If the O’s are going to be good in 2023, it will have nothing to do with whether or not Cole Sulser and Tanner Scott pitch in Baltimore or Miami. This is about freeing up two 40-man roster spots at the end of spring training so that two other non-roster players can be added. Developing players like Sulser and Scott should be exactly the kind of thing good orgs do on a regular basis, so trading them ahead of a roster crunch shouldn’t really say much of anything about the club’s competitive timeline.
I was at that Opening Day, too. Miguel Tejada hit a homer. And I remember feeling a little bad for Gonzalez when he got booed coming in...then less bad when he got booed coming out.
I think it means that the clear goal of (most) of the deals was to maximise financial flexibility rather than baseball talent as the return. The players traded were veterans and mostly on expiring contracts so they were never going to bring top prospects in return.
If the O’s are going to be good in 2023, it will have nothing to do with whether or not Cole Sulser and Tanner Scott pitch in Baltimore or Miami. This is about freeing up two 40-man roster spots at the end of spring training so that two other non-roster players can be added. Developing players like Sulser and Scott should be exactly the kind of thing good orgs do on a regular basis, so trading them ahead of a roster crunch shouldn’t really say much of anything about the club’s competitive timeline.
I'm hopeful that this sentiment is legitimate. ("I hope you're right")
I was at that Opening Day, too. Miguel Tejada hit a homer. And I remember feeling a little bad for Gonzalez when he got booed coming in...then less bad when he got booed coming out.
"Of the 2018 team trades, it’s clear the talent going out was far superior to that which went out." What does this mean?
Just a miswording, meant far superior to that which came in. Will fix, thanks!
I think it means that the clear goal of (most) of the deals was to maximise financial flexibility rather than baseball talent as the return. The players traded were veterans and mostly on expiring contracts so they were never going to bring top prospects in return.
"Of the 2018 team trades, it’s clear the talent going out was far superior to that which went out." What does this mean?
Frustrated.