This seems like a good day for a general DSL check-in.
The DSL Orioles Orange team lost today but is 14-7 overall. Going into today's play, they were in first place in the DSL Northwest Division and had the 5th best record of any DSL team. They were 15th of 51 DSL team at 6.20 runs per game, and 14th in fewest runs allowed per game at 4.80. So, nicely above average in both respects.
DSL Orioles Black won today to raise their record to 8-12. They are a micron ahead of Orange a
This trade IMO is addition by subtraction . Hays is no longer starting RHB OF with us . Hays has done great job with us when we were rebuilding. The other good part of this trade is RHP for bullpen, which needs all the help they can get .
The OF Pache is a defensive wizard who has no bat . I look for him to be DFA after the deadline concludes .
I would have rather kept Etzel and packaged Bradfield to see what we could have gotten. I think Etzel was the CF of the future for the O's. I don't think Bradfield will ever make the bigs for Baltimore.
B for Orioles, A for Rays. The Orioles gave up too much for a pitcher with a plus 4.00 ERA. The Hays trade was awful; a decent outfielder for two bums.
On the subject of trades, if the O's surrender Holliday, Kjerstad, or Mayo for anyone, they are out of their minds. Trade Basallo and/or Bradfield instead. Of the MLB roster, get rid of Mullins, Urias, Mateo, Pache, and Perez, if anyone takes them.
I said love it because I can't judge a trade on what was done or not done otherwise. This is a great trade. We gave up nothing of real significance and got a legit starter for a year and 1/2.
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