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Wilner and Hayhurst upset with fans for booing Emilio Bonifacio

Also returning Bautista and Rasmus though

Orioles Acquire Mike Morse For Xavier Avery by Steve Adams, Aug 30 at 12:48 PM CST 12:48pm: The Orioles are sending outfield prospect Xavier Avery to the Mariners, according to Peter Gammons of the MLB Network (on Twitter). 12:35pm: The Orioles have acquired Mike Morse from the Mariners, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Heyman adds that the Mariners will receive a prospect in exchange (Twitter links).

s***! Orioles got Morse after all...

The Dodgers are the only team that can seemingly to afford to have too many decent starting pitchers and accept that 2-3 may be on the DL or suspended at any given time. And but DAMN Kershaw has been good.

That's possible actually. Does he want to be here and try again on a 1 year deal? I hope so. Because also, the "draft pick compensation" tag will really limit his attractiveness to teams this off season if he is given a QO and declines (see Lohse, Kyle). Especially for a guy with such a terrible reliability record. It might just allow AA to get him to agree to a 1-2 year deal at less than usual market value. If so, go for it. You still might get a draft pick in another year or two if he leaves then. And if he's good we have some value for once. The more I think about it, the more that's what I want. JJ on a 1 year deal at well under 14M, with a vesting option for a second year if he reaches an innings threshold or something. Do it Alex.

Agree. We gave up a lot to get him and even if he's only decent next year I can handle 14M because I don't know who else we can get via free agency on a short term deal. If some other GM decides to gamble and give him a 2-3 year deal, then we have three first round picks.

It seems like teams aren't giving up much for these late inning relievers. I can sort of see why AA couldn't make a deal he liked for Oliver/Janssen etc.

I wish it was still Jose Bautista...

Love this tweet. LOL. Guy cracks me up all the time.

Omar was pretty incredible back in the day too

Oh, and no supergroup will evolve. 2012: http://loudwire.com/dave-mustaine-apologizes-to-james-hetfield-for-megadeth-metallica-supergroup-comments/ After Metallica frontman James Hetfield recently called Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine a ‘big mouth’ for publicly stating that he’d like to form a Metallica / Megadeth supergroup, Mustaine has now apologized to Hetfield, promising that he’ll never speak of the subject again. Following his messy exit from Metallica in the ’80s, Mustaine had a longstanding feud with his former band. All parties seemed to have patched things up with the series of recent ‘Big 4′ shows that saw Metallica and Megadeth sharing a bill with Slayer and Anthrax. In fact, Mustaine joined Metallica onstage in December 2011 during one of their 30th anniversary shows in San Francisco. The good vibes led Mustaine to declare that he’d like to form a supergroup with Hetfield, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson. However, in a recent interview, Hetfield suggested that Mustaine has a ‘big mouth’ and that all that talk about a supergroup was ‘crazy.’ After seeing Hetfield’s comments, Mustaine texted the Metallica frontman to apologize, telling Artisan News in a video interview: “I already sent [James] a text message and said I apologized to him for saying that and that I won’t ever mention it again … I guess my whole thing was I just wanted them to know that I loved them and that I missed them and I enjoyed playing with them. If that’s not mutual, then I understand. I still respect him, and I still care about the guy. If he doesn’t wanna play [with me] anymore, that’s cool. If he doesn’t like the idea of what I said, that’s OK, too. It wasn’t like I said it was gonna happen, it was something that I kind of wished would happen. But you know, it’s OK now, since it doesn’t seem like it’s gonna happen. And you know what?! It’s off my bucket list.” Mustaine also admits that making his desire for a supergroup public was a mistake: “The thing is that I probably shouldn’t have said stuff like that, ’cause, I guess, to some people, they may think that I’m trying to use that as a way to get publicity, so I can see where there would be some feelings about it, and that wasn’t my intention.”

Yup. Kirk fits well cause he just goes with the flow. And Cliff Burton was too much of a freak to care. When he died, Jason was just so happy to play with his idols that he'd just fit in.

Right. And Lars and James are control freaks too and it would have all come to blows on multiple occasional I'm sure. Yeah, it was probably never going to work.

Yeah I would ave thought they'd commit to like 5 years or more. In any case, I hope it sticks.

Trolls are gonna troll...

No. We play Rick Astley songs in Muzak versions...

In related news, this year also set records for attendance in AAA Buffalo. Nice! Sorry to thread jack - was going to post this separately then saw your thread and it fit well with this.

He's definitely starting to win me back as a fan

I, for one, still want to keep Morrow. That f***er owes us a no-hitter and a 20 win season. (Kidding, he doesn't owe us squat, but the last two seasons I felt he was poised for that massive breakout killer season and I don't want it to happen somewhere else) What a frustrating player to be a big fan of. He's like the Lamborghini that thrills you when it's working but spends 80% of the time in the shop getting worked on. (No, I don't own one of those)

I know what you mean, it's a tricky situation. You just hate to see him walk for nothing after trading away so much to get him. And the ceiling is so high... A 1 year deal at 14M doesn't pose any risk beyond 2014. And having a THIRD first round draft pick (if he then signs elsewhere) would be awfully nice.

KSaw: I'll go first using a few thoughts I added to other threads. Please add your own ideas but without adding a gazillion dollars in spending. - Pick up Lind's option - Trade Lind and $500k to Pittsburgh for Nick Kingham Sounds good - Trade Drabek and Arencibia to Arizona for Chris Owings No chance we can do better? Prob not... Just glad JPA is gone - Sign Carlos Beltran (2-year/ $24MM + $12MM option/ $2.5MM buyout) No. He won't come play here, might as well forget it. Plus I'm good with Melky and Rajai for one more year while the kids develop. - Sign Carlos Ruiz (3-year/ $22MM) Yes, definitely. Probably the best catcher we can actually get. The true elites (Yadi, Posey, Mauer) aren't leaving their teams any time soon - Qualify and sign Josh Johnson Qualify yes. Not sure if I hope he accepts or not. - Pick up DeRosa's option OK - Sign Jonathan Sanchez to minor league deal - Sign Freddy Sanchez to minor league deal Good depth but we may already have enough in the rehabbing guys. No, wait, you can never have enough. Go ahead. - Sign Gavin Floyd (1-year: $6.5 MM + 2 vested options at $11.5 MM based on 180 IP/ year) Here's where I think we should aim higher. We probably don't have a single legit, top line #1 starter on this team next year. Aim higher. Beg Rogers for the $ to pry an overpriced stud from a team that wants out of a contract with 1-2 years left. Less costly in prospects and you're not trapped in a long term deal. Need to figure out who I go after though... Edit: David Price. There. I said it. Go ahead and rip it.

Back on topic, sorry! Re. Halladay and Harvey. http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9609916/matt-harvey-new-york-mets-talked-roy-halladay-philadelphia-phillies-elbow-tear http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/danny-knobler/23367709/halladay-talks-to-harvey-provides-a-bit-of-hope

You like Slayer? They were awesome live.

Did that really happen??