O's Could Offer Sano A Deal Soon

The Twins offered around $3MM... so if the O's only come up with $2.4MM-$3MM, we should still have a shot at it.

I expect the Pirates to outbid everyone though... oh well, here's hoping.

I expect the Pirates would be willing to go as high as 4.5.

I know this Sano kid is a Legit prospect, but is he a phoenom tat we'll see in the bigs soon? Maybe like Andruw Jones was at 18?

Hopefully, AM gets this done. The O's have pitching prospects out the wazoo, but there's desperately in need of position players.

*crosses fingers*

This goes to show u how much a random ESPN writer knows about a team he probably never covers. He probably doesn't have any actual contacts from inside the organization or the city's local reporters. A few days ago Jorge Arangure Jr. was adamant about how much they valued Sano, how much they were going to offer, and related him to their current top picks. It turns out he was wrong on all accounts.

This is the O's new building block. Weve advanced Matt Weiters, Brian Matzus is going to be in Triple A by the end of the year, and this kid would be a great addition. We can definitely outspend the Pirates and Twins. And honestly, who would ever want to be a part of the Pirates farm system until they get new management? This is the new great hope! GO ANDY!If this works out hes brought in our CF, LF, SS,C, locked up our 2B and RF, and between 2-4 big time SP. He just needs to work corner infield now!

I expect the Pirates to outbid everyone though... oh well, here's hoping.

Posted by: MorneauVP | July 08, 2009 at 02:38 PM

Now there's something I've NEVER read before.

I'm sayin hes a Bucco for 3.3M.

This is the O's new building block. Weve advanced Matt Weiters, Brian Matzus is going to be in Triple A by the end of the year, and this kid would be a great addition. We can definitely outspend the Pirates and Twins. And honestly, who would ever want to be a part of the Pirates farm system until they get new management? This is the new great hope! GO ANDY!If this works out hes brought in our CF, LF, SS,C, locked up our 2B and RF, and between 2-4 big time SP. He just needs to work corner infield now!

A few things 1st their farm system is good but Boston's and Tampa's is still better

2nd While the O's have more money I am still confident the Pirates get this guy his family and Gayo have a close relationship. We have saved a lot of money in the draft this year (Which by the way Tony Sanchez is tearing it up in the minors right now). As I have stated before I think the Pirates will go as high as 4.5MM and I don't think the O's and surely not the Twins will even go that high.

You know it's funny, while the Pirates are the epitomy of losing the last decade and a half, the Orioles haven't exactly been blazing new trails and establishing themselves as a winning organization. Even though this has been covered ad nauseum, the Pirates do have new management in place and things haven't looked better since the days of Bonds and Bonilla. This will be one more kid to add to an impressive cast of prospects that Dave Littlefield could only dream of.

Before you bash another organization, you should move out of your glass house.

Please God...let the O's sign him! I'm not entirely objective on the subject, but I genuinely think the kid's coming to Baltimore. Like the Pirates, we were conspicuously cheap in this year's draft (despite having spent significant $$$ in recent years), we've got a bigger market/budget than the Bucs, and I...sense it. OK, that last one is meaningless, but it's just a hunch.

Sano is no sure thing, but he's an excellent prospect and serves a second important function: jump starting our international scouting/development program (promised by Andy Mac when he came aboard and thus far...absent). Furthermore, he's a shortstop; a glaring hole from the top of the organization down to the dregs. Add Sano and Givens and I'd say we're actually looking fairly strong up the middle (as far as prospects go).

As for the Red Sox... They've got a very good system, but I think Baltimore's would have to be considered superior...for the moment. Most of our top guys are in the upper minors and there's some depth. With the underwhelming performance of Lars Anderson this year and Boston's best prospect being Casey Kelly- an A-ball guy- I'd rank the O's ahead of the Sox. That said, I'm a fan and can't claim complete objectivity. I read a chat somewhere recently, however, in which someone asked who the moderator would take between Buchholtz, Masterson, and Bowden and Tillman, Matusz, and Arrieta. The moderator didn't hesitate to take the Orioles' trio. Just one example.

don't even bother responding to jackasses like that. it'll just encourage them.

its all about the money boys,and, who willing to offer the most for him.the o's need a star shortstop. and, should do wat it takes to get him!!