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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 07:42 PM) Scott's really hot right now. They already have Wieters, you can push them to take Flowers but it's back to the same thing, giving up Viciedo for Luke Scott. Pretty obviously, it won't be Danks. And if you're the Orioles, you're probably not going to take a package of players like Morel and Short (just throwing out names) over someone much closert to big league readiness. There's no way we trade any of our top 5 for Scott, that's why I think he's a good fit. Cheap(er), versatile, and can hopefully keep Quentin healthy.

Joba would be intriguing for the D-Backs.

Luke Scott puts the Orioles on top 3-2. I want this guy on our team.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 06:24 PM) There's no defending a lot of lineups decisions Ozzie has made this year. It's like he's taken a golden shower on every piece of research about rational lineup construction ever published. Why the hell does he put back to back left handers 6 and 7? WHY? This is the same guy who batted Mark Kotsay 5th to break the lineup up but won't do it in the 6 and 7 spots. Oh by the way, it's pretty safe to say that A.J. and Kotsay are the worst hitters in the lineup right now outside of Pierre.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 05:51 PM) I understand that, but at the same time you are saying that Luke Scott couldnt be any worse in right than Quentin, and the guy hasnt played there but 37 games since 08 according to Kalapse. We just dont know if he couldnt be any worse, It's just really hard to be worse than Quentin right now. And it's not like Scott has been kept out of the outfield because he's bad. Markakis plays right field and the Orioles have had better options to play left.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 04:45 PM) Rios makes alot of balls that look like any other person in the outfield would be hard to get to just flat out easy....he has amazing range.....i agree his D is alot better than the 05' Rowand Rowand had a range rating of +15 in 2005, 4th among all outfielders. Rios has a 3.7 range rating this year.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 04:53 PM) Good point. All you heard was get Quentin back to his "natural" position of RF and he would shine. Major disappointment. The thing with Quentin is that he used to be good in RF when he could still run. After his foot injuries, he's been absolutely dreadful.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 04:04 PM) Am I going to get tarred and feathered if I don't like Alex Gordon that much? Sure, his splits are great - .315/.442/.577/1.019 - but he's striking out 22.4% of the time and, thus, that .315 average is inflated by a .389 BABIP. He obviously needs a chance to play, but I think he looks a hell of a lot more like Dallas McPherson than Ryan Zimmerman. Gordon was a decent major leaguer in 07 and 08 (he produced 4.4 WAR in this time). McPhereson did nothing even close to what Gordon did in those two years. He hit fairly well at a premium position and played acceptable defense there. Sure, he has more potential than that, but at least his production was acceptable.

They did the best they could, I would say. I'm perfectly fine with all the signings.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 03:33 PM) DeJesus is out for the season...OUCH! Ouch indeed.

Oswalt - Cardinals Haren - Phillies Lilly - Twins Scott - White Sox Bautista - Tigers Francouer - Royals - LOL

Somebody should make a list to follow on Twitter with all the MLB writers. It'll be like the LeBron Watch Twitter.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 03:28 PM) JeffPassan Royals listen on everyone because it would be silly not to. How blown away would they need to be to trade Greinke? "Atomic," source said. 5 minutes ago via web This is funny considering Moore almost traded Greinke away to the Braves for Francouer in the off-season of 2009. Had Burnett made up his mind quicker, Greinke might be pitching for the Braves right now and the Royals would be stuck with a replacement level player.

^Good. Kotsay in the 5 hole made this offense so anemic.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 03:15 PM) Ugh SI_JonHeyman #tigers, #phillies, #yankees, #cardinals said to be in on haren. he is now expected to move. tigers could be favorite. 2 minutes ago via web Well this sucks. Come on Yankees and Phillies, buy your way through!

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 03:10 PM) Some Oswalt related tweets: Ken_Rosenthal #Twins NOT on Oswalt; haven't even contacted #Astros. #Dodgers in, but face usual $$$/prospect issues: http://tinyurl.com/23m73mn #Mets #MLB 5 minutes ago via web jaysonst One more in Rumor Central: Astros asking one big-leaguer, 2 high-end prospects & a second-tier prospect for Oswalt http://es.pn/avaTZH 26 minutes ago via web So... Sergio Santos + Dan Hudson + Jordan Danks + "insert name here" for Oswalt?

Even I'd have to take Dye and I used to bag on him on a daily basis.

Trevor Cahill's ERA makes him look better than he actually is. FIP doesn't lie unless your name is Javier Vazquez.

I just have to say that it's entertaining to see a GM of an actual baseball team fail so badly at his job.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 01:30 PM) Ken_Rosenthal #Royals like Francoeur. GM Moore had him with #Braves. $5M salary an obstacle. Also: Frenchy 1 more year of arb; potential non-tender. #MLB about 1 hour ago via web Of course they do. Dayton Moore really is clueless. Isn't this the same guy that stressed OBP when he was first hired then immediately traded for Mike f***ing Jacobs and dealt for Yuniesky Betancourt last year? His team is currently 3rd to last in baseball in walks and he's interested in Jeff Francouer. Holy crap. The funny thing is that he could have had both for FREE, but gave up something in return. Jeff Francouer is the perfect guy for Dayton to acquire, he loves replacement level players.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 02:16 PM) Hudson, Santos, and Trayce Thompson souls get it done if they wanna do it. Go get LaRoche with Flowers and call it a day with your nuts in a vice. That looks good for this year and gives us a crazy rotation next year. Peavy, Haren, Danks, Floyd, Mark B That's crazy s*** there LaRoche isn't worth Flowers.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 02:03 PM) chw are you trying to build a case where if and when we lose the division we can all simply say, "It's Bobby Jenks' fault!" Not flaming. Just asking. Because if that is the case, it's pretty f***ing stupid. The season is a marathon and you'd have to look at all other contending teams and how many games their closer blew, etc. No? Why are you assuming that I am? If we do lose the division by one game, there's a lot of things we can look back at and point to as the reason why. No single person should get the blame unless there's overwhelming evidence that it was the case.

I can't believe BP would think the White Sox want a 3B that isn't any better than Vizquel or Mark Teahen.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 12:38 PM) What are you basing Rowand > Rios on? How many diving plays were made? UZR and Plus/Minus, 05 Rowand owns Rios in both of those categories. Seriously, people used to love Rowand when he was here. But oh, now that he's gone, I don't know, those diving catches sure seemed overrated...

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 23, 2010 -> 01:06 PM) If I ever again hear someone say that Bobby Jenks has been unlucky because of some BS saber stats, my head might explode. Outside of a stretch in June, Jenks has been awful and consistently getting hit HARD. Now you're jumping to the opposite side of the spectrum. Nobody's really saying he's unlucky because of some BS sabr stat, in fact, if you actually take everything into consideration, Jenks has pretty much deserved to be hit hard.