tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post6512874377363048942..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: The Orioles Offense Is Not GoodJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-67716692065996807322017-07-04T07:07:36.726-04:002017-07-04T07:07:36.726-04:00Also keep in mind how value changes. Gausman now i...Also keep in mind how value changes. Gausman now is worth more than he was two weeks ago. Trading guys who are doing terribly is not usually how you get a good return.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-53412781352118720542017-07-04T07:06:02.639-04:002017-07-04T07:06:02.639-04:00FYI...return value in deadline deals tends to be i...FYI...return value in deadline deals tends to be its highest about a week before the deadline. Historically, trades now are often marginal pieces unless the seller or buyer is desparate. Many teams right now are in wait and see mode which is made worse by how clumped it all is.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-76114240797746064362017-07-03T20:27:30.886-04:002017-07-03T20:27:30.886-04:00Unfortunately, I strongly disagree. The longer we ... Unfortunately, I strongly disagree. The longer we wait the smaller the return and the worse the result. We have literally no pitching. Nothing on the 25 man, nothing in the minors. Our offense is bad, our defense is bad, our fundamentals are apparently terrible. We have nothing of significant current value in the minors at this time, certainly nothing with which we can acquire any adequate reinforcements. <br />The only reason we are "still in contention" is because at this point in the season almost everybody is within a game or two of a wild-card spot. That was the intent behind the creation of the second wildcard; to maintain fan interest, and to fool the gullible into thinking their team was not terrible when it is in fact terrible.Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853470978165087046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-88506894023693352622017-07-03T16:38:53.562-04:002017-07-03T16:38:53.562-04:00I don't know how anyone can say the Orioles sh...I don't know how anyone can say the Orioles should be buyers. Can you buy 3 Starting pitchers with no farm system? Because that's the only thing that is going to give a chance to compete for a World Series. It's never fun to sell but idk how you don't take a step back and realize how terrible it was being an O's fan for the previous 12 or so years before our nice stretch. Cause were on a crash course headed there, have to do something. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341474665302411406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-2918383948644250372017-07-03T16:32:09.600-04:002017-07-03T16:32:09.600-04:00the closer you get to the trade deadline they are ...the closer you get to the trade deadline they are less likely to acquire quality for the stretch run. IF there is one. OR if they become sellers as well.tony2302https://www.blogger.com/profile/14464582714647079915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-72013966507879656842017-07-03T13:58:54.235-04:002017-07-03T13:58:54.235-04:00It's tough to advocate selling when the team i...It's tough to advocate selling when the team is still very much in the race. As Matt mentions in his article, there are a number of guys who have historically performed better in the past, and outside of J.J. Hardy (who is hurt now anyway), there is a chance that some if not all start performing. If that happens and the Orioles stay close through July, there is an argument for buying based on the team's current window of contention.<br /><br />In my opinion, for now, it's probably best to wait until we get a little closer to the trade deadline to determine what to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119567934749982333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-76315726262814193962017-07-03T13:40:47.192-04:002017-07-03T13:40:47.192-04:00Davis is still getting $23,000,000.00 a year, righ...Davis is still getting $23,000,000.00 a year, right? That's a lot per strikeout -- even for a perennial league leader in K's. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225308511092692615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-10848129546467647082017-07-03T11:57:02.495-04:002017-07-03T11:57:02.495-04:00Enjoyed this, but must ask a question;
If the Ori...Enjoyed this, but must ask a question;<br /> If the Orioles pitching is bad, and the offense is bad, why are you not advocating selling? It is literally impossible to acquire the necessary pieces to make the playoffs( if a single game can even be considered such) even if our terrible players improve.<br /> Just a thought… Really enjoyed the article. <br />A counter article might be a sentence or two about what, if anything we are doing really well.Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853470978165087046noreply@blogger.com