I can't see them buying aggressive in "buying". If they do, it'll be for low risk signings and guys they can easily get away from after this season. Bumgarner has two years left on his deal after this year and no way I see the Orioles paying him $37M over the next two years.
Yeah, I agree with rmc. We're not quite ready to be buyers, as you said when we played the Yankees. I think next year will be when they potentially start looking around.
The Angelos Effect may finally be waning. Almost 30 years of miserable ownership.
I get where you guys are coming from but i gotta disagree. Only three games out of the wildcard , you gotta take the chance with a team that’s clearly gelled and playing with a lot of confidence. The pitching staff is over achieving and there are no guarantees they repeat that success. The O’s farm system is very good and they have a lot of talent they could trade to make big-time moves. Even snagging a guy like Luis Castillo from the Reds really moves the needle and helps them compete in another ultra competitive AL East.
well a) obviously I'm not buying that we're legit contenders and b) if I'm adding somebody of note or something that costs decent farm assets, like there better be guarantees I make the playoffs and that I probably at least win a series.
I totally get what your saying and agree to a point but the Astros are not the best example. They have one title and a tarnished reputation to show for it. The reports showed the Astros had a sudden and drastic improvement in terms of plate discipline. So clearly they were efficiently cheating. Their only title should have been vacated. They were also very heavy handed in free agency signing Verlander , Cole, Grienke , Giles.. etc.
I think they're clearly the best example. Ignoring the fact that I put pretty much no stock in the whole "sign stealing" thing, largely because you'll find similar things done in about 25 MLB stadiums if you look hard enough, you're glossing over all of the other accomplishments and pretending like the measuring stick is "win a WS or you failed", which it clearly isn't.
There is no argument if you read the reports. Every team tries to get an advantage but the Astros drastic increase in plate discipline is unprecedented. You can try and wave it off but it’s simply ignorance and a disservice to baseball
Every contending team has a heavy free agency presence. That's what contenders do. They build up their farm system, churn out MLB players, then buy more when they're good. Every single contender not named Oakland or Tampa do that, and that's because they can't afford it.
Bingo, and that was my point from the get go. Os are clear contenders and signing the extra guy makes the difference
Your wave tops Reddit argument misses the point and doesn’t do much for me, but that’s your prerogative man. Go for it.
Right but the "extra guy" is going to be a mid-tier guy. They're not bringing in Rizzo or any notable player. Like even bringing in a Bumgarner I'd say is sort of trivial in my eyes, especially what you'd have to give up for him.
Lol The two aren’t even remotely comparable. Spygate? Sure , GOAT deflating footballs? Nope lol. But again whatever floats your boat homie
A disdain for cheating is a negative and makes you a “ get off my lawn guy”? I just thought that was being a good dude …well then please get off my lawn
OK, Spygate it is then. Videotaping other teams practices decades was considered literally common NFL tactics. The public was just completely blind to it, so they only got outraged when they found out about it. Ignorance is bliss.
No, people that refuse to grow with the game and pretend like showing up a pitcher is the worst thing since WWII and promote drilling guys in the back with heaters are "get off my lawn guys". As are the guys who think sign stealing is an apocalyptic event that warrants championship vacancy. It's aggressive hypocrisy towards the "integrity of the game" stance. A lot of these old guys are just making shit up as they go along and really never engaged their brain in any of it.
Same way the yankees struggle to beat us at times.
