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Orioles Could Re-Sign Corey Patterson
It seemed the Orioles had no interest in retaining Scott Boras client Corey Patterson. However, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports that the Orioles have renewed their interest in the 28 year-old center fielder.
My guess is that the Orioles backed off when Boras told them his initial demands for Patterson (three years, $24MM maybe?) But now Patterson is still hanging around and no teams seem to be actively pursuing him. Connolly mentions the Cardinals, Braves, Twins, and Pirates as possible fits, but admits they're long shots. Patterson was born in Atlanta.
Patterson has a chance to be a mild bargain if he rediscovers his power stroke. He's striking out less and less, which could mean an improvement in batting average. The offensive bar is pretty low for center field if you play good defense.
The Orioles are still entertaining possible trades that could bring them a center fielder and take them out of the mix for Patterson. They could get Adam Jones in an Erik Bedard trade, or a "Chicago Cubs outfield prospect" in a Brian Roberts deal. I doubt this would be Felix Pie.
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Okay??? Career numbers; Corey Patterson .258/.298/.414 tike redman .281/.315/.386 jay payton .281/.325/.432 okay this is all pretty much the same junk so why add patterson? Just use redman and payton if he is still there. Patterson is one of the worst hitters in baeball for a regular he is barely a major leaguer the orioles are supposed to be rebuilding just rid yourself of all these players.Patterson,payton,huff,hernandez,gibbons,millar,and cabrera any way you can. You are supposed to start over not stay in place.
Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | January 07, 2008 at 09:49 PM
Don't they have enough outfielders, or prospects to look at? I don't think that they need Patterson--especially at 3 years, 8 million. Yeah, that's going to happen...
I'm guessing that the "Chicago Cubs outfield prospect" is Sam Fuld. He looked great in the Arizona Fall League, winning the MVP award. I think that a package of Fuld, Gallagher, and a fringe prospect should be enough to get Roberts. MacPhail is getting greedy, however, so he might be asking for way too much (like Rich Hill).
Posted by: TheGrinch | January 07, 2008 at 09:57 PM
I think you're right. The orioles think a little too high on roberts they think they can get Hill. If I were the orioles I'd go for a package of Murton and Marshall.
Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | January 07, 2008 at 10:20 PM
But even that might be too much.
Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | January 07, 2008 at 10:22 PM
after what the orioles got for tejada i just dont see how they could make another trade. thats like dating hayden panetierre(i cant spell it but who cares)and then moving on to hillary clinton. that trade was so good that they will look at that and nothing will look that good. sign patterson,not sign patterson they still suck. why spend the money? they are building for tomorrow. or maybe the next day. or maybe the one after that.
Posted by: Joelcards | January 07, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Patterson's D and SB's don't translate well in OPS. I think he would be a steal on a 2/12 deal.
Is he a superstar? No. Can he be similar to Coco Crisp - absolutely.
Posted by: bjsguess | January 08, 2008 at 10:33 AM
2/12 for a rebuilding team. What's the point? His d and sb don't translate well into ops? Well yeah I can tell. Sb mean almost nothing the fact is corey patterson makes a crazy amount of outs! He has no power he doesn't hit for average he doesn't get on base. Yea I want to give this guy 6 mill a year I wouldn't give him 1 mill. He is barely a serviceable major lague player if even that. O's fans and owners NO!!!!No more of these type C over paid free agents get with the program and really rebuild!
Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | January 08, 2008 at 12:11 PM
As for his great D that makes up for his short comings as a hitter patterson's range factor last year was 2.46 crisp was at 3.02 that is large difference. Paterson is terrible!
Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | January 08, 2008 at 12:31 PM