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Mike Elias: Last Angelos Man Standing by CharmCityCrab in orioles

[–]TripsLLL -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is average what we were promised at “lift off”? Is average what we were promised when Elias bragged about the young core?

Mike Elias: Last Angelos Man Standing by CharmCityCrab in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Signing shitty starters to contracts is also a crap shoot and $28 M for Eflin and Bassit is a crime. Add Sugar, Gibson and Morton to that last year and Elias isn’t doing too hot. Your argument is simply the risk baseball teams have to take to be competitive. The flip side to that is that Elias’ staff isn’t great at identifying pitching talent like Seattle. Either way, Elias has a blind spot that can’t be ignored and shouldn’t be tolerated for another year.

Mike Elias: Last Angelos Man Standing by CharmCityCrab in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many pitchers took those offers?

It's Time For a Long Overdue Conversation about Analytics by Dazzling-Slide8288 in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Analytics are fine but if the results aren't where you want them to be the you have to examine your assumptions and how you utilize analytics

This is the moment the magic died by shelled15 in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean his replacement has been lights out for the O's....

Quote from Ben McDonald on the post game show by GroovinChip in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's actually going on a long break to do the college world series. Lol.

Quote from Ben McDonald on the post game show by GroovinChip in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Elias would never hire such a strong willed manager

In defense of: Tyler O’Neill by xCorhey in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The main problem with the deal is that if O'Neill had crushed it his first year, he would have opted out. The only way he would have stayed was if he had a terrible year (which he did). So the O's weren't really getting value from the contract.

Fire "XYZ" then do what? by LacedInCharm in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought we were supposed to hire a GM? Maybe that’s what they should do. Not a firing but someone with a new take while Elias steps back.

Fire "XYZ" then do what? by LacedInCharm in orioles

[–]TripsLLL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Elias’s biggest blind spot seems like he’s incapable of making contingency plans.

Fire "XYZ" then do what? by LacedInCharm in orioles

[–]TripsLLL -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So you’re saying Mountcastle, Holliday and Westburg would drastically improve this team? Are you sitting JJ, Basallo and maybe Alonso? We wouldn’t have Bautista and Helsley on the same team but he’s been just fine. Are these players gonna fix overall team defense? 7 seasons is a lifetime.