Will the Orioles be able to bring back Anthony Santander?

[@garrettthorne6313]

Would be nice to get McCann a ring with this team before basallo comes up…. With everything he’s done for the O’s he deserves it!

[@mitlab80]

They really need to bring Burnes back. Aces don’t grow on trees.

[@joehawk9839]

I agree. This team has been built around homegrown hitters.You get the feeling this is starting to backfire, because they don't have a surplus of pitching. I understand the injury bug has decimated there pitching staff. I agree Burnes is the one they need to pay up and sign. Good pitching beats good hitting.

[@shaunl5400]

Yep. Take every cent you would use on Santander, Kimbrel, or Eloy and use it on Burnes.

[@mx4159]

@@shaunl5400they can spend on Santander and Burnes

[@shaunl5400]

@@mx4159 Ok so: $250 mil for Burnes, $80 mil for Santander, $350 mil for Gunnar, $150 mil for Adley, $200+ mil for Holliday, $100+ mil for Westburg and G-Rod. Money isn't unlimited, you have to make tough choices. You can do both, but you have to realize doing that puts a defined window where everyone is under control. Never pay for past performance.

[@shore-cityfilms]

It’s the number one priority. We lose him we’re in trouble next season.

[@nicholaspeterson5925]

I've been enjoying the five things you need to know. I can't watch the games where I live and I think it does a good job of covering the details

[@Obirdfan]

If you would like to at least listen to someone call the game, check out orioles birdwatcher. He live streams every game.

[@ravenlunatic1168]

The inability to finish guys off with 2 strikes has been a pet peeve of mine for years now. Can't stand when they get ahead and either throw a very hitable pitch or a waste pitch that has no chance of getting a chase. So many Os pitchers over the years have.has this problem

[@mx4159]

Santander needs to come back. People keep saying that Kjerstad is supposed to take his place but I really don’t think Kjerstad will ever be this good

[@hidesinlonggrass3229]

Kjerstad projects to be an 800+ ops for many years. Santander has never had an 800 ops season. This season ain't over yet.

[@mx4159]

@@hidesinlonggrass3229 santander has has a minimum 120 OPS+ for the past 3 seasons and is having a career year this season. On top of the fact that, despite not being a great fielder, hes much better than Kjerstad. It’s gonna be hard to replicate that consistency. The O’s would be better off trading Kjerstad for pitching

[@hidesinlonggrass3229]

@@mx4159 Kjerstad will be better. Gunner and Jackson didn't do great at first.

[@TalkingSports-k7c]

We don’t know how good Kjerstad will be after getting a concussion though.

[@joechevyc5155]

Can Anthony do it for at least two or three years? Maybe three years 50 millioish.

[@scottbryan455]

Santander might just take the QO. He likes it here and I'm sure would love to win a title and that gives him another shot at it. Plus, next year's FA class isn't as deep as the upcoming one, so he might get a better deal the following year

[@BillyBall35]

Especially since he doesn't have one of the top player agents

[@BillyBall35]

I was saying all throughout 21. Tony would become a force once he stopped swinging at pitches that hit his ankle

[@cowboysnation3472]

I’m still baffled we traded Norby snd Stowers for another Cole Irvin. I said that’s exactly who Rodgers is and everyone told me he’s far better 😂

[@hidesinlonggrass3229]

There was a bidding war for Rogers.... I don't know why, but we needed arms.

[@TalkingSports-k7c]

I think Cole Irvin is better than Trevor Rogers

[@cbaldwi11]

WIP, unfortunately. Not the kind of arm we needed this year, but the kind we got.

[@TalkingSports-k7c]

Resign Santander and Burnes. I wouldn’t resign Means or McCann so that we could save some money. Imagine how good a rotation of Burnes, Bradish, Rodriguez, Eflin, and Kremer could be if we could resign Burnes.

[@TimothyFair-zg4wm]

That was going to be 80% of this years rotation

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

I love me some Tony Taters, but I think if he’s asking for more than like 5-7 years than it may not be worth it.

[@williamjefferson2396]

It would be great if they brought Burns in Santander back

[@MARTY-s1u]

😢Sadly, the team (not the talent) has become average and mediocre compared to the start of our season. Losing Means, Wells, Bradish, Coloumbe has strained our bullpen. Losing Westburg, Kjerstad and Mateo has created fissures in the infield and the stress on Henderson (a rookie last year btw) is obvious. Having to endure less consistent offensive productive players has strained the more productive ones, squashed our rally opportunities and magnified the slumps they have. And I still say the one statistic that I watch plague us last year and seems to be looming this year is the LOB numbers. We strand too many runners in critical game situations. And I lament as I watch each game recently I hear the commentator mention our opposing teams have a reliable closer and we are still searching for one in mid August. It’s a subtle thing but I’ve noticed. I imagine Conner that if our team had weathered without all the impactful injuries the discussion concerning “bringing back” our free agents wouldn’t seem so intense. Brandon Hyde’s own assessment has subtly come through as he has changed his post loss game answers “yeah we are doing well” to “we have a hole but we can fill it” to “it’s just baseball and it happens” to “some people have to step up.” The anxiety about the post season is obvious and for good reasons. THIS late season team is unfamiliar and right now a mediocre team that inherited the starting team’s legacy record. Now the news is about being hopeful that key players could return (even a few about Bautista because he’s throwing again). Having said that, league wise, it’s obvious we are not the on,y ones suffering such issues either especially among the season leading playoff bound teams. I know the franchise feels they owe it to the fans to make the post season and run deep doing so, but I for one lament it. Elias and Co. have worked a vision to rebuild the club mostly from inside. it seems we have detoured from that this season with grand ideas that after last year this team is playoff ready, but it’s not THE team we rebuilt now and it may put even more pressure on the injured to return too early and cause a systemic breakdown. And as a result we traded away a lot of talent we cultivated like stowers, mayo and hays. And those people would be our future replacements for the free agents you’re debating to hold onto. 🤔

[@CamKrazy2000]

So far Rogers looks like another Cole Irvin with even less velo. Nats' hitters, especially lefties, had no problem barreling up last night. BTW James Wood is money, he has had no problem against big league pitchers since he was called up. And he's a year younger than Mayo.

[@TalkingSports-k7c]

I prefer Cole Irvin over Trevor Rogers

[@cbaldwi11]

Rogers is worlds better than Cole Irvin, which still isn't very good right now. Cole Irvin was offered to every team for free and they said no. That should tell you something.

[@CamKrazy2000]

@@cbaldwi11 Neither Irvin nor Rogers should be throwing any pitches belt high but they do and get hammered. Soft tossing lefties can still be successful but they should live down in the zone with occasional high 4-seamers.

[@DavidVick-nv7gu]

You could tell by Jim Palmer's voice and comments that he wasn't very impressed with the performance from Rogers. This game was disappointing aside from a few decent hitting performances and Soto. If this gets Soto on track for the rest of the way then that's at least one positive to hold onto.

[@TalkingSports-k7c]

I missed it. What did Palmer say?

[@DavidVick-nv7gu]

@@TalkingSports-k7c He made comments relating to his first pitch strike rate and also, as Connor touched on, his command within the strike zone. Honestly, from what I remember he had very few, if any, complimentary things to say and his general tone was down on what he seeing.

[@JonnyNoFingers5]

Ngl we should sign O’hearn and Santander to “long term” contracts and ditch Mullins and Urias. I know it’s gonna be a hot take but I’m standing firm on O’hearns and Santander’s offensive production is way better than Mullins and Urias’ defensive potential

[@Slyster59-i2d]

Mountcastle is garbage too, he can go too

[@BillyBall35]

No. You have to keep Mullins glove in center, so Cowser can still play that left field. At least try to keep Ced until Bradfield is ready

[@JonnyNoFingers5]

@@Slyster59-i2d I have a soft spot for mountcastle and I feel like he’s the true start of our rebuild. I totally agree that he needs to go. It still feels like a better option to sign him for 6-7 million contract for 1 year and then using his consistent early year numbers to trade for pitching help next year.

[@JonnyNoFingers5]

@@BillyBall35 I agree that Mullins glove is a corner piece to our defense, but I feel like cowser is stable enough option to move forward. Mullins in theory is looking at a massive multi year end of career contract and it shouldn’t be the Orioles to pick it up

[@freymoon]

Let YOUNGER outfielders with cheaper contracts get the time they need out there instead ov Cedric and Anthony.

[@howardsmallwood8853]

Really bud Anthony should 1000% be signed

[@TalkingSports-k7c]

I’m fine with losing Mullins, who isn’t a free agent next season, but why should we let Santander walk? He leads our team in home runs and RBIs.

[@freymoon]

@@TalkingSports-k7c WAY WAY too expensive.

[@freymoon]

@@TalkingSports-k7c So many cheaper younger options waiting

[@freymoon]

@@TalkingSports-k7c Way too expensive, I'm still angry how Stowers was never given a fair chance and now Heston. We have a surplus ov young talented outfielders that were blocked by Cedric, Austin and Anthony

[@HectorVenegas-k6v]

Santender would be foolish to sign for one year