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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 1m

Yeah I just have a hard time believing Mike will do more than a couple years, maybe 3 tops, for any reliever, so Iglesias and Suarez are the top arms available on short deals. Guessing you’d take Suarez over Iglesias?

D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 5m

Yes, a little.

D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 8m

This is probably not an off-season that would make most people ecstatic on the whole, but I think these are all fairly realistic moves. Wondering what people would think.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 8m

Grade this off-season:

Pablo Lopez for Coby Mayo + Luis De Leon

Dylan Cease for 3/90 with 2 opt-outs

Raisel Iglesias for 1/15 + option

Paul Goldschmidt for 1/8

Jose Siri for 1:4 with an option

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 25m

I’d guess Mayo is a more realistic return for Pablo Lopez (more expensive, coming off multiple arm injuries) than Ryan. Though maybe Mayo as part of a 3-4 player package could land Ryan.

Also, I kind of can’t believe Lopez and Ryan are the same age.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 1h

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Twins fan
3:05 Does a trade based around Joe Ryan and Coby Mayo make sense for either team involved?
Mark P
3:06 The Orioles should be burning up the Twins' phone lines for Ryan or Lopez.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 2h

This is great

Bird's Eye View - An Orioles Podcast @birdseyeviewbal.bsky.social · 2h

Cleaned up the Payroll Sheet some more and added a Tender column that allows for easier selection of Free Agents, Options, and Arbitration players.

You can download, create, and share your own ideal offseason plan for the Orioles.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Orioles Payroll - Active Roster

docs.google.com

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 3h

Basallo would likely be the primarily 1B, ideally splitting time there with a solid RHH platoon bat. Mounty’s a possibility if he would come back after a non-tender. I like Goldschmidt as a vet platoon option. And of course there are bigger fish available…

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 4h

that's gonna be a no for me

D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 4h

I actually love the idea of Adley/Basallo/Contreras in a 60/30/10 catching split, and I think Contreras brings exactly the kind of fire they need. I've wanted Gray in the Orioles rotation for years, too.

They're both past their prime but still above average contributors coming off solid seasons.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 5h

At the same time the Orioles add 2 (possibly 3) experienced vets to the roster. Hard to argue they wouldn't be stronger over the next 1-2 years even if the salary gets a little bloated in the interim.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 5h

Gray and another TOR would put the Orioles rotation in a great spot. Contreras would be the primary 1B as well as the emergency C in situations where the Orioles might be faced with losing the DH.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 5h

It would probably never work but one interesting thing to try if St. Louis were willing to eat some salary and both players would waive their NTC to go to Baltimore would be to trade for Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras, then deal Mayo separately for another playoff-caliber starting pitcher.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 5h

Oops forgot alt text

Dan S.
1:54 Can the Orioles put together a package for a playoff-caliber starter centered around Coby Mayo, or did Mayo's 2025 struggles tank his value to the point where they're better off giving him a shot at the everyday 1B job next year?
Mark P
1:57 Mountcastle is pretty likely to be non-tendered, so if Mayo is also dealt, that leaves 1B for either a new player or maybe Basallo.

Mayo didn't do great in his first extended taste of MLB action, but also didn't do anything that raises serious questions about his overall value. He'd still get a lot of attention if the O's shopped him, even if they're looking for at least a mid-rotation arm

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 5h

But I think it has to be a guy who 1. is controllable for at least 2 years, 2. isn't a salary dump, and 3. has at least #2 SP upside.

Lodolo, Alcantara, Lopez, Ryan etc.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 5h

This is the answer I was hoping for, and if teams still see him as a potential middle-of-the-order bat I'd be exploring trade options pretty aggressively.

For the record, I still see Mayo as a potential middle-of-the-order bat, but given the balance of the roster I'd move him for good pitching.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 10h

That said I wouldn’t ever move somewhere and replace the Orioles with whatever team was there. That’s crazy talk.

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D’Janiel Sanchez @oriolesreview.bsky.social · 10h

The Mets were the perfect second team for me when I moved to New York — *NOT* the Yankees, National League, a comfortable and familiar aura of futility and frustration and, because I live in Queens off the 7 train, it legit feels like my neighborhood team, something I’d never experienced before.