The question I have is how many more runs is the increased steal rate generating?
From there you can figure out if it's something you need to prioritize.
IMO, spending money doesn't always equate. Spending money wisely may equate better. Then there is the big element of luck - sign right player(s) - player(s) stay healthy - players perform - get to the playoffs on a heater and stay on it! So I don 't see where an owner can speed anything up except to give the GM an ample budget and hope like heck he or she knows what they are doing. The Orioles have a good core. This off season we will see a new ownership and Elias in action. All this fluff stuff in the press means nothing. And, I am not holding Burnes out as the litmus test because of the "wisely" element and it takes two to sign a contract. We should have a better idea of the direction we are going by spring training. One thing I will add that I think is positive - we wouldn't have been having this conversation this time last year nor reviewing a similar press release! 😀
I guess a fair question to ask is, with the new rule change, should there be more of an adjustment made to get better at catching runners?
In other words, if you are running in place, are you actually doing worse?
I agree and there's no good excuse now with Rubenstein as the owner. We don't know how much money he's willing to spend, but getting a couple key free agents or making a splash trade would show this isn't just talk.
There's only a handful of teams selling at the trade deadline and they have the advantage in trade negotiations. It's not like we don't know the Orioles need a starting pitcher, bullpen help and a MOO bat if one is on the market. So address these needs now not next July.
If the team really is going to have a larger payroll, I'm curious to see how Elias handles this given the Orioles have not been big spenders under his tenure.
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