I just don't see it happening.

It's a lot of money. I think the magic number is 10. If we were in single digits, he'd probably get cut. At 11.5 or whatever - probably going to be there on Opening Day.

What a complete waste.

Or Baltimore Sun? Either way, it's annoying.

I don't think it'll happen either, but imagine what a breath of fresh air it would be if the Orioles announced they were cutting Gibbons and Payton because they are impeding the goal of the Orioles to rebuild? It'd make my day.

actually had a very valid point this morning. That money's spent either way, we might as well just get rid of him and move on and win more ballgames. Either way it's the club eating 11.5 million dollars.

He's owed 11 million over the next two years. At the very least, in the short run I expect the O's to keep trotting him out there hoping they'll get some return on their money. Question is, how does he have?

honestly, if you cut the jays and replace w/ dudes playing for league minimum, you could most likely improve output in a much greater proportion to the additional cost.

i say EAT IT!

Jay needs to sit at home this season and count the cash he "earned".

Of course PA will never do the right thing and cut him because he wants to get at least a little something out of that $11.5 million he not so wisely invested.

For the York Revolution

As others--and the Schmuck have said--the money is spent already. PA is falling prey to the sunk cost fallacy if he keeps Jay around for that reason alone.

I still hold out the tiniest glimmer of hope that he could turn it around so I would tell him to head to AAA. Why wouldn't he take it? No other team is going to give him a major league contract. Normally I'm not one for expecting players to be loyal, but in this case Gibby must know he's bilking this club for money he doesn't deserve. If he's going to have play in the minors, it might as well be for the team that's shelling out big bucks for him. If he turns it down, as his contract allows, and decides to leave town, so be it.

I hope MacPhail puts his foot down on this one. Roster spots are precious--even on a rebuilding team--and we can't waste one on dead weight.

Pull a Ponson - cut him & refuse to pay, ostensibly over the steroid flap. He should make Gibby file a grievance then get up on his high horse so a bunch of jackass journalists get behind him when he says some bullshit like "People who fake their abilities by using PEDs don't deserve to be paid." He should turn it into a whole morality play so the players and the union cut Gibbons loose for fear of looking bad.

Oh...and then he needs to sell the team. Since no FAs are going to ever want to deal with him again. WIN-WIN for the fans!!!

Two comments from Trembley:

From Roch's blog:

"Trembley also said he can't have guys on this team who are one-dimensional."

That doesn't bode well for a player like Jay who is...zero-dimensional.

From this morning's Sun:

Trembley took most of the responsibility for the shoddy outfield play in Wednesday's loss, which included two dropped fly balls. "That's my fault, because I had the wrong guys out there," he said. "I won't have the wrong guys out there the next time. You have to be able to make the routine plays. If you can't make the routine plays, it's the big leagues, you shouldn't be out there. I don't mean to be disrespectful to anybody, but come on, it's late in the spring, and when things like that happen, that's not acceptable."

Emphasis is mine.