tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post1021821596334894582..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Making the Orioles a Champion in 2014: The Moves the Orioles Should MakeJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-86405346451548107592013-11-06T04:31:21.145-05:002013-11-06T04:31:21.145-05:00Well, one of the written points of this article de...Well, one of the written points of this article detailing the moves the team should make is that dedicating 10 MM to a closer is likely a poor use of limited resources. Therefore...whether or not Johnson will be moved is irrelevant. For this series and this post it is about what should be done.<br /><br />Now, if we entertain keeping Johnson then the scenarios result in not having an additional 10 MM. Fixing that allocation of payroll can then roll down to other positions as you see fit. That said, I reiterate, the Orioles best chance to improve the team is to find a taker for Johnson and use that monet elsewhere.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-3372796252001892792013-11-05T18:19:06.358-05:002013-11-05T18:19:06.358-05:00How do they make the O's a contender? Being an...How do they make the O's a contender? Being an 85 win team is being a contender. At that level you have somewhere in the neighborhood of getting more than 90 wins about 15 or 20 percent of the time, so I would not undersell that footing.<br /><br />I think given payroll restrictions...you have to put the best team forward and hope that more positive peculiarities occur than negative ones. At 85 wins...you really don't need much to break your way.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-32455225736963872372013-11-05T15:20:02.230-05:002013-11-05T15:20:02.230-05:00Chavez seems like a good fit for next year's t...Chavez seems like a good fit for next year's team (though wouldn't he platoon with Valencia at DH?), but I think that Chris Young fits better in the outfield than Gutierrez--you don't want to only sign players almost certain to break down. <br />My problem with all three scenarios is that--rightly or wrongly--it doesn't seem like the O's will actually deal Johnson. So why not calculate a team that includes him so that we can take a look at what we're more likely working with... Keeping Johnson, and signing McClouth, Chavez, Young, and either Feldman/Josh Johnson/Floyd could make for a successful winter if Gausman breaks through sometime next year. <br /><br />Benhttp://virtuallyfarmer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-22049776597625344472013-11-05T10:24:01.172-05:002013-11-05T10:24:01.172-05:00How do these moves make the Orioles a contender an...How do these moves make the Orioles a contender and not just another 85 win team? The $115M version could elevate them to the 90-95 win range needed to contend for the division and wild card, but the other versions keep them exactly where they are now which is just off the pace of the Rays and Red Sox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com