O's acquire LHP Trevor Rogers from Marlins

[PeteCanes]

2 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

Bad gamble by ME thinking he can get a return to form. High price, and won’t help.

and now we’ve lost two significant pieces…and we need a 2b too

Thankfully we have one at AAA

[Ohfan67]

1 minute ago, Roll Tide said:

 

So Connor is 101 times more valuable than Stowers? Weird numbers. 

[banks703]

Yikes.. I am glad that Kyle will get a chance but I was kinda hoping that they would hang onto Norby. 

There's some to like about Rogers (he's a lefty and not a rookie who is struggling to throw the ball across the plate) but man, would have liked to see them be a little more aggressive. I guess he slots into the 5 spot in the rotation. 

Burnsie

GrayRod

Efflin

Kremer

Rogers 

On paper, that's a much better rotation than Burnes, GrayRod, Kremer, Povich and Suarez and it pushes Berto into the pen where he probably profiles best. 

I hope they are still targeting a lefty reliever, even if they believe Danny will return before the end of August.  

[wiosfan]

and Stowers?!?!?

[Birds08]

Fact that Norby/Stowers are blocked is irrelevant.  I can't imagine they didn't have more value than this. Yes, Rogers is controllable, but controllable mediocrity (unless I am missing something).

[Roll Tide]

 

not at all popular on X 

[toughbuff1]

It feels like a lot to give up, but at least you can't say Elias is sitting on his thumbs and afraid to trade prospects.  Plus, Stowers and Norby probably weren't in our long term plans anyway.  

Rogers is interesting, if he can find what he had his rookie season, this could work out very well for us.  If he pitches like he did two years ago it could be a disaster. 

I wonder if this means we bring up Holliday?

[MurphDogg]

Glad Stowers will get a chance to play everyday. I think he is a big leaguer.

[Just Regular]

Trevor Rogers is like if DL Hall survived to shoulder a SP workload from the class of 2017.

Very happy for Stowers and Norby right now!

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Ohfan67 said:

So Connor is 101 times more valuable than Stowers? Weird numbers. 

I'm not a Stowers guy but that model is off if they think he has basically zero value.

[Yardball85]

4 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

Bad gamble by ME thinking he can get a return to form. High price, and won’t help.

and now we’ve lost two significant pieces…and we need a 2b too

I mean - Norby and Stowers are not significant pieces... and they have Holliday and Mayo waiting in the wings to help in the infield.  

[Roll Tide]

 

[Sports Guy]

Would have preferred Detmers or Luzardo but Rogers was on my list. Higher upside play to our team needs.

Happy for Norby and Stowers too.

[Ohfan67]

1 minute ago, MurphDogg said:

Glad Stowers will get a chance to play everyday. I think he is a big leaguer.

Better opportunity for both of them. And I agree about Stowers...I think he will become a ML regular. 

[Roll Tide]

5 minutes ago, Sammy Seagull said:

Mike - bad bad trade

They are saying he’s been pitching to a mid 3 ERA the last 2 months after a poor start.