Quote (JeanR @ Nov 19 2010 06:02am)

You don't want Fielder. He has boras as his agent which means it is 99.9% certain that he will try to explore the free agent market and only go to the highest bidder. Either that, or you will have to give him a Ryan Howard like contract of 25mil per year for 6-7 years.

Quote (JeanR @ Nov 19 2010 02:02am)

You don't want Fielder. He has boras as his agent which means it is 99.9% certain that he will try to explore the free agent market and only go to the highest bidder. Either that, or you will have to give him a Ryan Howard like contract of 25mil per hear for 6-7 years.

Quote (virtualMayhem @ Nov 19 2010 09:51am)

I'm really bored since it is 9:51am and there is nothing to do and I decided to look up Hernandez as a starter vs Hernandez as a reliever.

As a starter he was 1-5, 5.31era, 28bb, and 27K in 42 1/3 innings. As a reliever he was 7-3, 3.16era, 14bb, and 45K in 37 innings. He is only 25 years old and is throwing 98+ out of the bullpen.

There is no way I'm trading him for a 1 year shortstop unless that shortstop is named Jose Reyes (and Hernandez would just be one of 3 or 4 players in an offer to the Mets).

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The Orioles have had multiple conversations with the representatitve of closer Koji Uehara, who has interest in returning to Baltimore at the right price. It would surprise me, however, if the Orioles would be willing to offer him a two-year deal. If another team is willing to extend Uehara a guaranteed two-year offer, I'd be surprised if he's back in an Orioles' uniform in 2011. Either way, Uehara appears to be at the top of the Orioles' list of their own free agents that they want to resign.

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Rowell, 22, has played three consecutive seasons at Single-A Frederick, showing few signs that he’s near major league ready. He hit .275 with 11 homers and 61 RBIs in 117 games in 2010, and if he stays in the organization as expected, he’ll likely get his long-awaited promotion to Double-A Bowie in 2011.

Britton, the organization’s top pitching prospect and its minor league Pitcher of the Year last year, went 7-3 with a 2.48 ERA in 15 starts at Bowie and then 3-4 with a 2.98 ERA in 12 starts with Triple-A Norfolk. Though it’s unlikely that the 22-year-old starts the 2011 campaign in the Orioles’ rotation, it would be surprising if he didn’t make his big league debut at some point during the season.

The other additions to the 40-man roster are first baseman Joe Mahoney and outfielder Matt Angle. Mahoney, 23, was named the organization’s minor league Player of the Year after hitting .307 and tallying 18 homers and 78 RBIs in 124 combined games at Single-A and Double-A.

Angle, 25, whose best tools are his speed and defense, hit .383 in 14 games for Bowie before moving up to Norfolk, where he batted .260 with one homer and 24 RBIs. He’ll likely return to Norfolk for another season.

Minor leaguers who have been in the organization for four or five years, depending on their age when they signed, and have yet to be put on the 40-man roster are eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft.

The list of Orioles minor leaguers who are eligible to be drafted Dec. 9 on the final day of baseball’s winter meetings includes infielders Ryan Adams and Brandon Waring; outfielder Tyler Henson; starting pitcher Steve Johnson (St. Paul’s); and relievers Pedro Beato, Brandon Cooney, Pat Egan and Wynn Pelzer.

With the three additions today, the Orioles’ 40-man roster stands at 35.

Quote (tuckerblair89 @ 19 Nov 2010 20:21)

Glad they added those 3 obviously. Wondering why Pelzer was left off though.

I could see Waring and Pelzer taken in Rule 5 Draft.



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