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The Orioles lack (and in fact traded away) the best commodity in baseball - young pitching.
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Actually, we traded
for young pitching in both major trades. Adding Denny Bautista, Don Levinski and Ryan Hannaman to our system along with the guys we already have in Adam Loewen, John Maine, Brian Forystek, and others gives us unbelievable talent in the system. Plus getting Moss and Ainesworth was great as well for a guy that would've left anyways, adding to Eric DuBose and Matt Riley as the young guys in the rotation next year. If we can resign Hentgan, I think we will be alright on the pitching front for right now.
The Orioles need two things this offseason. A true #4 hitter for Gibbons, Bigbie, etc. to hit around, and a catcher. We also need a third baseman, but not as badly as those.
I think that Baltimore is the second best option for Guerrero behind staying put in Montreal. We have the money to pay him, a beautiful stadium that he'd hit 50 homers in, and a smaller market then New York, since it has been reported he wants to go where there would be less media pressure then NY.
The thing about Grover is that he presided over awful slumps at the end of the last two seasons, because he doesn't know how to use his bench correctly. The regulars got tired, and started wearing down from lack of rest. He was also a holdover from the previous GM, and I'm not all that upset he's gone. All the reports I've heard in the media say Mazzilli is a great choice, so I'm willing to go with that and see where he leads us.