It’s hard to believe that this is the same Orioles team that swept the Boston Red Sox. I know the Sox are bad, but Baltimore put together three solid wins and were able to get the bats going with 12 runs on Saturday night.
Orioles President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail chimed in on the topic to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun. “There is going to come a time where we’re going to be obligated to keep making changes in terms of offensive personnel and they’re going to get the opportunity to head to Norfolk and hone their swings because they’re not doing anything to help us now,” he said.
Three of the Orioles five starting pitchers have pitched to an ERA under five despite posting a 2-9 record.
“We have some guys who are just, to put a kind word to it, underperforming and we’ve ended up having to push some people toward some roles that they are probably not ready for,” MacPhail said. “While you can give them some allowance for the quality of pitching that we’ve faced, our patience isn’t inexhaustible.”
Is it time to shake up the O’s roster? Baltimore has a number of guys on their roster with minor league options, but some of the names may surprise you. Can this club really send down All Star and Gold Glove winner Adam Jones, he’s only hitting .225. What about Nolan Reimold, Lou Montanez who is 0 for his last 19, Luke Scott who is down to .177, or Rhnye Hughes.
Their other alternative would be taking a risk with Garrett Atkins, who has played well as of late, but failed to run out out a fair ball hit down the third base line yesterday. They could attempt to send down Julio Lugo who, despite having three hits yesterday, has been disappointing both in the field and at the plate with his .194 average.
Maybe the players need this kind of wake up call from the club’s GM. Would Adam Jones or Luke Scott find patience if they spend a few games in Norfolk?
It’s up to MacPhail to decide, but everyone agrees that Baltimore is dropping winnable games by their starting pitching due to a major lack of run support.
The problem is, there's no one in Norfolk or Bowie that's tearing the cover off the ball outside of Old Man Patterson and we've been down that road before…This move is more symbolic than anything just to show that no one is safe. If the alternatives were better, it would be more effective.
Lots of depth in pitching, not so many bats.
But STD, you and your cronies were the ones touting the farm system and all the great talent that was down there! How McPhail had overhauled the farm clubs, brought in good young talent and that the O's were set.
Everytime I would bring up that the O's overhype their minor leaguers and that McPhail isn't that great you and your surfer dudes shot me down.
We go through this every year. You believe the hype the O's throw your way, then about May you realize you again were lied to.
Pole, verify?
2,4,6.8 you are not appreciate – Don't believe I ever "hyped" anyone in the minors. I believe what I said was the needed to "build their minor league systems" and that "they were better than they were 2-3 years ago." When I say "this guy looks good" it doesn't mean "I think this guy is going to the Hall of Fame". Of course you have a way of twisting things and trying to get me to apologize. Don't ask your lackey Pole to verify as he knows his time of being your sidekick is quickly coming to an end. He will have to pal up with Sniffles and Mr. Irrelevant after tomorrow.
Once again I have to give the man his dues, he said that the only thing that the O's were selling was hype and after 28 games he is right. Me and Wink 4dice were discussing at lunch that the Birds look pathetic in their rebuilding mode and for all intending purposes their efforts have failed. Where's the legit clean up hitter, how about the back up closer after Gonzo's meltdown? It's a sad joke and no O's fan is laughing, rather being laughed at.
All that being said, I'm glad the Orioles didn't waste their money on slap hitter Chone Figgins with his .211 average and still standing at 31 career homers. Seattle already moved him to second as the guy is not a third baseman.
STG
They signed him to play 2nd.
So a FA they could've signed is struggling elsewhere.
GREAT!
I thought I read that they "moved him to second late in spring training", but regardless, I've never been a fan. More of a National League type guy in my mind.
I thought I read that they "moved him to second late in spring training", but regardless, I've never been a fan. More of a National League type guy in my mind.
But STD, you and your cronies were the ones touting the farm system and all the great talent that was down there! How McPhail had overhauled the farm clubs, brought in good young talent and that the O's were set.
Everytime I would bring up that the O's overhype their minor leaguers and that McPhail isn't that great you and your surfer dudes shot me down.
We go through this every year. You believe the hype the O's throw your way, then about May you realize you again were lied to.
Pole, verify?
Why Zach?
They had their power with Scott and Wieters along with Atkins, Jones, and Markakis.
Oh wait…..
This is too funny.
The team is 7-21 and now the GM says they need to start hitting "OR ELSE".
Or else what Andy? You gonna send down Adam Jones? Luke Scott who is making $4 million? Your prized first baseman Garrett Atkins who has exactly ZERO home runs and 5 runs batted in?
Hey Andy, you have NOBODY to replace these guys.
This team is beyond pathetic.
It's unbelievable that anyone would believe there is a real plan in place to make this team into a winner.
Just look at the infield on the major league roster and then look at the infield prospects on the farm.
It's laughable.
Mark – Glad to see you back and your old cantankerous self. I hope all is well.
Mark / Special / All…Good stuff…O's couldda had Valverder or Soriano as the new closer, but they got Gonzo instead…O's couldda faced Javier Vasquez in the Bronx this week but didn't get that lucky…They couldda had Figgins but got Atkins instead…Millhouse has been far better than anyone could've dreamed…What's not Andy's fault (yet) is the O's having missed on Ellsbury, Youklis, Pedroia, Cano, Morneau, Liriano, Papelbon, Lincecum, Etheir, Kemp, Braun, Lind, Hughes, Buchholz, Utley, Rollins, Howard, Wright, Zimmerman, Sizemore, M. Cabrera, etc…I"m spinning my wheels, not knowing how to change it all now…That said, we're still looking at 18 Wins in the Merry Month of May!!!
Bruz – The Orioles have missed out on a ton of talent, no doubt. That's where the scouting comes in. Look at teams like the Marlins, they find these guys, develop them, trade them off when the can't afford them, and start all over. Now I am in NO WAY advocating that kind of management, but unfortunately for the Marlins, that's where they are. My point is, their scouting department has kept them fairly competitive. If the Orioles had their scouts, things may be different.
Maybe it is like I have been saying. We need a management replacement. The management we got obviously is not recruiting and hiring the right people. So what is the answer? Fire then hire the appropriate people to mange. STG, is that a little too complicated for you?
I've said it before, I'll say it again, you guys think this team went south the last 12-13 years, but it went south LOOOOONNG before that. Over the last 29 years the organization has produced two everyday players even worth mentioning – Cal and BRob. We can all pretend this JUST happened, but it's been a long time in the making.
I should have worded it better.
They put Figgins at 2b because Lopez's range was pretty bad.
The change did happen in spring training but it had zero to do with Figgins and his D. He had to do with him being able to play both and Lopez being a below average 2b.
The guy is coming off a year in which he hit .298/.395 OBP/114 runs/42 steals and you're not a fan?
He's not a power guy. Who cares?
The critics would've given the Orioles all kinds of grief for signing a corner infielder with no power if they had done so.
He's a second baseman, not a 3rd baseman. Near the end of last season I heard a lot of talk show callers pleading for the Orioles to sign Figgins as they needed a 3rd sacker. I'm old school, I want a third sacker with pop as I still contend that that power should come from your corners. Not saying he doesn't have some skills, just didn't want to throw a bunch of long term money at him as an answer at 3rd base. Now that being said, with Roberts down, I'd much rather have him than Wiggy at 2nd.
STG
Figgins started at 3b for a team that made it to the ALCS last year and was a perennial playoff participant for years.
Your old school notion of needing "pop" from 3b sounds nice but it just doesn't need to happen anymore. SS and 2B are hitting the ball out park all over the place.
Figgins is a fine ballplayer.
I really don't know how this is pertinant to the Orioles situation right now. Yea, he's struggling in Seattle right now.
Meanwhile, the Orioles are the worst team in baseball.
I guess I was simply pointing out that you have to be judicious about the free agents you sign. I contended a while back that I thought this past year's free agent class was weak at first and third base.
Well you are in luck.
Because the Orioles make judicious teams seem like free spenders.
I mean, we're sitting here debating about a guy that the Orioles DIDN'T sign.
I guess it's better than talking about the actual team itself.
I wonder how they will blow it tonight.
My last post on this and I'll let you have the final word…I didn't see any position players in this year's free agent class who would have helped the Orioles in the long term, Figgins included. I brought this up as part of a discussion on the Orioles. I contended months ago that Figgins would not be the Orioles answer at 3rd and I still see it that way. His 7 steals may have made the difference between them being 7-21 and maybe 10-18 and his .211 average would have fit right in.
We'll see what Figgins numbers are at the end of the year.
It's always something with the Orioles. Players are either too expensive or not the right fit.
Meanwhile season and season passes and the Orioles are a joke.
It's been branded and packaged differently for years but the result is the same.
And that is the last word because that's a fact!
Hey Johnny Tsunami (W. Tell)! Lay off my buddy STG….. You'll answer to me buddy boy!
Whats goina be complicated is me wrapping a cloth around my head, camo pants on my butt, one of those real tight tank tops and my back hauling weapons of mass destruction!
I draw the line at harrassing my boys…
Now go make me a bike, clown!
2488,
I could do without the real tight tank top. Your physique is not what it once was.
Click, clack mother trucker, don't do me like that…
You heard of Rambo? I'm Mimbo! A rough and ready male bimbo…
Rambo and his Little Buddy re-united 5/10/10. The world will never be the same!
I'm sweating to the oldies while Richard Simmons and W. Tell try on leg warmers and do the Salsa with Frito Bandito
Ravin Looney, I am ready willing and able to answer to you just as I would answer to any lunatic who wouldn't know how to look out for a buddy if he had one. First of all no one likes you let alone wants to be your buddy. Secondly, I have seen you physic and all I need is Richard Simmons and if you do not win him over and go out on a date he will take care of you in five minutes. On the other hand, maybe you and STG are more than buddies come to think of it. Stick with bowling. I understand Brooklyn has some very nice bowling lanes. Try ten pins.
Hey Tell. Does Ravens 2388 ever talk sports or is he just a downer. What is wrong with this guy anyway?
Well, well, "Mell" & "Tell", two peas on a flea…. Fruities wearing booties…
"Mell", you need to stand down son… You don't come to a battle of wits unarmed… Trust me, you don't want to mess with the "ladies pet & the men's regret", Ravens2488! Next to the ladies, sports is an integral part of my knowledge base… So look Mell, push yourself away from the Bolivian Marching Powder, take $30 from your mom's purse and go to the Hot Topic at the mall and by yourself some douchebag clothes…
Billy Tell… Come on, you sghould know better than to mess with me… I've danced on your "Members Only" jacket to the point that you are the last member! Please, please, spare yourself the humility of STG running roughshod over you because you don't want me to call you out… Now get your Starter Jacket with the Raiders logo and run home… You can stand up to the men on this blog other then "Mell".
Ravin Dim Wit, obviously your idea of battle is name calling. I have dealt with guys like you all my life and when you finally run them down you find them behind the ladies skirt or wearing it. I do believe that you might be a ladies pet, but then again so is a beagle. The only thing men regret when it comes to you is that you degrade the meaning of manhood. Why don't you start talking sports and try being a member of the human race. You don't even need a a members jacket, but on second thought, maybe you can't, because you do need to have some form of civilized behavoir.
Ravins 2488. What is your problem man.
Billy Tell… You said my idea of battle is name calling yet you call me Ravin Dim Wit…. They call what I wear a kilt not a skirt… Why don't I talk sports much??? Because I get tired of the same old Baltimore sports talk. The same people who get abused by giving their money to a garbage team will still try to take up for them and it ticks me off because if you stop giving money to the garbage organization maybe they will realize that the fans are ticked… On any other team Trembley would have been fired last year and at least by this time this year but the O's don't want to spend money on another manager while still paying this clown. They love McPhail but he hasn't done anything and you got STG thinking he's got a plan. What? Is McPhails plan to lose more games than the last year because that is what he has done. You got STG saying he's glad they didn't sign Figgins to play third because he's not a third baseman but the O's sign Tejada to play 3rd, a position he's never played but STG doesn't say anything because he like Miggy.
2488, Figgins is hitting under .200. Everyone talked about moving Miggy to third. He's fielded the position just fine.
It didn't matter where he went, he was going to move to third because of his age.
2488 is making some sense in his argument. The O's have done nothing to date but lose so I wouldn't go to bat for them at this point. Or maybe you should, couldn't do any worse. McPhail and everyone else with this organization have shown nothing to make any of us feel this team is heading in the right direction. Time will tell (No pun intended Billy) but this experiment has not worked.
BS he's fielded just fine.
What team do you watch?
.940 fielding percentage.
WATCH THE F'N games Zach.
And do so without a gallon of orange kook aid and blinders on.
Does .940 take in effect range? Nope. He has made CRUCIAL errors that have led directly to big innings as well.
It's about time you submitted your resume to Greg Bader.
I'm watching, but I choose to spit sun flower seeds rather than drink orange kook aid.
The Orioles have a slew of problems this season, I don't think Tejada is a big enough one for this argument.
You mentioned bringing in Matt Holliday over Nolan Reimold, who's hitting under .200. Adam Jones hasn't lived up to his 2009 numbers and Cesar Izturis is weak offensively.
I could go on. My point is that I don't think Tejada's defense is a huge reason for their loses. Reimold, Jones, Izturis and this team with RISP in general are though.
The Baltimore Mariners which is the only winning team in this city. Tejada has made 5 errors in 28 games for a .940 fielding percentage which is 30 0r 40 percent lower than his normal. Figgons can barley hit his weight but at least he fields 3rd base around .975
2nd base you mean.
Look at his numbers when he played 3rd before. He has been a .975 fielder at 3rd base.
Still no power though Pole. Which you would like from a your corner infielders.
No Zach.
IT's what YOU want.
But the reality is there are tons of 3b that provide excellent D and are on base guys that are very successful. Do you think the Angels were unhappy with Figgins?
I guess we'll just have to wait as long as it takes until the perfect power hitting 3b comes along for the Orioles to sign.
In the meantime we'll stink.
But hey, as long as they don't spend alot in free agency!
I guess my two choices are kool aid drinker or hater. I can't be in the middle…
ok.
I continue to hear that there are tons of 3B that provide defense and offense, but when I ask their names I get yelled out and called an apologist.
…I need some more seeds.
You continue to no comprehend what is written.
A 3B in this day and age doesn't have to be the prototypical big strong power hitter that you seem to want.
Just as 2b used to be light hitting guys who could field but are now guys we see power from.
There are many guys who provide defense and offense at 3b. Polanco and Beltre are both examples of guys who not only could do that but were also available. Of course, there are others that weren't available either.
The point is that requiring a 3B to have power is far a necessity in today's game.
I don't really see how you can argue that it is to be honest.
All we heard was about how potent the Orioles lineup was gonna be. And that was BEFORE they signed Tejada. So why is it that Tejada gets plugged in the middle then?
It stands to reason that you, along with MacPhail, thought that the guys that were already here (Jones/Markakis/Wieters/Reimold/Scott) could provide the power they needed.
But stuff like that falls on deaf ears with you it seems.
They are the worst team in baseball. They have nothing in the minors as far as bats that any GM should count on as sure things.
Their best SP to date will be gone next season whether by trade in June or when he walks and signs with someone who will win.
The pen is a mess at the back end.
Maybe you are the guy who stood on the deck of the Titanic and said "don't worry about it. Everything is gonna be fine".
I dunno what it is but to me you don't seem to grasp how dire a situation this franchise is in.
I understand the game has changed. The Orioles needed a power hitter and a third baseman. My assumption has been that those two go hand in hand.
I've criticized this team, but unless I'm holding protest signs with your boy Nasty, I get lumped into the kool aid drinking crowd.
There are more opinions than pointless ownership protests…I mean publicity stunts… and apologists.
I recognize the issues, I just don't think last off season was enough to turn a 64 win team into a 100 win team. The lack of depth from the minor league bats in alarming. What could the Orioles have done different last off season?
You mention the Orioles best starter probably being gone by June, if he is it will probably be for minor league bats.
But if the Orioles lose Millwood, I'm sure people with the \”Nasty\” opinion will criticize the Orioles for letting him go.
Just like Sherrill…because he's had so much success in LA, right?
Listen Zach
If you wanna change the argument that's fine. I'm gonna say this once and if there is a next time our conversation will turn extremely ugly.
Nestor and his antics have nothing to do with me or this conversation. Your lame ass attempts to link my factually based and thought out comments with Nestor and his Free the Birds thing is out of line and flat out untrue.
I could care less what Nestor or anyone else does with regards to their feelings about this team.
My points about Angelos are mine alone and aren't influenced by any outside entity.
The fans have spoken already Zach. They don't go to the games. Of course, being the King of good fans, that is unacceptable to you.
This team needed a 1st baseman and a 3rd baseman. So they signed a 3rd baseman who can't hit and put him at 1st and signed an old SS who can hit a bit and put him at 3rd and inserted him as a cleanup hitter.
Pathetic.
You say you recognize the issues and then bring up a 3rd grade style statement about how this team wasn't gonna go from 64 to 100 wins. Of course nobody thought that. What kind of juvenile statement is that?
The ridiculous part is that they aren't even a 70 win team. It was never about a playoff berth or anything close to that and everyone agrees on that. Now they will be lucky to improve AT ALL. You do understand that right? They could be worse than last year. It's a very real possibility.
Your constant "what should they have done differently" mantra is old and tired. The simple answer is they should've done things to make them significantly better. You know why? Because they said they were gonna be judged on wins and losses Zach. Because they sold the fans a bill of goods. Because they said that rebuilding was over and there were no more excuses. This isn't me coming up with this stuff out of thin air. It's what the team said.
Regarding a possible Millwood trade. The guy will bring some B level talent at best. You still don't see it though. He's just another in the line of guys brought in and shipped out for marginal talent all while the Orioles continue to lose and lose. The truth is, it doesn't matter if they keep him or not Zach.
He won't be an Oriole next year.
You know what? You've pretty much lost the battle when you bring up Sherrill and his struggles and use it as part of your argument. But when that's pretty much all you've got, I guess you gotta do it.
Mark from Perry Hall,
While I don't want things to get \”ugly\” it's tough for me to separate your opinions from Nestor's. I've been bashed for listening to 105.7 and now I'm pointing out that you have similar thoughts to the personalities from Nestor's station.
I think I even heard you call in there and agree with Rex and Ray a couple weeks ago…but ok.
Just as your opinions are similar to those of WNST, your reactions to my questions are oddly the same as Nestor's when fans question his method for fixing the Orioles (see Heath at Dempsey's Army).
When I ask how you would have gone about the off season differently, you call me a third grader and say my mantra is \”old and tired.\” The ol' call someone names while dodging their question.
\”The simple answer is they should've done things to make them significantly better,\” you say. But how Mark? I don't want you to get offended when I say how. I would just like you to play GM and give me some moves.
I haven't heard any real moves from WNST and I haven't heard any real moves from you here on BSR.
If Millwood will bring B-level talent, then what is your solution? Should the Orioles keep him for next year or try to get some bats that they need in the minor leagues? My opinion is that they should move Millwood and Wiggy this June for bats. Surely a contender could use a reliable starter with a 3 1/2 ERA and a powerful bat off the bench.
Listen Zach
If you wanna change the argument that's fine. I'm gonna say this once and if there is a next time our conversation will turn extremely ugly.
Nestor and his antics have nothing to do with me or this conversation. Your lame ass attempts to link my factually based and thought out comments with Nestor and his Free the Birds thing is out of line and flat out untrue.
I could care less what Nestor or anyone else does with regards to their feelings about this team.
My points about Angelos are mine alone and aren't influenced by any outside entity.
The fans have spoken already Zach. They don't go to the games. Of course, being the King of good fans, that is unacceptable to you.
This team needed a 1st baseman and a 3rd baseman. So they signed a 3rd baseman who can't hit and put him at 1st and signed an old SS who can hit a bit and put him at 3rd and inserted him as a cleanup hitter.
Pathetic.
You say you recognize the issues and then bring up a 3rd grade style statement about how this team wasn't gonna go from 64 to 100 wins. Of course nobody thought that. What kind of juvenile statement is that?
The ridiculous part is that they aren't even a 70 win team. It was never about a playoff berth or anything close to that and everyone agrees on that. Now they will be lucky to improve AT ALL. You do understand that right? They could be worse than last year. It's a very real possibility.
Your constant "what should they have done differently" mantra is old and tired. The simple answer is they should've done things to make them significantly better. You know why? Because they said they were gonna be judged on wins and losses Zach. Because they sold the fans a bill of goods. Because they said that rebuilding was over and there were no more excuses. This isn't me coming up with this stuff out of thin air. It's what the team said.
Regarding a possible Millwood trade. The guy will bring some B level talent at best. You still don't see it though. He's just another in the line of guys brought in and shipped out for marginal talent all while the Orioles continue to lose and lose. The truth is, it doesn't matter if they keep him or not Zach.
He won't be an Oriole next year.
You know what? You've pretty much lost the battle when you bring up Sherrill and his struggles and use it as part of your argument. But when that's pretty much all you've got, I guess you gotta do it.
I understand the game has changed. The Orioles needed a power hitter and a third baseman. My assumption has been that those two go hand in hand.
I've criticized this team, but unless I'm holding protest signs with your boy Nasty, I get lumped into the kool aid drinking crowd.
There are more opinions than pointless ownership protests…I mean publicity stunts… and apologists.
I recognize the issues, I just don't think last off season was enough to turn a 64 win team into a 100 win team. The lack of depth from the minor league bats in alarming. What could the Orioles have done different last off season?
You mention the Orioles best starter probably being gone by June, if he is it will probably be for minor league bats.
But if the Orioles lose Millwood, I'm sure people with the \”Nasty\” opinion will criticize the Orioles for letting him go.
Just like Sherrill…because he's had so much success in LA, right?
See what I say Tell? Zach = STG's mirror image in thought process. Tell, you know I just mess with you. There's no harm on my part. You used to work with my buddies Mickey & Gary (Their father was Chief)(Don't want to use last name on here). I'll give you a long kiss if I see you at the STG Cookout…
Zach/STG – He's a bum… Miggy is gone this year and the O's start over with your great Josh Bell at 3rd next year or another old 3rd sacker… Maybe Keith Moreland, Wayne Gross, Aurelio Rodriquez, Todd Zeile, or Ray Knight will sign with the O's….
I know Miggy is gone after this year. Everyone does. But you're answer, Figgins, is hitting .185.
You know if the O's brought him in you'd complain that we brought in a 3rd baseman with NO power.
Zach – BTW, I didn't say to sign Figgins. This is what you always do, read something and totally write something out of context on what was said. I was using Figgins as the example of what STG had said.
Take your Razor scooter Zach and go up to the Saw Mill Park skate park and do "Front to Back Side Willie's"…
Will do.
What other FA 3rd baseman would you have preferred?
Zach
Tejada doesn't provide power either.
You will do anything to defend this team.
Figgins would've fit in just fine here considering how you professed how solid the lineup already was. Tejada is a pathetic excuse for a cleanup hitter in ANY division. But to trot him out there as your 4th hitter in the AL East is flat out embarrassing.
You and STG bring up power at 3b. There are a bunch of 3b who provide different skill sets at the plate on very successful teams. In fact, Figgins did it for a few years with the Angels.
We are both broken records in this argument. The problem for you is that the Orioles suck every year but you agree with what they are doing.
I don't defend every move the club makes. I hate the thought of Corey Patterson coming up. You're right we do go in circles.
I just want to make two points.
1. If the Orioles signed Chone Figgins and he hit a buck 80 here, fans would be furious. They'd say they passed on Tejada, who hit .313 and had 46 doubles to bring in a guy with no power. They would have the same issues they have today.
2. I have yet to hear of any better free agent alternatives. I keep using Figgins because I feel that he's been brought up as the Orioles \”other option\” last off season. If there is someone else out there let me know.
Polanco.
But you constantly fail to see the overall picture.
It's not about just the 3b position. It's the entire team as a whole.
They have NOTHING in the minors at 2b or SS.
Bell and Snyder are far from sure things but they sure seem to be blocking the acquisition of any legit 1B or 3B.
You hate the thought of Patterson huh? Well maybe if they had ANYONE in the minors worth a lick they wouldn't have had to sign him in the first place.
This team is so far away on so many levels it's pathetic.
Patterson is the example you bring up as a move you don't like? Seriously? That's the one?
Atkins was an PUTRID move. It was universally panned by anyone who wasn't an Orioles apologist Tejada is pretty much a nothing move. If he were the 7th hitter? Fine. But no, he's the CLEAN UP hitter. Gonzalez=Terrible.
But you will just whistle past the graveyard while another season goes into the tank while touting the plan and how great all the young guys are.
All you can do is bring up Figgins and his struggles as somehow validating the garbage moves that were made.
It's a straw man argument.
"See, see, see. If we did that it would not have worked". Complete results oriented thinking. Not to mention there is no way to determine if Figgins would be hitting .185 if he signed here.
But really, that's all just a deflection you use while ignoring the mess we call a baseball team.
See my other comment. I'm plenty disappointed in how this roster has performed.
Bell has a better chance of making it than Snyder, but he's still probably a year away.
They need depth in the minor leagues for sure. They're pitchers are all the rage, but they don't have hardly any position players down on the farm. Right now I have to blame the former management for that…if it continues I'll blame MacPhail.
They need a solid draft that brings some good infielders and I'm hopeful that they will move guys like Ty Wigginton or Kevin Millwood for some infield prospects.
Gonzo was bad. You can't argue it. But, I was all for it during the off season and I know a few Phillies and Mets fans who were happy to have the guy out of their division.
Again, I didn't say to sign Figgins… And yes I would have griped if they signed Figgins, not because of his power but because he's not a 3rd sacker!
FA's – Adrian Beltre
And why did the O's get to the point where they had to settle for garbage? By keeping Mora too long and not grooming a replacement…
Just like 1st Zach. They sign Atkins who has been going down in numbers the last 3 years when they can trade for Adrian Gonzalez a power hitting, young, good average 1st sacker! But they don't want to give up their precious overhyped minor leaguers… Or signed as a FA, Adam Laroche….
I'm going to bed…
Laroche is hitting .255.
With 4 HR and 20 RBI.
I'm with you 2488. Gonzalez is someone to bring into the fold. Atkins is a has been
Thank you Pole… I know you are the voice of reason….