The Rumor Mill - Is Adam Jones OK?

by duck on Jan 29, 2008 7:06 PM EST in News & Rumors

Just as a lot of us were working ourselves into righteous indignation at the very thought that the law offices of Peter G. Angelos would be responsible for killing a trade involving our favorite left-handed 13-win Canadian pitcher, things get even MORE interesting. Apparently this is the latest rumor concerning the stall on the Bedard to Seattle trade: Adam Jones may, just may, have a physical issue.

From Roch's blog:

But I wanted to address the rumor (because it's what I do these days) that Adam Jones has a degenerative hip condition and that's why the Erik Bedard trade hit a snag.

All I can say about the topic is that the Orioles became concerned with something related to Jones, and the fact that they wanted to bring him in for a physical before alerting Bedard's agent that a trade agreement was reached should send off signals. But we've heard nothing up to this point about his hip.

That's an angle I have yet to read. But it certainly puts the non-events of the last few days in a new light, yes?

Basically, the way I read it is, Roch is confirming that the O's have a question about Jones' long-term health, but won't specifically say it's a hip injury they are worried about.

And just for the record, hip injuries are what killed the careers of Albert Belle and Bo Jackson, although they were two extremely different issues.

Use this space to address this particular angle, since the last post was approaching 60 entries already.

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too many damn rumors

Let's recap.

Angelos nixed the deal because he's an egomaniac who likes to interfere with his GMs.
Adam Jones has a generative hip condition.
The O's are mad because the M's leaked negotiations details. They're demanding more as punishment.
Bedard is now open to extension.

Rocky Cherry, O's pitcher, not the ice cream flavor.

by birdman on Jan 29, 2008 7:24 PM EST reply actions

It's

the Rashomon deal.

"Everyone always says 'You don't have to do this.'"

by Jonnypops on Jan 29, 2008 7:33 PM EST up reply actions

Who knows the truth?

If the hip is an issue they must settle it before
they jump.

by hagersbush on Jan 29, 2008 7:41 PM EST reply actions

crud

man, i've never heard the concern about Jones' hip, and i've been scouting this guy for fantasy purposes for several years. but i guess i don't have access to the medicals.

this would be devestating, considering that Santana now appears to be off the market, leaving Bedard as the prize pitching commodity out there.

FUCK MASCOT MILLAR and HORSESHIT HUFF

by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on Jan 29, 2008 7:46 PM EST reply actions

Honestly

I don't think Santana being off the market has much effect on Bedard's value. THe primary non-Met suitors for Bedard were NY and BOS, and McPhail doesn't want to trade to them if I'm not mistaken. So I don't think the Santana trade changes our landscape much.

by punkrawka on Jan 30, 2008 4:54 AM EST up reply actions

well, let's think about this, though...

even if he does have a degenerative hip condition, what're the chances that it's really an issue before he hits free agency?

which i guess is a long way of saying, "so what?"

So, I said, uh, lama: how about a little something for the effort?

by jq higgins on Jan 29, 2008 8:40 PM EST reply actions

craziness

this shit is getting outta control

Some people ask me what I do during winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do, I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Roger Hornsby

by dulak8 on Jan 29, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions

this is low and not worthy of a diary

This is completely out of control.

So now the Orioles organization is reduced to leaking concerns about the guy's health? What's next? Will they also insinuate that he's also mentally unfit to play in the majors? May as well accuse him of as much as possible. This is really low, and MacPhail and Angelos should flush this person out.

Add to the franchise's already pathetic reputation the fact that if you somehow get associated with them, they leak rumors about you physical ability to play the game. They have no qualms about tainting you and possibly affecting your livelihood. I can see the future free agents lining up to come play for the franchise that will try to tear you down in an attempt to squeeze a few more dollars. Accurate or not, you tell me it won't make players think twice.

There's no way to sugar coat it. The Orioles front office just plain sucks.

"This is Birdland"

by drj on Jan 30, 2008 8:15 AM EST reply actions

Unworthy of a diary? Really?

Roch all but confirmed the O's are concerned about Jones' health. He was careful not to state the exact nature of the health issue.

The centerpiece of a trade involving the best pitcher the O's have had in almost a decade is thought by the O's to have a health issue and this is unworthy of a diary?

How so?

I'm not characterizing the O's behavior as far as the trade, but will argue that the possibility of a health issue concerning Adam Jones IS worthy of a posting on the front page, once it has been raised by a (mildy) respected mainstream media source. We didn't make this up out of thin air, unlike other area baseball blogs...

"Handcuffs and duct tape are not going to get you where you want to go."

by duck on Jan 30, 2008 8:44 AM EST up reply actions

per roch this am...

"We've been startled by enough false alarms when it comes to trades, but people I've spoken with over the last 24 hours sound more encouraged about Erik Bedard going to the Mariners. I still believe it's going to happen.

...

By the way, the next time you see the words "Jones" and "hip" in the same sentence, it will pertain to the music he's listening to on his iPod."

apparently the rumor originated w/ some guy on a b'more sports talk station. the zrbiec article this am, though, says angelos is away on personal matters ALL WEEK (though macphail and petey peets are in close contact)!

So, I said, uh, lama: how about a little something for the effort?

by jq higgins on Jan 30, 2008 8:57 AM EST up reply actions

re:

I think it's irresponsible for the O's to leak this information. And by O's I mean anyone who let this slip to any party so it was made public. Roch acknowledged that there was a statement (on the radio correct?) about the leak, but he does not speculate. He says he doesn't know what the concern is about. He implies it is irresponsible to make a statement.

There's no basis to be speculating about the guy's physical health here.

Yeah, sure in a more general sense, this blog is not a media outlet, so things are looser. But this entire episode strikes me as really stooping low. I'm not pointing that finger at you, but at the Orioles as a general entity from which this leak somehow originated.

"This is Birdland"

by drj on Jan 30, 2008 9:42 AM EST up reply actions