tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post563464946579528931..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Gerrit Cole Trade: Wins Over DreamsJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-3947240909196956372018-01-17T22:04:49.768-05:002018-01-17T22:04:49.768-05:00Jeff Sullivan had a great piece about the Astros/P...Jeff Sullivan had a great piece about the Astros/Pirates trade over on FanGraphs. <br />It appears that Colin Moran has made dramatic changes to his swing in 2017. A hitter with a big build (6'4" and 205 lbs.) has moved from being a hitter with a heavy GB% to a hitter with a healthy FB%. His home run totals in an abbreviated season (he had injuries) jumped. He also increased his contact rates strongly last year as well. <br />Jeff provides some good GIFs to illustrate his points.<br /><br />IMO, this exactly the type of a trade that the Orioles should try to make with any of our pending free agents. There's never any guarantee that any prospect not named Trout or Harper will succeed at the MLB level, but using a shotgun approach to prospects increases the probability that at least a few of them will succeed at the Big Show.vilnius b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872502926590063013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-56524616579304487802018-01-17T21:51:23.073-05:002018-01-17T21:51:23.073-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.vilnius b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872502926590063013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-2514930970697912222018-01-17T07:27:09.922-05:002018-01-17T07:27:09.922-05:00I agree with your assessment. I think people unde...I agree with your assessment. I think people underestimate Moran too. Astros dealt from positions of organizational strength (2nd tier pitching and 3B) to get a solid SP. Martin was available as a Rule 5 so he is a throw-in (but he is a LH OF). If the O's could get a package like (I know these can't be had together) Cole, Musgrove or Feliz, Moran, and Martin for Machado, I would think it would be a win for the O's. One good SP, one potential SP/RP, a 3B prospect, and a lesser LH OF would certainly fill some holes and mitigate the loss of Machado.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com