What's Your Top Priority

[OriolesMagic83]

The O's need a #1 pitcher, an ace.

I see 3 possibilities:

1.  Sign Sasaki.  Will he even be posted?  Would likely want to go to a west coast team.

2.  Snell.  Chance of injury, but when he is on, he is maybe the best pitcher in the game.  Maybe offer him a 5 year/$200 million deal.  Will that be enough?  

3.  Trade for Crochet.  Crochet was maybe the best pitcher in baseball the 1st half of the season.  Lefty w a 99 mph fastball w lots of movement.  If the O's trade for him, they need to sign to an extension.  Can you do that if you haven't signed any players to extensions?  I'm imagining it won't go over to well in the Clubhouse if the O's trade for a player and extend him and don't extend Gunnar and Adley (players aren't looking at aging curves of catchers).

 

 

[Roll Tide]

21 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

The O's need a #1 pitcher, an ace.

I see 3 possibilities:

1.  Sign Sasaki.  Will he even be posted?  Would likely want to go to a west coast team.

2.  Snell.  Chance of injury, but when he is on, he is maybe the best pitcher in the game.  Maybe offer him a 5 year/$200 million deal.  Will that be enough?  

3.  Trade for Crochet.  Crochet was maybe the best pitcher in baseball the 1st half of the season.  Lefty w a 99 mph fastball w lots of movement.  If the O's trade for him, they need to sign to an extension.  Can you do that if you haven't signed any players to extensions?  I'm imagining it won't go over to well in the Clubhouse if the O's trade for a player and extend him and don't extend Gunnar and Adley (players aren't looking at aging curves of catchers).

 

 

What if they don’t want to be extended?

[OriolesMagic83]

33 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

What if they don’t want to be extended?

Well I refuse to believe that only the O's have no players that want extensions.

[Chromehill]

4 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Well I refuse to believe that only the O's have no players that want extensions.

The most obvious player to extend is Gunnar, his agent is Boras, which means most likely, he will not be interested in an extension.  All others, you have to wait and see.  Adley after that horrible second half, you really need to see if he bounces back.  Westburg, need a full season before locking him up, plus he would probably want a season to post big numbers.  Cowser, wait and see if he learns the strike zone before extending.