who do you think they will get?

[tedman2012]

safe bet would be nobody ! but I think bruce chen maybe a nice pick up . our season boils down to me we rely on britton if the new guys can fix along with tilly we shuld be ok . I hate hearing we are interested in frod . no to joe . http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2014/01/saturday-morning-orioles-notes.htmlhttp://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2014/01/saturday-morning-orioles-notes.html

 

[all4ripken]

Does it really matter? This offseason has proved to me that they don't give a shit, and are content being 4th or 5th in the East...

 

[obibyn]

Dont see how Chen would be a nice pick up. That fly ball pitching stuff might fly at KC's park...but not in Camden Yards. No thanks. Id rather have Hammel back...and thats not a vote of confidence for Hammel....just a very mild "rather than"

 

[tedman2012]

Does it really matter? This offseason has proved to me that they don't give a shit, and are content being 4th or 5th in the East...

they hired a guy that they keep compareing to ray miller loved him as a pitching coach hated as a manager . they are about raising the arms . look how fast the cubs got strop going and jake improved seems the reason to switch . we have the arms if we can train them . louth in lf and nolan as dh would be great for me . when nolan is healthy his legs and hustle will win you games . i do think that ryan will do better than brod will do .

 

[tedman2012]

if we get one of davis or matt signed long term we had a good off season before we get started . plus put in tilly we need to start looking at signing him . people may forget we have chen for what 3 or 4 more years and gonzo aswell . with gausman , bundy , edrod , berry on the way

 

[obibyn]

if we get one of davis or matt signed long term we had a good off season before we get started . plus put in tilly we need to start looking at signing him . people may forget we have chen for what 3 or 4 more years and gonzo aswell . with gausman , bundy , edrod , berry on the way

Problem is it doesnt appear that we will be resigning either soon...as there is no positive news on either front...

As for Chen...wasnt he a 3 year deal with a team option for a 4th? How do we have him 3 or 4 more years?

 

[tedman2012]

Problem is it doesnt appear that we will be resigning either soon...as there is no positive news on either front...

As for Chen...wasnt he a 3 year deal with a team option for a 4th? How do we have him 3 or 4 more years?

this has chens fa year is 18 . that gives the o's control for 7 years like everyone else but he does get arb like everyone else . http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2013-payroll-salaries.shtmlhttp://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2013-payroll-salaries.shtmlhttp://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2013-payroll-salaries.shtml

 

[tedman2012]

this has chens fa year is 18 . that gives the o's control for 7 years like everyone else but he does get arb like everyone else . http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2013-payroll-salaries.shtml2013 Baltimore Orioles Current and Future Payrolls - Baseball-Reference.com

also they have est arbs davis 10 mill matt 8 Norris 5 mill matusz 2 patton 1 mill . chens option is a team option at 4 .75 million for 15 . then he is into arb

 

[obibyn]

this has chens fa year is 18 . that gives the o's control for 7 years like everyone else but he does get arb like everyone else . http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2013-payroll-salaries.shtml2013 Baltimore Orioles Current and Future Payrolls - Baseball-Reference.com

Hey Ted just a follow up on this. Saw this today. Seems like Chen is in fact eligible for fa next year or year after.

Southpaw starter Wei-Yin Chen, who inked a three-year deal out of Taiwan before the 2012 season, is set to become a free agent after either 2014 or 2015, says Kubatko. (His deal contains a $4.75MM club option with a $372K buyout for 2015.) Though Chen's Baseball-Reference page indicates that he would qualify for arbitration beginning next year, and stay under club control through 2017, that is not the case.

Orioles Notes: Hardy, Cruz, Chen, Santana: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

 

[tedman2012]

Hey Ted just a follow up on this. Saw this today. Seems like Chen is in fact eligible for fa next year or year after.

Southpaw starter Wei-Yin Chen, who inked a three-year deal out of Taiwan before the 2012 season, is set to become a free agent after either 2014 or 2015, says Kubatko. (His deal contains a $4.75MM club option with a $372K buyout for 2015.) Though Chen's Baseball-Reference page indicates that he would qualify for arbitration beginning next year, and stay under club control through 2017, that is not the case.

Orioles Notes: Hardy, Cruz, Chen, Santana: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

yes so I guess yoon deal would be the same as chen . roch said it has something to do with chen being a fa over there before signing . yoon can be optioned this year only without his consent in 15 and after consent only . mlb need to apply the kiss rule to everything keep it simple stupid . so if chen doesn't do well he may be gone .