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SrMeowMeow Hangout Grand Counsel

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If we can land Hardy, we'd have a pretty stout offense going into next year. The O's don't have the HUGE names like the Sox/Yanks but they would have some serious depth. If the starting pitchers can keep performing the way they did under Buck in August/September, we (the fans) could be in for something special.

If the pitching performs like it did under Buck and the core takes a modest step forward and we sign Reynolds/Hardy/LaRoche, we'll win 100 games. But the pitching isn't going to perform like it did under Buck. No team in the majors will have that kind of success over a full season. Unfortunately.

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This is the reason we probably backed out of the Bartlett trade. Not some phony report from Brady. We are going to play both teams against each other. Whoever requires the least amount of players going back we get.

I hope that's what they're doing. Hardy would be a much, MUCH better get than Bartlett anyway. Like... night and day.

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Interesting that both Hardy and Bartlett were offered arbitration and now both appear to be mostly salary dumps.

Not sure who else is in the market for these guys, but it would be funny to see one of these two well-run franchises stuck paying $5M to a back-up infielder.

My guess is that we've been in on Hardy for a while.

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Interesting that both Hardy and Bartlett were offered arbitration and now both appear to be mostly salary dumps.

Not sure who else is in the market for these guys, but it would be funny to see one of these two well-run franchises stuck paying $5M to a back-up infielder.

My guess is that we've been in on Hardy for a while.

Hardy isn't a back up MIer by any means.

I wonder if JJ ends up being the other player?

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Via Twitter...TBrownYahoo: Pirates and Orioles talking to Twins about J.J. Hardy. Both need to upgrade. Izturis still an option in Balt. if Hardy doesn't work out.

Guess pirates are in on it too. Really hoping AM wraps this up and eliminates the evil temptation that is re-signing Izzy to start at SS.

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