tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post121867134844271716..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Rumor Has It...2016 Orioles Edition (10/26/15)Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-30111132673359387202015-10-29T10:15:33.725-04:002015-10-29T10:15:33.725-04:00We did touch on this for the Blueprint series wher...We did touch on this for the Blueprint series where I and Perez advocated that the club should sign him. I viewed him as a right handed Pedro Alvarez. Should be an average or below average 1B bat, which probably means you save maybe 2-6 MM signing him instead of getting a similar talent in the FA market.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-33527967928664350302015-10-29T09:55:38.464-04:002015-10-29T09:55:38.464-04:00I know this post was about possible pitchers, but ...I know this post was about possible pitchers, but any thoughts on the recently posted Nexen Hero, Byung-ho Park? Assuming Davis goes elsewhere, I think it would be kind of dumb for the Orioles to not least consider.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734221506209567204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-74474162993585321102015-10-27T11:03:45.782-04:002015-10-27T11:03:45.782-04:00Leake? Sure, I think he will be well sought after,...Leake? Sure, I think he will be well sought after, but he would fit in with what the Orioles should be doing. However, a 5 year deal would not be desirable to the team, I think.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-33463467223643333952015-10-26T22:29:36.833-04:002015-10-26T22:29:36.833-04:00Thanks, Matt and Jon, for your responses.....Thanks, Matt and Jon, for your responses.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-15062623809806813692015-10-26T17:56:31.350-04:002015-10-26T17:56:31.350-04:00Any chance the O's go for Leake?Any chance the O's go for Leake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-18481154650217202242015-10-26T16:36:07.420-04:002015-10-26T16:36:07.420-04:00Estrada had a 2.74 ERA in 7 games and 42.2 innings...Estrada had a 2.74 ERA in 7 games and 42.2 innings when his team scored between 0 and 2 runs and went 1-5.<br /><br />He had a 2.83 ERA in 12 games and 89 innings when his team scored between 3 and 5 runs and went 5-3.<br /><br />He had a 4.89 ERA in 7 games and 38.2 innings when his team scored 6+ runs and went 6-0. <br /><br />If anything, the question would be the other way around. But like Jon said, studies have showed that the answer is no.Matt Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191574755038653061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-55040957308268559122015-10-26T15:35:49.890-04:002015-10-26T15:35:49.890-04:00To my knowledge, there is no evidence that pitcher...To my knowledge, there is no evidence that pitchers perform better or worse according to the level of run support they receive. This was looked, to my recollection, several times largely because of trying to determine whether Jack Morris belongs in the Hall of Fame. Short answer, we know of nothing that suggests that dog can hunt.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-50068334553197027312015-10-26T15:32:24.978-04:002015-10-26T15:32:24.978-04:00Is there any possibility that pitchers like Estrad...Is there any possibility that pitchers like Estrada and Miguel and maybe even Tillman outpitch their peripherals specifically when they get good run support? The theory being that the other team starts over-swinging to get back in the game and biting on pitches they wouldn't bite at when ahead? Just askin'..... If it turns out to be measurable then one might argue that better hitting also improves the pitching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-30704153538274506392015-10-26T12:49:52.224-04:002015-10-26T12:49:52.224-04:00This sure seems to be a discussion about which bad...This sure seems to be a discussion about which bad player are we going to overpay for.<br />It doesn't seem as if any of the options that have been discussed offering anything except a whole lot of "maybe" while costing a whole ton of money.<br />And we don't really have anything in the farm system worth trading, so we can't improve via trade.<br />Is there an argument to be made for doing nothing? I hate to suggest it because I'm 53 and I don't know how much longer I'm going to live, but one great player isn't going to save the team, and four average players probably won't either, so maybe just trading away the assets we have aside from Manny, and rebuilding the farm system, while promising not to make any more stupid prospects for rental trades?Philipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-57669160724306626262015-10-26T12:11:39.391-04:002015-10-26T12:11:39.391-04:00Agreed, about most of what you wrote. Someone like...Agreed, about most of what you wrote. Someone like Fister, especially, is attractive to am extent, yet most of that attraction is based on his past success and blind hope. By and large, these three pitchers make little to no sense to me. I read Melewski regularly and was pretty disappointed in his suggestions. None of these guys are true ground ball pitchers, none of these guys have the kind of stuff that gives them some upside, and none of them fit well in OPACY. It kinda seems to me that these free agent signings were suggested without much consideration of peripherals or playing to Orioles defensive strengths. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com