Scott Kazmir to the Angels

by James F on Aug 28, 2009 6:23 PM EDT Comment 10 comments

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/08/angels-close-to-deal-for-scott-kazmir.html

So, Alexander Torres is basically a poor man's Zach Britton - similar results, lefty starter who gets groundballs and strikeouts, but with less velocity and greater concerns due to his 5'10" frame.

Matthew Sweeney is a 21 year old 3b with 9 home runs in limited action in A+ who missed all of last season and chunks of this season with injuries.

We all know what Kazmir is; he costs about $20 million over the next two seasons.

I guess what I wonder is, shouldn't this kind of move be what the O's are doing? Kazmir has had a lot of problems of various kinds, but he's a 25 year old with front of the rotation potential and big game experience, being sold cheaply because the Rays are a poor organization. And he could essentially be had for Rick Zagone and Brandon Waring. Maybe the Rays don't trade him within the division, but to us, I'd wager they would.

And what better choices do we have? Signing a pitcher like Lackey or Harden as a free agent will cost us our second round pick and a lot more money, with no guarantee that either will be any more effective than Kazmir. These, more than free agent moves, are the sort of chances I think the O's should be taking.

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not happening

so yea…

Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.

by daveh873 on Aug 28, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not for Kazmir

Kazmir has never had good control, but with his arm injuries recently his slider and fastball don’t have the same movement and velocity. Besides he’s generally a five-inning guy, so he’d be an expensive version of Berken

by OsandRoyals on Aug 28, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kazmir is likely to be an expesnive, injury-prone fourth starter going forward

so, no, the o’s shouldn’t have gone out of their way to grab him.

by pipkin on Aug 28, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Finally

Victor Zambrano can get his life back.

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by jobe on Aug 29, 2009 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m sad

Nolan Reimold Rules

by Robertsfan on Aug 29, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

could this mean that they won't resign lackey?

which means that would could perhaps get him

"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 30, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

They've pretty much said all year they arent resigning him

But I would put our chances of getting him at pretty slim, unless we’re willing to add a pretty unwise contract.

by kba26 on Aug 30, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What is unwise?

I’d give Lackey a 5/80 deal and be thrilled. The benefit of having a young talented core is that they are also cost controlled. The problem is getting the kinds of free agent you’d want to sign to come here. If you could break down the challenges that MacPhail had when he arrived, the first problem was the lack of a core and virtual talentless farm system. The second problem is being smart about utilizing the free agent market properly. But until the team develops the core, no good free agent is going to come here when he has a very viable alternative. We never had a shot at Teixeira for a number of reasons. Perhaps Lackey doesn’t have this alternative, and perhaps he sees the core of the team as being almost here.

If there was a chance to get him, I think we definitely should. And for a second round pick, surely.

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by dfa on Aug 31, 2009 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Orioles don't nee Kazmir. Period.

by No More Steroids Please on Aug 30, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

maybe not

but i find it hilarious that we continue to talk about what we dont need when we havent had a winning season in ages. we need whatever we can get really

by twistedlogic on Aug 31, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs