Patterson's status

by em3 on Jan 7, 2008 11:18 PM EST

It looks like Patterson may have priced himself out of the market and may have to come crawling back to the Orioles on a short term deal. Here's the link:

http://mlbfleecefactor.com/2008/01/07/orioles-may-keep-patterson/

The article names a few other possible destinations but says they're limited. I look for the O's to bring CP back on a cheap 1 year deal, maybe $7M. Not a bad deal for his defense alone. Thoughts?

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$7 Million?

You crazy. I'd consider giving him $2.5 Mil. Tops. And honestly, I'd probably even feel bad about that. The guy is a streaky hacker who can't get on base to save his life far more often than any kinda decent Major League deal would warrant.

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by Jonnypops on Jan 7, 2008 11:30 PM EST reply actions

Are you kidding? 7 Mil?

We'd get a better return on an investment of 7 million by lighting it on fire. League minimum is too much for this guy because he doesn't even approach LEAGUE AVERAGE as a hitter.

by KenDixonFanClub on Jan 8, 2008 12:14 AM EST reply actions

sure, give him $7 million for an overrated glove

Why not? It's not like we have guys every bit as good as Patterson for super cheap. Oops, we have about four of them. I always want to like Corey because he seems like a nice guy and like he works his ass off, but he's just not good.

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by Scott Christ on Jan 8, 2008 3:35 AM EST reply actions

Just because he was embarassingly impatient

as a hitter, doesn't mean that his defense was overrated. One of the few bright spots of last season was the defense and he had a large part in that. With that said, I am more than ready for him to walk.

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by jobe on Jan 8, 2008 5:05 AM EST reply actions

re:

What do you think his defense was actually worth in the final standings?

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by Scott Christ on Jan 8, 2008 12:02 PM EST up reply actions

+1

Wasn't it this past year he robbed that homerun from the DEVILrays to end the game?

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by BPinOK on Jan 8, 2008 12:42 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah

Viewed from a vacuum (i.e., not knowing that it was the two last-place teams in the division), that was one of the most exciting games I've ever seen. In context, not so much.

by punkrawka on Jan 8, 2008 1:20 PM EST up reply actions

The only good thing about getting Corey back

...is forcing Payton into a roleplaying mode (assuming Scott beats him out for daily LF, which shouldn't be hard). But $7M for a short-term known commodity is stupid when you're rebuilding. I'll take Corey over Tike Redman, but anything more than $2M for him is ridiculous at this point.

by punkrawka on Jan 8, 2008 5:15 AM EST reply actions

NO

No to Patterson. I'd rather run Payton out there if we can't ditch him than bring back Patterson.

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by OEutaw on Jan 8, 2008 9:27 AM EST reply actions

I actually like Corey

But not for $7 million I don't....

I'm not as stingy as Jonnypops though, I could do $3 million.

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by spike2131 on Jan 8, 2008 9:55 AM EST reply actions

Okay...

...maybe $7M was too high. But the O's may have to pay a premium to get him to sign a one year deal. I don't think the constraint should be money. It should be # of years.

Maybe 1 year, $5M? I mean, anything less and the Braves or Cardinals would be foolish not to top it.

by em3 on Jan 8, 2008 10:20 AM EST reply actions

Paying Corey Patterson

any amount of money to play professional baseball is foolish, period, because Corey Patterson is not good enough. Let some other team sign him to a "bargain" and watch him create out after out.

by KenDixonFanClub on Jan 8, 2008 10:34 AM EST reply actions