Orioles....part 2?

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Buster Olney says now that Cruz is done, if Morales should fall to $5-7 million, the O's should sign him too and make things really interesting in the AL East.  With all of the other question marks, why not?

I'm more excited to see who takes the qualifying offers next year.  Since Cruz, at 34, lost about $6m by not taking the offer, likely will never be a sought after free agent again (if he does well, the O's give him a qualifying offer he HAS to take, if he struggles, nobody is going to want him at 35), how many more players are going to make that mistake?
 

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Hey - look who's #1.....

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24465784/mlb-winter-winners-losers-orioles-finish-offseason-with-flourish

[vansmack]

Johan is at worst, an inexpensive pitching coach for your young rotation.  Smart move, even tough I think he never pitches in the bigs again.

[shemptiness]

Johan is at worst, an inexpensive pitching coach for your young rotation.  Smart move, even tough I think he never pitches in the bigs again.

And he may not be the only Santana they pick up....

[vansmack]

And he may not be the only Santana they pick up....

This:

There's no way Ervin Santana's elbow passes an Orioles physical.  Don't even bother...

[vansmack]

Machado Disappointed by his new deal

Pay him a $1 million next season [2015] and announce the extension before that season is over, or he takes you through the ringer in arbitration and signs with the Yankees.

The Trout deal is a sign of things to come...after the season starts they'll announce the rest.

The Angels GM must be the worst in baseball.  I am so glad the Orioles didn't end up with him.  Just pay Trout a million this year and work on an extension after the season. 

The longer you wait on a stud,  the less chance you have of extending his deal.

From this point point forward,  compare the Nats and Stras and Harper,  and the O's and Machado.

[James Ford]

An uneducated 21 year old making a half million and he's complaining? What a dick.

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I didn't realize the O's got Lombardozzi in the Gonzalez deal.  That's a great deal for the O's, turning a minor league contract for Gonzalez into an under control utility guy.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

I didn't realize the O's got Lombardozzi in the Gonzalez deal.  That's a great deal for the O's, turning a minor league contract for Gonzalez into an under control utility guy.

I literally have no idea what my Tigers were thinking there. Why didn't we just keep Lombo and play him at SS?

[Got Haggis?]

just purchased a partial season ticket plan..so opening day is a go for me, woohoo

[atomic]

just purchased a partial season ticket plan..so opening day is a go for me, woohoo

Did you get seats for opening day or did they give you standing room? Last year when I ordered late they said they only had standing room only.

[vansmack]

I literally have no idea what my Tigers were thinking there. Why didn't we just keep Lombo and play him at SS?

Couple that with the Romine for Alvarez deal and I have no idea what Tigers are doing scrambling for a middle infielder rental.

Gonzalez, Romine, Worth and Perez are all kind of the same player in my eyes.  Why not use one then sign Drew after the draft?

[atomic]

I didn't realize the O's got Lombardozzi in the Gonzalez deal.  That's a great deal for the O's, turning a minor league contract for Gonzalez into an under control utility guy.

Lombardozzi has no power, has a career obp less than .300 and is a below average fielder.  Gonzalez can play shortstop regularly so I can see why they want him over Lombardozzi .  I hardly would rate this as a great deal.   Lombardozzi might end up in the minors when Manny comes back and if Schoop performs. 

[atomic]

I literally have no idea what my Tigers were thinking there. Why didn't we just keep Lombo and play him at SS?

Couple that with the Romine for Alvarez deal and I have no idea what Tigers are doing scrambling for a middle infielder rental.

Gonzalez, Romine, Worth and Perez are all kind of the same player in my eyes.  Why not use one then sign Drew after the draft?

Drew wants 14 million a year and is an average fielder at best.