Comments on: Loewen Released, Other Orioles Moves

By: Andrew in Rochester

Andrew in Rochester — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:07:36 +0000

I waffle on Burnett. He’s as injury prone as they come, with only two exceptional years to his name: his two walk years. He has shown ability to compete successfully in the AL East, but the price tag on him is going to suck, and we can’t bank of an injury-prone guy to be the cornerstone of an otherwise young and inexperienced rotation (Guthrie notwithstanding). So I waffle.

Really though, I know in my heart that we’ll probably end up Paul Byrd, Jon Garland, or Carl Pavano. Or maybe all of them. Hey, what’s Jaret Wright up to these days?

By: neal s

neal s — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:05:17 +0000

Also, agreed @sci on Burnett. Something tells me, though, that he won’t end up here. I think somebody’s going to overpay to get him, and it won’t be the O’s.

By: neal s

neal s — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:04:28 +0000

The Cardinals are cutting ties with Mark Mulder. He's a terrible injury risk, but I wonder if a guy like that might be a good fit here at the right price (by which I mean "very low"). If he can overcome his injuries he might be a steal.

By: sci

sci — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:06:59 +0000

Well it appears, according to Heyman (and yes, I know he sucks, but he’s probably right on this) that the Yankees have targeted Lowe, Burnett, and Sabathia, and hope to sign two of them. They’ve also made Tex a prime target. If they get Sabathia, Burnett, and Tex, which they honestly could, I will once again wonder why any of us even bother.

I’m now completely on board that the O’s have to make a big run at Burnett, if only to keep him away from the Yanks. They have to wedge themselves in there somewhere.

By: dan the man

dan the man — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:39:44 +0000

David Price did not have a regular season win or save and has both in the postseason. What’s more, Tampa Joe left him in to close out game 7 of the ALCS against the defending champion Red Sox. Fucking BALLSY, and it paid off. Hello, closer for the World Series. I mean, a 24-yr old lefty that throws 97 and isn’t fazed by the biggest inning of the biggest game in Rays history. Can we get a guy like that?