tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post9220972546843869214..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Orioles Continue To Raid The Bakery At Closing Time: Dexter FowlerJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-199049029000269592016-02-26T15:13:03.004-05:002016-02-26T15:13:03.004-05:00"A little more money could have been persuasi..."A little more money could have been persuasive enough."<br /><br />Apparently not for Dexter Fowler.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129461114428343431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-72073416259033174282016-02-25T07:30:46.236-05:002016-02-25T07:30:46.236-05:00I think going all in would have meant going after ...I think going all in would have meant going after better players like Kazmir or being creative with Zobrist. Spending a lot of money alone may mean you monetarily go all in but one needs to respect the current talent level and where all that money puts you. I think they paid a whole lot to be slightly better than they were last year. In a very simple way...this year is about adding Fowler and Trumbo and losing Chen. Spending 50 MM or so to do that seems like minimal gain at a very high price.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-81352383419015127912016-02-25T07:28:00.958-05:002016-02-25T07:28:00.958-05:00OBP is good and usually it is pretty expensive. Th...OBP is good and usually it is pretty expensive. Thst is one reason why the Orioles have not been able to acquire many of them in the past. Additionally, the Orioles appeared to have focused on less expensive ways to score runs like home runs or prevent them like defense. A lack of OBP does not immediately mean the price is OK at all costs. I personally would have gone in a different direction because I think an organization that ignores the international market needs greatly high end draft selections to keep the franchise chugging along. The Orioles have different priorities and value MLB roster veteran deals than taking chances on breakout players. It is all rather arguable. I do not think anyone is necessarily completely right or wrong.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-69609693050771967032016-02-24T22:08:03.271-05:002016-02-24T22:08:03.271-05:00I might be wrong, and Jon you certainly understand...I might be wrong, and Jon you certainly understand the metrics more than I do, but for so long we have been bemoaning the lack of OBP. And now a relatively cheap answer has fallen in our lap. Has to be a good signing, especially when Angelos is usually so cheap.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285089166652676678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-67401993395931898922016-02-24T21:59:57.828-05:002016-02-24T21:59:57.828-05:00My first post here, I have read every article thou...My first post here, I have read every article though. Good job on the Fowler signing. It's time to go "all-in" for this Orioles team. Can't afford Manny long term, and the other key pieces are aging. Why not go for it this year? What am I missing thinking that a high OBP guy who is a decent CF going to right is a bad thing?<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285089166652676678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-1541814678495267542016-02-24T15:43:22.526-05:002016-02-24T15:43:22.526-05:00One thing that comes to me though is I have a gut ...One thing that comes to me though is I have a gut feeling the O's are preparing for a full platoon in LF with Kim and Reimold. Hedging their bets on Kim. If they have a full time RF then they won't need Reimold out there. And a more or less full time DH in Trumbo (who is only on a one year contract so Fowler also helps for next year when Trumbo and likely Wieters are gone). There may be some actual long term thinking here.<br /><br />The Gallardo medical is a bitch, though. I do have to admit that the O's have usually been right about that stuff and you guys were all talking about his K rate being down.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-29819534109270152392016-02-24T14:46:28.833-05:002016-02-24T14:46:28.833-05:00My comment is with respect to my depth chart, so P...My comment is with respect to my depth chart, so Paredes was already considered. Remember my entire post on that where I questioned that?Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-9021161807965022742016-02-24T14:28:13.893-05:002016-02-24T14:28:13.893-05:00They still gain at least 0.5 WAR from eliminating ...They still gain at least 0.5 WAR from eliminating Paredes at DH, too. There is a "team" benefit as well as an individual benefit.Rogernoreply@blogger.com