The 2024 Trade Deadline

[Sports Guy]

16 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said:

Dumpster diving.. surprise surprise 

Montas is very meh.

Martinez has some intriguing statcast numbers.

I don’t like the lack of Ks or missed bats but lots of other things are very good. Still, I’m not sure he’s a guy you want starting game 3.

[Three Run Homer]

26 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said:

Dumpster diving.. surprise surprise 

Yuck.  Don't want Montas.  Martinez isn't bad but we need late inning relievers and starters, not swingment.   If the Reds are sellers, then the guy to target is Sam Moll.  He would immediately be the best lefty in our bullpen.  

[jcaponio]

32 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said:

Dumpster diving.. surprise surprise 

This same reporter tweeted that the Orioles are also in on Skubal. Is he also in the dumpster?

[Sports Guy]

 

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, jcaponio said:

This same reporter tweeted that the Orioles are also in on Skubal. Is he also in the dumpster?

Elias is talking to everyone.

Just like pretty much everyone else.

[Just Regular]

I remember Cashman giving some pretty sharp comments during 2023 spring training after Montas played out mostly as damaged goods when the Yankees traded for him in 2022.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was very frank with reporters when discussing the trade on Feb. 15 in Tampa, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post.

“We haven’t gotten access to the pitcher that we know what he is capable of when he is right,” Cashman said. “Clearly it hasn’t worked out at all. You know we didn’t really get anything out of it. I’m not looking for a headline of I regret the trade and then they run Montas down. This is part of doing business when you’re dealing with pitchers and there’s no guarantees and he came over with a clean bill of health. And obviously he wasn’t healthy, so the trade goes into a bad category. We gave up assets and we didn’t get anything for it. That’s also part of the business. I’ve traded players that have gone on and gotten hurt elsewhere and I’ve acquired players who [have gotten hurt]. You just don’t want to be a part of it, but it happens.”

[bpilktree67]

27 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

There not much in Delmarva besides Estrada I wouldn’t miss.  A few international guys with some upside but most haven’t done much this season.  

[Sports Guy]

6 minutes ago, bpilktree67 said:

35 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

There not much in Delmarva besides Estrada I wouldn’t miss.  A few international guys with some upside but most haven’t done much this season.  

It’s more about the idea of giving up assets for someone who may not help you at all when you need it the most.

[Roll Tide]

2 hours ago, Orioles0615 said:

Dumpster diving.. surprise surprise 

Martinez might be a decent RP pick up 

[LGOrioles]

Martinez has a 3.05 ERA in relief the last 3 seasons. He’d be a perfectly fine pickup but they still need another reliever that misses more bats. 

[Sports Guy]

27 minutes ago, LGOrioles said:

Martinez has a 3.05 ERA in relief the last 3 seasons. He’d be a perfectly fine pickup but they still need another reliever that misses more bats. 

I don’t think he would be picked up to relieve. 

[25 Nuggets]

10 hours ago, Malike said:

They are 5 games back in the division. If the O's were 5 games back in the division on July 21st would you want them to sell?

Oh to be 5 games back in the division with a 47-52 record

But yeah, all you have to do is get in, win the small sample size game and voila, back-to-back titles.  The teams know how much of a crap shoot the MLB post season is that that's why it's hard to find sellers.

[LGOrioles]

13 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

I don’t think he would be picked up to relieve. 

Don’t love that then. 4.83 career starter ERA to 2.95 career relief ERA. Might as well stick with Irvin/Povich in the 5 spot if they’re planning on starting him. 

Edited July 22 by LGOrioles

[interloper]

Off day is a perfect day for a trade. Let's get something done.

[sportsfan8703]

Kikuchi, Tommy Pham, and a non closer reliever. 

That’s not splashy, but it fills our needs. Expecting anything more is just going to lead to disappointment.