I'm as happy as it gets right now.  Funny you have to claim otherwise. 

The beautiful part about this ownership transition is how every single know it all about what this team and market can afford is going to be blown straight out of the water in the coming years, and all the delusional homers who bought into this small market nonsense are going to look foolish. That's why you hate people like me, because we are going to be proved correct while you are are going to be proven wrong. Sit back and watch. You see this is an actual good thing if you can put your ego aside and admit what some of us have known all along. You just wanted to believe so so much. 

The Truth is a heavy burden, especially if you're one of the chosen few that been given the ability to know it.  I think I speak for all the other delusional homers when I say I'm absolutely thrilled that you deign to recognize our existence at all and I look forward to your next lecture.