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Next up - Tillman, Britton and whoever Duquette can trade for.  Matusz is such a disappointment.

He is.  It's sad because he is really nice.  But, nice does not throw strikes!

Seems like the O's are better without B-Rob in the lineup.

Agreed.  I was not really in favor of him coming back. 

Mike Trout covered the box score the way Magic Johnson used to: two hits, two runs, two RBIs, two sacrifice flies, three stolen bases and a walk in five plate appearances.
From Elias: Since sacrifice flies became official in 1954, Trout is the first player to have that kind of line in a game.

From ESPN Stats & Info: Mike Trout has a .343 batting average, .551 slugging percentage, 10 home runs and 23 stolen bases through his first 60 games of the season. From Elias: In the modern era (since 1900), the only other player to hit those numbers in his first 60 games of a season was Rickey Henderson in 1985 – .351 batting average, .552 slugging percentage, 10 home runs and 36 stolen bases.

I went to bed with the O's up 4-1. Was pretty sure the O's would lose the game.

Hey Debbie Downer - why don't you start following the Nats instead?

James wrote:
I went to bed with the O's up 4-1. Was pretty sure the O's would lose the game.

Yep, the 2.5 months of the Angels dominant starting rotation has started to unravel a bit.  Can't trust Haren, Santana or Richards right now.  Not sure getting Jerome Williams is going to help that either.  The good news is the offense is putting up some runs and can come back from any deficit.

Should be a scary squad if they can get the starters, bullpen and offense all working at the same time.  Hasn't happened yet and they still 46-37.

It must have been nice to see Jones out there between some real outfielders, eh? ;)

Hadn't thought of that - but you're right!

Kakes will be back this week, tho.

Duquette will be looking for a LF and a starter or two before the deadline.

Who does he have to offer? Dontrelle Willis, Miguel Tejada, and a player to be named later?

Shemp wrote:
Duquette will be looking for a LF and a starter or two before the deadline.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Shemp wrote:
Duquette will be looking for a LF and a starter or two before the deadline.

It's going to be a little more difficult to get the higher talent now that the team doesn't get the supplemental draft pick if he walks in the off season.  It's a huge gamble for the nonsellers this year…

five in a row :)

Can the O's move to the AL Central?

K8teebug wrote:
five in a row :)

vansmack wrote:

Shemp wrote:
Duquette will be looking for a LF and a starter or two before the deadline.

It's going to be a little more difficult to get the higher talent now that the team doesn't get the supplemental draft pick if he walks in the off season.  It's a huge gamble for the nonsellers this year…

Well if a team loses a top player this year they only get one pick as opposed to two in previous years.  And I think they have to offer the player 13.5 million to even get the one pick.  So some of the suckier teams could end up with nothing for their player.  So if he is a pending free agent that they have no desire to sign there is no reason to not trade him.

atomicfront wrote:
Well if a team loses a top player this year they only get one pick as opposed to two in previous years.  And I think they have to offer the player 13.5 million to even get the one pick.  So some of the suckier teams could end up with nothing for their player.  So if he is a pending free agent that they have no desire to sign there is no reason to not trade him.

There's always risks/rewards on both sides, but with the Wild Card teams only guaranteed one game from here on out, and not necessarily a home game, I still think the risk is greater for the team that's trying to pick up the guy in the last few months of his contract this season.

We're certainly not going to see the top prospect type deal like we did last season (say, Zach Wheeler for Carlos Beltran) if the team that nabs the star player doesn't get the supplemental pick to replace the talent lost.  It's just no longer worth it.

Any thoughts on Cole Hamels?  I don't think the Orioles have much of a chance, but a girl can dream.

K8teebug wrote:
Any thoughts on Cole Hamels?  I don't think the Orioles have much of a chance, but a girl can dream.

I would think the phillies pitching prospects back.  Who do we have besides Bundy and Gausman (neither of whom will be traded)? 

Schoop, Hoes, and Avery aren't going to get you Hammel.