I like that. I would like it even more if Burnes was part of it. Never know when Rodriguez could suffer another injury with how violent his delivery is.
Put me in the I don't want Elias going anywhere camp. Not every deal will work out which should be obvious. We haven't seen how he'll operate with a full budget yet and one thing that we absolutely know is that the man can draft and keep talent coming through the pipeline. Letting him walk would be a huge mistake IMO. We haven't even seen his draftees hit their peak yet which should be better that what we're currently seeing.
He's always been around 100 RBIs per season, one of the few guys who could actually extend an At Bat and win during a tough battle with a pitcher, key hits, and if it wasn't for Santander then the Orioles would have lost several more games than they did. Santander's timely hits/home runs won them a few games.
You can Box Score Bobby his stat line, but there are some thing just pulling up the box score doesn't show you. He's been pretty under rated as a fielder in RF at Camden Yards too. It's obvious he knows the dimensions with the grounds crew garage better than any active player right now. He's certainly a much better fielder and hitter than Kjerstad is. Kjerstad could become just as good of a hitter but how long is that going to take, and how many runs will it cost the Orioles because he's not that good on defense?
You add one number 1 or 2 type starter so you have Efflin, Free agent, Rodriguez, Kremer and then you have a competition with Suarez, Povich, McDermott, Young Rogers and maybe another minor league guy. I think some people are gonna have a 32 man roster with signing 2 starters, 2 bullpen guys, a middle of order bat then a right handed outfielder.
I've seen you say this Bregman thing before, and I'm curious what makes you think that beyond the obvious Houston connection. Bregman is an awful fit for us - we already have a third baseman for one (arguably 2, but that depends on how anyone feels about Mayo at third - plus Urias either way though), and he's a RH hitter in a ballpark that would be terrible for him. Plus the injury concerns. I don't get it.
Then why even have a farm system if you never going to let your young guys get a chance to make the team. Povich, McDermott, Young should all be all be traded if you just keep signing starters. You have to give them a chance to learn and adjust at the major league level. You want options at that spot to give those guys chances not just block them to never get a chance.
The only thing I found strange over the years is the enormous amount of blind faith that some fans had in him, to the point that he wasn't capable of making mistakes or having errors of judgment or being vulnerable to tendencies like risk aversion. He was 35 years old when he got the GM job. I don't know any 35 year old (or anyone of any age, actually) that doesn't make mistakes at their job or screw up or make a bad decision every once in awhile.
I agree with you totally that the "Elias is infallible" narrative was damped down. I am not sure why that didn't start to happen earlier after a couple of relatively lackluster trade deadlines, but maybe the wins on the field and the escape from purgatory starting in 2022 masked some of that. He has had the luxury of a fanbase that is (oddly) as interested in the management of the Orioles finances as they have been in wins on the field, but I do think without Angelos' cheapness as a constraint but also a shield, we will get a better feel this offseason for how he operates with real expectations and pressure.
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