Hyde: No Idea if Suarez Will Be Back

[1fingerwillie]

44 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

It's kind of amazing to me how no one knows Suarez's free agent status. I've heard it both ways. He's Schrodinger's baseball player.

I do. He is a free agent.

[MCO'sFan]

46 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

It's kind of amazing to me how no one knows Suarez's free agent status. I've heard it both ways. He's Schrodinger's baseball player.

I posted earlier in the thread a screenshot from Spotrac that shows Albert under O's control. It shows him pre-arb for 2025 and year 1 arb in 2026. That's the most clear reference I found. Other posters dismissed it. I honestly don't know how trustworthy Spotrac is but that reference is clear.

[Ohfan67]

He was signed as a free agent. He was granted free agency for the first time in like 2013.

 

By the way, today is Suarez's birthday. He's a bright-eyed 35 year old as of today. 

[LookitsPuck]

Weird thing about Suarez is that MASN had this being a 2 year deal when they talked about him back in April.

”The Orioles made another smart move with Suárez by signing him to a two-year contract in September. They knew what they’d ask from him and how it could contradict, and they didn’t want to give him any reasons to resist.”

https://www.masnsports.com/blog/another-look-at-how-suarez-came-to-the-orioles

[OriolesMagic83]

21 hours ago, LookitsPuck said:

Soto has had 6 years in the majors. Only 2 of them with an ERA under 4 and he's averaged a 100 ERA+. He has a career FIP of nearly 4. A career WHIP of over 1.4.

Why is that valuable? Yeah, he can go on dominant runs. But so could Bryan Baker. 

That's worth clogging up a spot and not getting somebody more consistent and...well...better?

I think he's back because Elias overpaid for him and went on about the acquisitions not being just about this year (Dominguez, Soto, Rogers). But I personally wouldn't bring him back. 

Yeah, I'd rather keep him over Soto.  I mean Soto can't start.  Yes Soto was dominant at times out of the bullpen but he was also gasoline on a fire out of the bullpen.  I would rather pay Suarez $4 or 5 million, knowing he can start or pitch in the bullpen than Soto, knowing he can only start and is liable to melt down when needed most.  

[Aristotelian]

23 minutes ago, LookitsPuck said:

Weird thing about Suarez is that MASN had this being a 2 year deal when they talked about him back in April.

”The Orioles made another smart move with Suárez by signing him to a two-year contract in September. They knew what they’d ask from him and how it could contradict, and they didn’t want to give him any reasons to resist.”

https://www.masnsports.com/blog/another-look-at-how-suarez-came-to-the-orioles

Interesting. I had forgotten that they signed him and then got him in the pitching lab in the offseason. Since September is prior to the end of the season, I would take "two year contract" to mean September '23 is Year 1, and then '24 is Year 2. 

That is a cool article. Very encouraging how closely they are following the KBO.