The Orioles and Diamondbacks completed the August 26th trade that sent Joe Saunders to Baltimore for Matt Lindstrom, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports (on Twitter). The Orioles sent cash to Arizona to complete the deal when the sides couldn't agree on a player to be named.
The initial trade sent Saunders and cash to Baltimore for Lindstrom and a player to be named later. Saunders posted a 3.63 ERA with 4.6 K/9 and 1.6 BB/9 in 44 2/3 regular season innings with Baltimore before pitching well in two postseason contests. The left-hander hits free agency after the World Series and could be a target for Baltimore.
pay up $$$
In other words it was Hobgood or cash.
Seems the right fit for both. Sometimes solid players sign or get traded and their new home isnt right.
The only time I doubted Buck this year was when he announced that Saunders would start the one game playoff in Texas. Still can’t believe how big Joe came up for the O’s in the postseason, such a shame they couldn’t get past that punchless Yanks squad.