Vlad to O's - 1yr/$8M

[Moonlight J]

Pie's PT takes the biggest hit as does the O's OF defense with Birther Scott taking over in LF

[Grinch]

Nice deal for him, not sure I like it from the O's perspective tho

[Hornsby]

Nice deal for him, not sure I like it from the O's perspective tho

Agreed, I think that they way overpaid for him, given the fact that it didn't seem like anyone else was in the bidding. Also don't like it from the standpoint of the O's needing to develop young players like Pie...he needs 500 AB's to see if there's anything there at all.

That said, Vladdy and Scott are really nice trade chips for the O's to have when they're 20 games out in July...

[mgwiz22]

Any opinion on how will Vlad do in Baltimore?

[popeye]

All things considered, that seems like a very foolish signing by Baltimore.

[DJBeasties]

great park for (RH) HR. He might have a dominant stretch in him again.

[bryanbutler]

That said, Vladdy and Scott are really nice trade chips for the O's to have when they're 20 games out in July...

you mean in may? sigh. it's tough to be an O's fan in this century...

[Don Quixote]

you mean in may? sigh. it's tough to be an O's fan in this century...

Could be worse. You could be a Pirates fan. Or a Royals fan.

Back to the subject--I agree with popeye. This reeks of being an Angelos decision, unnecessary, short-sighted, and expensive.

[willthethrill]

Back to the subject--I agree with popeye. This reeks of being an Angelos decision, unnecessary, short-sighted, and expensive.

Keep in mind that the Orioles are not just competing in the AL East, they're competing with the Nationals for fans. Good seats are still available.

[deaccat]

were going to the super bowl now. seriously though I know I'm a big homer and doing lots of wishful thinking but I think we may be really good. There is potential for a winning team here. 1-9 we look good. If everyone does what they are capable of doing we are solid.

I hope Vlad still has some left though his age and knees worry most.

[gcstomp]

Lots of poo pooing the move, but I dont think its all bad. IRL, Vlad is a draw, a big name, he will put fannies in the seats, and 8 mill is not at all unreasonable when you look at his production. Just because Orioles "could" have been hard asses and not budged from 4 mill, and then have Vlad sit out the year or until a big money team loses a player to injury and calls Vlad in late April, because the guy is way too proud, would not have played for that, and I dont think he should have had to, with borderline nothing players making soo much more than 8 mill.

[chancellor]

I'm with gcstomp on this one. $8 MM is chump change in today's baseball market, and it's only a one-year deal. I see a lot of upside for the O's here - if Vlad hits like last year, someone will deal for him and the O's have an opportunity to get a half-decent minor league player in the deal and dump the remainder of the contract. If Vlad hits, and by some miracle, the O's are competitive, it'll help draw fans away from the Nats. Sure, Vlad could get hurt and/or just suck, but then the O's are off the hook at the end of the year anyway.

Of course, my view might be colored by my thinking that Pie is nothing more than a AAAA player....

[Don Quixote]

were going to the super bowl now. seriously though I know I'm a big homer and doing lots of wishful thinking but I think we may be really good. There is potential for a winning team here. 1-9 we look good. If everyone does what they are capable of doing we are solid.

I hope Vlad still has some left though his age and knees worry most.

Whatcha gonna do for pitching?

If they trade Vlad during the season, they HAVE to get pitchers. Other than Matusz, the ones they have are unimpressive at best.

[GTAXI]

Great move for O's.

Projected lineup:

Roberts
Markakis
D. Lee
Guerrero
Scott
Reynolds
Jones
Wieters
Hardy

Thats pretty good. On paper you won't many lineups better.

[AmazingGrace]

Great move for O's.

Projected lineup:

Roberts
Markakis
D. Lee
Guerrero
Scott
Reynolds
Jones
Wieters
Hardy

Thats pretty good. On paper you won't many lineups better.

Will be interesting to see how the lineup shakes out. However it does, it looks deep and solid to me. How many teams have an 8-hole hitter better than Wieters?