Past their Prime Stars on the O's

[Three Run Homer]

Russ Ortiz.  ERA for Orioles in 2006:  8.48

Adam Eaton.  ERA for Orioles in 2008:  8.56

Dark days indeed.  The thing is, they were already terrible before the O's got them, and the O's kept trotting them out there even though they were terrible.   Very frustrating to watch as a fan.  

 

[SouthRider]

I don't think anyone mentioned Vlad Guerrero yet.   

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Tommy Davis won two batting titles with the Dodgers and was a decent DH for the Orioles in 1973-75 seasons.

Edited April 1 by OsFanSinceThe80s

[Number5]

5 hours ago, SouthRider said:

I don't think anyone mentioned Vlad Guerrero yet.   

See 2nd post in thread.

[SouthRider]

1 hour ago, Number5 said:

See 2nd post in thread.

Ah, my bad.  

[OriolesMagic83]

Felix Hernandez

Matt Harvey

 

[WillyM]

Just to flip the scenario a little bit, I can name a fellow that the Orioles thought was past his prime, only to find out, after they'd let him become a free agent, that he had more than a little bit left in the tank.

In 1993, when the Orioles picked him up, this guy had already pitched six seasons, though he had not pitched in the big leagues in 1992.

He went 25-22 over three seasons for the Orioles, which wasn't too bad, but the ERA went from 3.43 to 4.77 to 5.21.  At that point, his career record was an unremarkable 59-76 and he was going to turn 33 over the offseason.  The Orioles decided he was pretty much at the end of the line and let him go.

He was Jamie Moyer.  He would go on to pitch another 16 seasons in the big leagues, winning another 210 games over that time period.  His career record was 269-209.  He is currently ninth on the list of most games won in a career by left-handed pitchers.

[Pushmonkey]

Austin Hays.  To soon?

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Pushmonkey said:

Austin Hays.  To soon?

Star?

[Pushmonkey]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Star?

He was an “all star” last year. 

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, Pushmonkey said:

He was an “all star” last year. 

[Safelykept]

3 from the 85 tean. fred Lynn, Lee Lacy and Alan Wiggins

[InsideCoroner]

I seem to remember all those guys we got at the tail end of their careers. Ron Kittle, Lonnie Smith, Harold Reynolds, Sid Fernandez, Roger McDowell... woof.  

[Moose Milligan]

Doug Jones. 

[OriolesUpAndDowns]

Trevor Rodgers