Leading Off

So… anything new happening in your corner of Birdland? Pretty quiet around here. Except, of course, for the #ChrisDavisWatch coming to an end with the largest deal in franchise history. So, yeah. There’s that. Jake and Scott return from a vacation to the most magical place on earth and pull up lame (well, lamer than usual) in their first show back.

After checking in with the Drink of the Week (who knew that juniper had such healing qualities?), it’s time for…

 

This Week on the Twitters

Going home and watching #DieHard today. #RIPAlanRickman

— Andrew Stetka (@AStetka) January 14, 2016

@bmorons So goes the best nickname on the team, the #Chentertainer.

— JT Gwozdz (@Gwozdzilla) January 12, 2016

Thinking of getting on a podcast. Any good ones out there. I got a lot to say. Some good some bad but mostly hilarious.

— 10 (@SimplyAJ10) January 7, 2016

@BirdsEyeViewBal "Terds the word"

— Aaron Chauncey (@aaron21222) January 8, 2016

"130 million do I hear 130? O's call 130 do I hear 140? O's again, 150, 150 for Davis! O's. 160! Wait do you guys know how this works?"

— Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) January 16, 2016

 

The Chris Davis (Diamond) Watch

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Well, it happened: Chris Davis and the Orioles agreed to a 7-year, $161MM deal. What does it all mean?

Well, it means that Peter Angelos got what he wanted. All along, we’ve been saying that Angelos never lost a negotiation that he cared about. …. well, he got the player. Did the Orioles “win?” 

In this segment, we roll out the therapist’s couch and ask “how does that make you feel?”

 

Pitching In

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Let’s be honest about the pitching situation, shall we? It’s… sub-optimal. And that’s being polite. Rather than dance around it, here’s what Ken Rosenthal has said on the subject:

A starting pitcher should be next. A starting pitcher has to be next. A rotation led by a front four of Chris Tillman, Ubaldo Jimenez, Miguel Gonzalez and Kevin Gausman simply is not good enough.

Yes. This. The Orioles spent $161 on a hitter, when they really need to improve their starting rotation. We discuss what is left on the market, and how likely the Orioles be active.

 

Blowing the Save