https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/07/orioles-phillies-swap-austin-hays-for-seranthony-dominguez.html

Cristian Pache also going to Baltimore.

Edited July 26, 20241 yr by Bob Sacamano

Platoon option for Marsh is my guess. Phillies have an open 40-man spot now too.

2 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Platoon option for Marsh is my guess. Phillies have an open 40-man spot now too.

Yeah I know they were looking for a platoon player. And he has a .894 OPS against lefties this year.

To compare, Pham has an .848 OPS. He'll be moved somewhere to platoon.

14 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Platoon option for Marsh is my guess. Phillies have an open 40-man spot now too.

Wouldn’t be surprised if they get Kopech

11 minutes ago, fathom said:

Wouldn’t be surprised if they get Kopech

Watch us re-acquire Jose Rodriguez as a fill in for the rest of the season.

3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Watch us re-acquire Jose Rodriguez as a fill in for the rest of the season.

I was thinking the same thing but he is banned for a year for betting on baseball.

Good trade for both. Clearly Baltimore is not interested in moving big prospects or taking huge swings. They are looking to swap the guys the prospects are going to replace. I can’t fault them for that.

1 minute ago, Timmy U said:

Good trade for both. Clearly Baltimore is not interested in moving big prospects or taking huge swings. They are looking to swap the guys the prospects are going to replace. I can’t fault them for that.

They should still make a move for a SP but I don't think they will deal Kjerstad or Cowser to get one.

3 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

I was thinking the same thing but he is banned for a year for betting on baseball.

Oh yeah, lol.  Well cross him off the list.

30 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

They should still make a move for a SP but I don't think they will deal Kjerstad or Cowser to get one.

I think they are not dealing Holliday, Basallo, Mayo, Kjerstad, or Cowser. I don’t think they are looking to deal Norby either. I think the strategy is to try to get something for their declining veterans like Mullins and Mountcastle and sweeten it with mediocre pitching prospects like Povich and McDermott. If they have to, they can include Bradfield, who’s a glorified pinch runner or someone like Fabian. I think Horvath might be something, but he couldn’t be the centerpiece for Crochet, Robert, or Fedde.

14 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

I think they are not dealing Holliday, Basallo, Mayo, Kjerstad, or Cowser. I don’t think they are looking to deal Norby either. I think the strategy is to try to get something for their declining veterans like Mullins and Mountcastle and sweeten it with mediocre pitching prospects like Povich and McDermott. If they have to, they can include Bradfield, who’s a glorified pinch runner or someone like Fabian. I think Horvath might be something, but he couldn’t be the centerpiece for Crochet, Robert, or Fedde.

Then they aren't getting any top flight players

If I owned the Orioles, I'd let Elias run things for 50 weeks out of the year and then I'd bring in Kenny Williams to be his boss for a week in December and a week in July. 

5 hours ago, Timmy U said:

I think they are not dealing Holliday, Basallo, Mayo, Kjerstad, or Cowser. I don’t think they are looking to deal Norby either. I think the strategy is to try to get something for their declining veterans like Mullins and Mountcastle and sweeten it with mediocre pitching prospects like Povich and McDermott. If they have to, they can include Bradfield, who’s a glorified pinch runner or someone like Fabian. I think Horvath might be something, but he couldn’t be the centerpiece for Crochet, Robert, or Fedde.

Everyone's playing patti-cake so far with depth pieces .

Deadline dud . Prove me wrong.

59 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Everyone's playing patti-cake so far with depth pieces .

Deadline dud . Prove me wrong.

The last two days are always the biggest.  It will ramp up on a parabolic arc.