Poll - Would you trade McDermott for Scherzer straight up?

[Aristotelian]

McDermott wouldn't be my first choice but that is a good framework for a deal and I am interested in Scherzer.

[sportsfan8703]

1 hour ago, Bemorewins said:

@sportsfan8703 you have warmed me to the idea of Scherzer. However, given his age/injury risk and given that the move will be more of a salary dump that a cost of prospects, what do you think of adding another SP along with him to protect against the risk? 

I know that we have Kremer coming back so that might need be necessary? But the age/injury concerns with Scherzer worry me.

I hear you, but Elias doesn’t have to hit a straight flush here and go for the gusto. He just needs to make a 1-1 replacement for Bradish for this year. He’ll have all offseason to worry about next year’s rotation. 

I see the voting is pretty close to 50/50, which means this trade probably hurts enough that it might be realistic. The thought in MLB seems like you have to give pitching to get pitching. Povich is in our rotation, so that leaves McDermott as our best possible pitching trade chip.

Texas does this because they immediately replace Scherzer with McDermott for the rest of the season and possibly have a rotation piece for 6 years.  Their lineup isn’t that bad considering they have Jung out and their OF is underperforming.

If we could do a 1-1 here with McDermott for Scherzer, and then have Norby and Stowers to buy relievers, then that would be a huge win. It kind of falls in line with our trades for Burnes and even Flaherty. 

Edited Sunday at 16:02 by sportsfan8703

[interloper]

I think this question is much more interesting after like, two more Scherzer starts.

[OriolesMagic83]

I would like to trade for Scherzer over about any other starter out there.  He's a rental, so the cost should be rental even compared to someone like Fedde, who seems like a one year wonder.  Scherzer of course has the upside to still produce a dominant performance I believe.  I've been on the Crochet bandwagon, but Scherzer could give the O's 90% of Crochet this year w/o the injury risk, innings limit, and huge prospect cost.

[Malike]

I would make that trade, but I do have concerns that Scherzer gets through the season/playoffs healthy.

[RVAOsFan]

5 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

I’m not making any Scherzer  trade until at least after the AS break unless we can get him for a few C level prospects. 
 

Need to see more of him and see that there are no signs of lingering health issues.

I understand what you are saying here but every good healthy start he has probably makes him more expensive to acquire. When Texas is ready to chat I think Elias should pick up the phone and strike.

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, RVAOsFan said:

I understand what you are saying here but every good healthy start he has probably makes him more expensive to acquire. When Texas is ready to chat I think Elias should pick up the phone and strike.

I get it but I’m not trading borderline or bottom of the top 100 guys for him without having more info.  I would rather lose out on him than do that.

[Greg Pappas]

2 hours ago, interloper said:

I think this question is much more interesting after like, two more Scherzer starts.

Yeah the OP poster did explain later that he’s not necessarily talking about right now, but by the deadline

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

McDermott wouldn't be my first choice but that is a good framework for a deal and I am interested in Scherzer.

I'm a no vote at the moment, but that mostly has to due with wanting to see how Scherzer looks over the next month. If his arm looks good then considering a deal is a must because Scherzer can be a pitcher you count on in the postseason and his price won't be as high as someone like Tarik Skubal.

[Bemorewins]

1 hour ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

I would like to trade for Scherzer over about any other starter out there.  He's a rental, so the cost should be rental even compared to someone like Fedde, who seems like a one year wonder.  Scherzer of course has the upside to still produce a dominant performance I believe.  I've been on the Crochet bandwagon, but Scherzer could give the O's 90% of Crochet this year w/o the injury risk, innings limit, and huge prospect cost.

At Schezer's age and given his recent injury history (missed almost the entire first half), he most certainly has serious injury risk.

[oriole]

It’s probably a bit of an overpay but it’s not like McDermott would likely be a playoff difference maker in any of his potential seasons in Baltimore but Scherzer would be. I’d do the trade.

[Three Run Homer]

I'm warming up to the idea of getting a rental starter now and hoping that Rubin$tein is willing to resign Burnes or sign another top-line starter over the offseason.  

[Philip]

This doesn’t quite smack of ERod-Miller, or Davies-Parra; I cannot remember a trade of a high upside prospect for three months of a 39-year-old’s season.

I understand the arguments in favor, and McDermott has at least one serious problem, but I voted no, and I think I still vote no.

[Aristotelian]

1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I'm a no vote at the moment, but that mostly has to due with wanting to see how Scherzer looks over the next month. If his arm looks good then considering a deal is a must because Scherzer can be a pitcher you count on in the postseason and his price won't be as high as someone like Tarik Skubal.

This thread is about the trade deadline. I am assuming we would wait and see how Scherzer is doing over the next few weeks. Of course, if he starts to suck that would change my answer.

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

This thread is about the trade deadline. I am assuming we would wait and see how Scherzer is doing over the next few weeks. Of course, if he starts to suck that would change my answer.

I'm sure all the other teams would be willing to let us go first.

 

I'm not saying something needs to be done now, but waiting is not without risk.