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

[bobmc]

13 minutes ago, MCO'sFan said:

I am using the player follow feature on the At Bat app to follow Hall and Ortiz. I like the trade but I also liked both of those players and am sorry to see them go. 

Awesome!  Keep us apprised on the “Former Orioles” thread if you can.

[Pushmonkey]

Omg ugh worst trade ever he gave up a 3 run hr. And we have a bust of a 1st round pick starting at 2nd when could’ve kept Ortiz. 

[Going Underground]

3 hours ago, bobmc said:

Awesome!  Keep us apprised on the “Former Orioles” thread if you can.

Hall has only pitched in a simulated game so far 

[Aristotelian]

53 minutes ago, Pushmonkey said:

Omg ugh worst trade ever he gave up a 3 run hr. And we have a bust of a 1st round pick starting at 2nd when could’ve kept Ortiz. 

And Ortiz has a 1.667 OPS so far. Can we send Burnes back? 

[forphase1]

54 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

And Ortiz has a 1.667 OPS so far. Can we send Burnes back? 

While I know this is a jest, I was one of Ortiz biggest fans and I think he was criminally undervalued.  I expect him to be a VERY good MLB player for a long time.  Wish we'd gotten to see more of him last year.  I get why we traded him, and I'm not saying it was a bad deal or anything like that.  We needed Burnes and to only give up Ortiz and Hall was a great trade.  I just hope that the guys we kept over him, mainly Westburg/Holliday I suppose, end up being at least as good or better than Ortiz long term.  

[Sports Guy]

No thanks on that contract..not even close to that.

[Just Regular]

In real life, Zack Wheeler just sold his 2025-2027 services for initial reports of 3 x 42.

Burnes is a good deal younger.

[Sports Guy]

Just now, Just Regular said:

In real life, Zack Wheeler just sold his 2025-2027 services for initial reports of 3 x 42.

Burnes is a good deal younger.

I do like the higher AAV/less years thing. 

[Just Regular]

As an Orioles fan, I am hoping Corbin Burnes demonstrates himself to be every bit Gerrit Cole's equal, superior even at this point in their careers, and accordingly positions himself to command hundreds, plural, of millions of dollars for his rare and scarce talents.

[Sports Guy]

 

[sportsfan8703]

17 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

 

Corbin Burnes is about to be a very wealthy man. Let’s all enjoy this season.

I hope he bests Reggie, and Nelson, as the greatest one season Oriole. 

[Yossarian]

At what point do we start to get a little nervous?  We are about 2 weeks from opening day and our top pitching signees both have ERAs in the 9s through the spring and are getting shelled.   Anything to worry about here?

[Satyr3206]

1 minute ago, Yossarian said:

At what point do we start to get a little nervous?  We are about 2 weeks from opening day and our top pitching signees both have ERAs in the 9s through the spring and are getting shelled.   Anything to worry about here?

Spring Training and he's a Vet. No issue.

[scarey1999]

Was at the game. The wind was blowing out pretty hard when the 2 homers were given up. Box score says 5mph L to R but it was stronger at certain points and several balls, including the homers, seemed to travel more than they might have otherwise. 

[dystopia]

51 minutes ago, Yossarian said:

At what point do we start to get a little nervous?  We are about 2 weeks from opening day and our top pitching signees both have ERAs in the 9s through the spring and are getting shelled.   Anything to worry about here?

Our spring record is 17-5 how worried can be honestly. 
 

Burnes will be fine. Roy Halladay was notorious for having spring ERAs in the double digits. These games don’t count.