When (If EVER) Will The Orioles Get a Hitter Like This?

[jdouble777]

I posted that a while back on this thread. Great mnds think alike!:clap3:

Sorry, I read a good bit of it before posting but should have read it all. There were many options, but they made too much sense for them to happen. We will only have $49M on the payroll going into the offseason, which means that at least $25M will be spent. Should be fun to see how they mess it all up this time. Why does this team never listen to people outside the organization? By simply reading a few fantasy articles prior to the season I was told numerous times that:

Gonz has injury concerns and has not closed before, draft with caution

Atkins was benched hitting in one of the most hitter friendly parks in baseball, could have a resurgence but not likely, leave for the waiver wire

Miggy could have potential as he is a .300 hitter that is slated to bat cleanup, but will likely struggle transitioning to a position he has never played

Reimold is recovering for a tough injury, has power potential but is a risky play considering the nature of the injury

Weiters has all the ability in the world but will likely need one full season before tapping into his real potential

#1 If you are going to spend serious money on a closer, get a serious closer! There were numerous real closers on the market: Soriano, Valverde, Capps and we avoided them all

#2 There was nothing that would make someone think Atkins was bound to be the answer after a long and steady decline and leaving Coor's.

#3 Miggy actually made some sense and has worked out fairly well

#4 Do not count on someone who is injury prone and never put in one full season

#5 With the DH spot available, perhaps a vet catcher made some sense.....ugh. Meanwhile, SF thinks this logical statement is logical and bring back Molina.

Can we please just be logical for one offseason?

[jdouble777]

The opposite is true as well...

Putting Scott at 1B and Vlad at DH would undoubtedly have been a terrible idea..... Somethings never change.

[jdouble777]

Are you also going to ignore Vlad's stats in Texas, which is like hitting in Coors field?

We have no idea how Vlad would have done here.

Our park is not exactly hitter friendly. What we do know is that we spend 1M less for Atkins.

[Sports Guy]

Our park is not exactly hitter friendly. What we do know is that we spend 1M less for Atkins.

LOL...You think we would have gotten Vlad for that contract?

Wow....I have some swamp land to sell you...I swear, its a great piece of land!

[jdouble777]

LOL...You think we would have gotten Vlad for that contract?

Wow....I have some swamp land to sell you...I swear, its a great piece of land!

I'm done. Perhaps one day we can have a proactive conversation about decisions that would prevent what has happened for more than a decade. Which is something I care about and like to talk about. I could care less about your sarcasm and swamp land.

[Old#5fan]

Sorry, I read a good bit of it before posting but should have read it all. There were many options, but they made too much sense for them to happen. We will only have $49M on the payroll going into the offseason, which means that at least $25M will be spent. Should be fun to see how they mess it all up this time. Why does this team never listen to people outside the organization? By simply reading a few fantasy articles prior to the season I was told numerous times that:

Gonz has injury concerns and has not closed before, draft with caution

Atkins was benched hitting in one of the most hitter friendly parks in baseball, could have a resurgence but not likely, leave for the waiver wire

Miggy could have potential as he is a .300 hitter that is slated to bat cleanup, but will likely struggle transitioning to a position he has never played

Reimold is recovering for a tough injury, has power potential but is a risky play considering the nature of the injury

Weiters has all the ability in the world but will likely need one full season before tapping into his real potential

#1 If you are going to spend serious money on a closer, get a serious closer! There were numerous real closers on the market: Soriano, Valverde, Capps and we avoided them all

#2 There was nothing that would make someone think Atkins was bound to be the answer after a long and steady decline and leaving Coor's.

#3 Miggy actually made some sense and has worked out fairly well

#4 Do not count on someone who is injury prone and never put in one full season

#5 With the DH spot available, perhaps a vet catcher made some sense.....ugh. Meanwhile, SF thinks this logical statement is logical and bring back Molina.

Can we please just be logical for one offseason?

Superb post and all your points are valid and spot on. To answer your question in your final sentence the answer is a resounding NO, unless Angelos either sells the team or sees fit to do a complete overhaul of the organization replacing just about everyone, including MacPhail, all the coaching staff, Stockstill, all of the scouts and director of player development and drafting genius () Jordan. As some else has posted: CLEAN HOUSE!

[DrungoHazewood]

I think it's official, O5F is the boards biggest loon and it's not particularly close.

Welcome to 2007.