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Lefty_Orioles_Fan
I would welcome him back!
He gets himself into shape and has a focused off-season.
I think he would be great in RF in 2016.
You combine that with the signing of Alex Gordon for LF.
The Oriole outfield would be pretty stout if you ask me.
Phillies2017
Extending Parra would be a mistake. Coming from a Phillies fan, you need to know when it is time to rebuild and that time is now for Baltimore. They haven’t crossed the line that would require them to do a full tear down, but a retool would be beneficial. They will have 3 additional first rounders upon saving the money and letting Davis, Wieters and Chen walk which would really help out that barren farm system. In terms of replacements, Caleb Joseph is a more than adequate replacement behind the dish for now, Christian Walker should get an audition at first, with a guy like Napoli or Jaso signed as a safety net in case it doesn’t work (If it does, they can sell the extra one for prospects), the bullpen can be improved with a few low-key additions and Parra can be replaced with Rajai Davis for half the price on a 1 year deal.
misterb71
While I agree with your notion that the O’s should learn from the mistakes of the Phillies, there’s a flaw in a piece of your thinking. Signing a player like Davis on a one-year deal is fine if there are OF prospects on the way with Baltimore that seem to be close but just a bit short of making it. The O’s have two OF holes if Parra leaves and the two “prospects” on the verge of making it (Alvarez & Urrutia) don’t seem to be ready to take over on their own anytime soon. Both have holes in their games and Davis alone would not hold down the fort for a year until they’re ready. The O’s need to go and find a legit starting OF for more than 2016.
mehs
The Orioles have 60 million coming off the books so they can spend some money. They also shouldn’t go into rebuild mode and waste Machado, Schoop, Jones, etc. They got burned this year by another year of Duquette “letting the market play out” ie dumpster diving. Napoli would be a dumpster dive. Walker isn’t ready. He looks massively over-matched at the plate. Sign Davis and a legitimate top of the rotation starter and let Wieters and Chen walk.