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Knew it couldn't possibly be Dave Flemming...SF Giants fame. Any relation?

4th piece for the Marlins? You're forgetting their budget constraints.

No more SI Swimsuit issue in Feb. Highlight for many boys in 40s 50s 60s now. Body positivity approach resulted in almost nobody being happy. Unless they run a ghost operation with ChatGPT.

SD is not going to go into the season with Waldron in the rotation or they're going to be in huge trouble right off the bat.

$7 million less than Edwin Diaz in total dollars. He didn't quite get his $100 million due to slightly diminished stuff and two really erratic swings in 2022/23 with Milwaukee and SD but generally very solid numbers overall. Also struggled a bit in tie situations...not all that unusual as everyone who follows baseball knows. That's often the case, especially on the road.

Then why is Kjerstad rated so poorly on defense? He sounds like a cross between Aviv Garcia and Hunter Renfroe...he just can't quickly accelerate to full speed but does fine once he gets started? Fast but not quick? Without Mateo...and if Mullins is hurt, your base running is considerably less threatening/intimidating to opposing pitchers. That leaves you with an Earl Weaver three run homer type of offense not unlike Houston recently.

The Padres Blue Jays and Sox fans have all said the same exact thing in recent years. The White Sox at one point had 9 Top 100 guys. You are at just 6. The crown jewel in Holliday has to be a lot better than guys like Moncada and Buxton and Kelenic and even Witt, Jr. That's a heavy burden of expectation to wear. Thankfully Balt media doesn't chew up and spit out young players like the major markets do.

Heck, if you could afford Gibson you would have five starters who are/were theoretically better. The problem is that not even the Twins of past years when he was really in his prime really trusted him 100% to start a playoff game.

The Orioles' brand is dynamic aggression...Mullins Chisholm Mateo all fit that mold of player. He's a plug and play guy all over the diamond that brings a combination of power and speed missing from the majority of your prospects other than Bradfield. Kjerstad and Mayo are plodders. That's perfectly fine as long as they put up 850-875 ops numbers. But you still need to be able to manufacture runs too.

Sounds exactly like 2019-21 White Sox fans. Big difference is they lacked Holliday and a ton of terrible exploding vet contracts lurking on their roster to sabotage things... White Sox simply ran out of second and third wave prospect depth...couldn't afford Rodon (wise in both that case and Abreu) but then Madrigal Vaughn Crochet Burger all underachieved in various ways with no depth behind to replace them. Baltimore seems to have much better timing...to replace their vets and get much younger rather than older. They need their own version of the Jon Lester trade to the Cubs to demonstrate to the AL East how serious they are...but still scarred by a terrible Chris Davis long term signing ages ago that scarred the franchise.

What are Luzardo/Cabrera and Chisholm worth in O's prospects? Surely you won't offer a Top 5 guy again in your system? Starts with Ortiz again, right? Don't tell us you're not a big believer in the Jazz Man?

He's an 800ish OPS player for $11 million and honestly what the Sox expected to get in Benintendi...

Why does that matter when the only thing Balt is worried about is having #3-4 playoff caliber starters? You're still two short. TJ recovering pitchers should never be counted on 100% in their first full seasons back, btw.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/anthony-santander-21318/ Not exactly...UFA next year.

Why would Luzardo increase in?arbitration slowly per year if so great and not constantly injured?

Let’s not forget Kyle Gibson averaged 2.5-2.6 fWAR the last three years. That hasn’t been replaced, either. Kimbrel vs. Bautista will be a 3-5 net loss swing alone.

Dean Kremer 3.6 career fWAR John Means 3.3 fWAR last four seasons combined Grayson Rodriguez 1.8 fWAR Tyler Wells 2.4 fWAR Total=11.1 fWAR Dylan Cease over just the last THREE years 12.6 fWAR HAHAHAHAHA

Dodgers have eight to ten lol. https://www.mlb.com/news/top-10-mlb-pitching-rotations-2023 White Sox now have 2/6th’s of one of the best rotations in baseball entering last year, the Atlanta Braves, lol.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-harboe-08234b9a We have our own version of Elias now lol.

Prior to joining the Pittsburgh organization, Silverio spent thirty-five years in the Kansas City Royals' organization, and was a coach at the Major League level for the Royals from 2003–2008.[2] Silverio has been associated with the Royals since he signed as a non-drafted free agent on November 12, 1973. Though he played in only eight games with the Royals in September 1978, he recorded six hits in his eleven career at bats. His .545 batting average is the highest in baseball history for any player who came to bat ten or more times in their career.[3] Silverio coached in the Royals minor league system from 1983 to 1989. He was the general manager of the Royals' Dominican League entry from 1990 to 1992, the coordinator of Latin American operations from 1993 to 1999, the coordinator of Dominican operation from 2000 to 2002, and player development coordinator in 2009–2010.[4] His daughter, Jennifer, is married to former Royals shortstop Ángel Berroa. Counts mentions of the Royals. SEVEN Where’s our Angel Berroa, Carlos “Dos” Febles or Alcides Escobar???

White Sox need more Billy Joel concerts apparently. And Avisail was always called Baby Miggy lol.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/business/detroit-lions-ticket-prices-nfl-playoffs-economy/index.html Detroit sports really on a roll…wouldn’t be totally shocking if the Tigers had a 2013 Royals late run in them. True competitors in 2025. Benetti knows exactly what he’s doing. That and chasing the ghost of Ernie Harwell.

To help the frozen Snell and Montgomery markets…move closer to his target prices.

Ramos looks like he could be a solid major leaguer but star is a pretty unlikely outcome…he’d have to remain at third with at least average defense and increase his power numbers into at least the 25-30 homer range. Wouldn’t count on that happening. And of course remain healthy as well. Always a huge question mark with Sox prospects. Plus he’d eventually have to beat out Henderson Mayo Urias Mateo, etc.

Projected trade for Santander presents issues for teams who would have to give back major league-ready pitching…and posits the Orioles will use the first half of the season to basically assess where all their young players are going to fit. Of course, that’s going to end up lowering the value of guys like Cowser Westburg Kjerstad Ortiz Norby and Mayo if they underperform or get pushed aside by other advancing players. Moreover, dealing a veteran leader like Santander could also blow up in their faces. Of course Santander makes no sense to the White Sox unless they were going to sign and extend him…which Baltimore isn’t willing to do, or can’t afford to do. Baltimore and numerous other teams are basically stuck with Cease and all his attendant pluses and minuses as one of a dwindling handful of options.. However, lots of recent rumors flying about Cabrera and Jazz Chisholm both being on the market. Baltimore should probably go in that direction. Even though Jazz has just three years remaining and will be getting increasingly expensive. Having Chisholm and Mullins paired together would be exciting and the prospect cost would practically scare SportsGuy to death. https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/trade-with-orioles-for-santander-makes-sense-for-padres/