I seriously hope the Orioles stay away from that trade. Although they have a lefty bullpen guy they could deal away (Patton) in a deal for Morse. Meh.
Agreed. He'd basically be just a slight power upgrade over Betemit. Similar R/L splits, similar lack of plate discipline, similar lack of position. Not nearly enough of an upgrade to give up any value.
I'd rather go after Kubel, and much rather go after Willingham or Butler, who rake against lefties.
Not a huge fan of Kubel and he's pretty much a DH as well. Butler will cost a fortune, likely require Bundy/Machado, and again, he's a DH. Willingham is intriguing, but haven't heard his name thrown around much at all.
I look at Kubel as Morse with more of a track record and better plate discipline. Can't imagine Butler costing that much, unless KC is dead-set on keeping him.
I'd rather add a RH power bat and preferably a 1B as opposed to Kubel, but it's going to be hard to come by at this point.
Earlier indications from twitter suggests the O's and Mariners were the most involved on Butler, but the price was astronomical. He means a lot to KC fans.
Justin Upton is a guy to keep an eye on, apparently the O's were hard after him a few weeks back, but the price was high. Anyone but Bundy/Machado I'd be willing to pay.
I take back what I said about Morse's splits. BR had it in a weird format and I misread. Much more balanced than Betemit, but he still doesn't excite me.
And yeah I was encouraged by the rumors that the O's have gone after both Stanton and Upton. Much rather have elite talents like that than the 'Meh' we're generally talking about.
After this season is the time to go after Stantion, I'd think. He'll actually be making some money in 2014.
I take back what I said about Morse's splits. BR had it in a weird format and I misread. Much more balanced than Betemit, but he still doesn't excite me.
And yeah I was encouraged by the rumors that the O's have gone after both Stanton and Upton. Much rather have elite talents like that than the 'Meh' we're generally talking about.
After this season is the time to go after Stantion, I'd think. He'll actually be making some money in 2014.
Seriously, for once a big name bat's name is being tossed around without the beat writers shooting it down immediately. Tough names though being brought up, though. The only name that doesn't hurt to even mention is Gausman, and I know that's only because he's not as well known of a commodity.
Stanton would have a field day in the AL East, would be fantastic.
Fwiw, I'd only move Bundy for a established young arm, i.e. Felix Hernandez. Machado I'm more inclined to keep.
If only. You have to remember that Seattle has been trying to slang their money around this offseason, King Felix is a top 5 pitcher in the bigs and is what like 25? The Orioles couldn't even trade Bundy straight up for him unless the team was trying to escape his contract, they'd have to keep adding for sure.
Hernandez only has two years left on his current deal. I wouldn't trade Bundy for him. Not enough team control.
I guess I'm just fidgety when it comes to high-school arms, even though what Bundy's accomplished has been absolutely ridiculous, seeing him in person he was beyond impressive. I just find it hard to turn down a guy like Hernandez that has talked about being a Mariners' lifer, I feel like he could easily jump on this team's approach if he was in B-More. Either way, it's just hypothetical, I'm excited to see what Bundy does in the next couple of years, I still think he'll be the ace.
Well, if the rest of the 'cavalry' beyond Tillman ever actually emerges, between them, Bundy, and Gausman, the O's will be flush with young pitching talent. They might finally have some flexibility to trade away that young talent for an established stud or two.
There are a lot of scouts/scouting services that are really high on Gausman. Don't be surprised if he's a top 20 prospect this year.
Well, if the rest of the 'cavalry' beyond Tillman ever actually emerges, between them, Bundy, and Gausman, the O's will be flush with young pitching talent. They might finally have some flexibility to trade away that young talent for an established stud or two.
There are a lot of scouts/scouting services that are really high on Gausman. Don't be surprised if he's a top 20 prospect this year.
Yep, unfortunately we both know that has been the hope for a bit now with the pitching prospects. I just hope more than just 1 or 2 actually pan out!
Definitely could see that on the Gausman ranking, especially considering how MLB-ready and projectable he is said to be. The O's have been getting some serious love at the top-end of the rankings here of late by most services, just not the recognition past the top 1-3 talents. Maybe Schoop'll actually get a little love without Machado overshadowing him.
I don't think they're good enough in the pitching department to consider dealing Bundy. They need a front line starter with #1 stuff. He seems to have it. I guess if you got an ace back (though I doubt you do) you have to think about it, but I rather try and do it with him.
I'm not sure the Patriots had a legal formation on offense the entire game today. Their tackles were at least 2-3 yards off the line on every play I saw. This might have been the worst officiated weekend of NFL I've ever seen, not counting replacement refs.
