Pitching depth is key with any organization and Morton's track record is really good for pitching quality innings and as far as how much they paid him, it's what the going rate is. The Orioles have made big contact offers to players, just ask Boras, but it's more difficult to attract players than it is for the big clubs and unlike those clubs it just doesn't make sense to overpay. Plus just because there is new ownership that us willing to spend, there's a reason why those billionaires are have succeeded in what they do, it's by making sound financial investments.Look I want the O's to win more than anything, but you've got to be realistic and realize Elias knows more that we do when it comes to making baseball decisions, just look at his track record. Plus it's early January and the Burnes trade happened in February last year so making any reactionary posts before the offseason is not close to being over makes zero sense.
@ Morton had a 4.19 ERA and has been a big game pitcher for the better part of the last decaude I think he’s got another season in him especially in October he’ll be good for the orioles
Hye-Seong Kim Signed with the Dodgers because he grew up as a Dodger Fan in Korea, and came to MLB to play for the Dodgers. Sorry Angels but the Dodgers are still King of LA
That's why I hate it when fans of teams with cheap owners blame the Dodgers, Yankees, and other teams willing to spend the money. The Pirates' owner, Robert Nutting, is worth 1.1 billion dollars and the tenth-richest owner in the MLB. He has the money; he just doesn't want to spend any of it. There are no owners using food stamps. Some owners want to win and others want to squeeze every dollar by being cheap.
I'm a diehard Orioles fan and I feel how frustrated some of the fans are but I also have confidence in some of the young core that we have...I'll wait and see how things play out
The only reason Angels have “Los Angeles” in their name is because of Arte Moreno. He thinks that by having “Los Angeles” in the name, he can appeal to a bigger market and make more money. Literally the only reason is because Arte thinks he can make more money. That’s it. Us Angel fans despise the name as much as we despise our owner.
@@TheMainAppReviewerMoreno’s so driven by vanity and what he feels sticks it to others. Like over paying for Wilson, Hamilton, and Rendon because he was mad that they outbid him for Beltre. I genuinely feel for y’all, but maybe he’ll finally sell off a majority stake once he gets tired of his meddling blowing up in his face.
Morton is a great signing for them IF he stays healthy. Dude has started 30+ games for 6 straight full seasons. That means that he gets them through the opponents lineup twice, which is something every team needs in the 5 spot of the rotation.
every pro sports team with a tv deal got billions. only the dodgers a few other teams put that money back into their teams. rich people getting richer doesnt improve the world
Love you fuzzy, look forward to your videos every single day. Made me love the game so much more everyday and learn so much about players I never knew about. Love how you grow the game to young people like me!
I know Cartaya fell off a cliff these last 2yrs but the fact that the Dodgers are so set at Catcher that they can just DFA a 23 yr old who was there top prospect like a yr. Or 2 ago because there roster is too full is INSANE 😂😂😂😂
It's a wild comparison as a Marlins fan watching how the Dodgers are willing to spend money on good players while the Marlins are trying to match them in the opposite direction by just not having any players. Looking forward to spring training and seeing Billy the Marlin in the line up.
Dodgers are operating in a way just about any proper championship side does. They're being proactive and efficient and as a Dodgers fan I'm very glad about it!
They are operating in a way that only the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, and maybe the Red Sox can operate. MLB has to worry about lower revenue fans giving up on the game of baseball for the fact that for many franchises, the hope of contending lies in being almost perfect in scouting and development, which is almost impossible to do. Even then after five years, most other franchises know they have to trade any stars they do develop, before they lose them to free agency. If it weren’t for playing fantasy baseball for 30+ years, I would’ve quit watching baseball long ago, as a fan of a small market team, Cleveland, it gets old having to trade off players because the franchise can’t afford more than one star player on the team. All the while, the Mets and Dodgers spend 3 to 4 times as much as the average team. These big market teams and the players union have to remember that a league needs more than 5-6 teams to remain popular nation wide. There is a reason baseball is no longer the most popular sport in America and football is. The fans of the worst NFL team know that their team has a chance to win with proper team management because the financial playing field is even. Good example Detroit Lions. Tell that to KC baseball fans that understand that at best they may have a 3-5 year window of winning baseball before their team gets too expensive and has to start all over with five years of rebuilding.
The other thing to note about Cartaya and in comparison to Dalton Rushing is the catching situation with the Dodgers. Will Smith is locked up for the next decade so their main position is blocked. However what the Dodgers see in Rushing offensively is enough that he started taking reps in the outfield last year similar to how Jackson Merrill was moved to centerfield since his natural position at short was blocked
@ my assumption was that the Dodgers front office thought he had a higher ceiling than Smith but Smith proved himself more valuable and by that time Cartaya’s stock had dropped. Thus the Dodgers decided to extend Smith and hope Cartaya could regain his value to be a trade piece but unfortunately it hasn’t happened enough yet to necessitate a trade prior to him being DFA’d
The Orioles signing 41-year-old Charlie Morton feels like buying a flip phone in 2024 cheap, outdated, and completely out of touch with what fans deserve...
As an Os fan, the optimism is fading fast. They're terrified of recreating the Davis situation and dont want to give out contracts, but that's the only way to win. Our window is going to close before the front office realizes it.
I think out of all positions that an old pitcher can actually shine. He just needs to learn how to control a different velocity which creates whole new breaks which makes a whole new pitcher but 15m is F’d! CC Sabathia is a perfect example.
to be fair, even though i also think the contracts for morton and sugano aren't the best, the orioles are buying innings. those two guys in their respective leagues have been known to eat up innings to save the bullpen so i think it's smart in that regard and then get an ace type of guy in the trade deadline. also i believe that the orioles are banking on the fact that they expect grayson rodriguez and zach eflin to take a step up from their decent years last year. so i think the orioles will be very active in the starting pitching trade market either now or by the time of the trade deadline
@@edwardanthony7283 I’m the one brainwashed? The guy has been on 5 MLB teams and all 5 reported he was difficult to work with and bad for clubhouse culture. Occam’s razor dude. Is it more likely all 5 teams conspired against him in connection with a random female to blackball him for no cited reason? Or is it more likely he’s just a narcissist and bad for clubs and he just doesn’t show that side of him on camera?
@@edwardanthony7283 Yea, that's why in over 2 years he's gotten exactly zero offers from the 30 teams in the MLB.............because he'd be such a good catch! LOL!
as an o’s fan since birth. we are gonna be the next minnesota twins. barely winning the division or getting into the wild card and that’s it. we are about to get stuck into a wild card exit. that’s what i’m scared of
Man I hope the cubs get a starting pitcher and a veteran third baseman to ease Matt Shaw into third base also can 100% see the orioles part ways with their general manager if they continue to make bad moves
First of all. CHARLIE MORTON is a VERY GOOD pitcher. His ERA reflects the team he's playing on. He will give you a mid to high 2s ERA. NOT as bad a move as you think. And the guy from Japan, he'll experience some growing pains, but he can miss some bats. (HIGH) SEOUNG KIM will be an all star caliber player. Projects as a 30/30 guy with his mix of speed and power. Good day. Happy New Year. 6 weeks 'til pitchers and catchers report!!!!
I think they had the highest offer for burnes at 260 million. As a oriole fan I hate big contracts unless it’s for our home grown players and we got a lot of good ones to sign
I'll tell ya what the O's are doing with their genius moves. They are bringing in knowledge. Elias knows what he is doing along with Cal. Don't troll the O's or at least I sure wouldn't.
The Mets show that you can spend huge amounts of money for pretty bad results. OK, they did very well last season, but as I remember it, no one thought they would do that in April 2024. It was supposed to be a rebuilding season. And they even did it without Senga for the most part. If the O's can get Sasaki, they will have outdone the NYY. Sugano could be a very good signing.
We should’ve resigned Morton for only 15 mil… that’s a steal he will give you a sub 4.5 ERA w/ 175+ innings that’s a fact…. What other # 4.. or 5 in ANY rotation is giving you that? smh 🤦🏽♂️
I completely understand why people are sick of the Dodgers and what they have been doing lately (the last few years) but, as a lifelong Dodger fan (Garvey was my fave when I was a munchkin) I love what is happening. We have waited decades for a team like this. The McKook era was shite, before that, the Fox era was shite. Heck, even the end of the O'Malley era was shite. Now we are winning (it will come to an end eventually like the Yankees in the 90s/early aughts who, btw, frustrated me) and it is paradise for us old-timers.
I feel you on that. I’m on the younger side being a late 90s kid but I grew up watching baseball during the McCourt years and it was hell. It’s a blessing knowing we have the best ownership in baseball now and because of the fact that we had bad owners before, I sympathize with fans of other teams whose owners are cheap.
@@aquarpioleonine3995 Did you think the same with the Yankees in the late 90s? Perhaps other teams need to spend more. And, btw, I don't love this strategy but at least we are trying to win.
Orioles are adding to the floor. Morton has thrown 160+ innings in every non-shortened season since 2018. Before Morton the only guys to have thrown full seasons previously are Dean Kremer and Zach Eflin. It also allows for them to explore moving a Dean Kremer or a Cade Povich in a trade package for a TOR arm pretty easily. And Morton is projected to be a 1.5 fWAR pitcher in 2025, which based on what Teams are paying $/WAR is right about 15 million. Cost of pitching is high.
Fuzzy. Have you seen The Athletic's organizational rating? As expected the Dodgers are numero uno and nearly twice as good, according to mlb executives, as the second place Rays?
Not even close! Padres lead the league in fan frustration by a WIDE margin. Imagine your playoff team not only doing exactly NOTHING in free agency to take that final step, but actively trying to offload some of their better pieces that got them there. San Diego: Great city, great weather, no commitment to going all the way.
Doyeong Kim is the best hitting talent out of Korea in forever, and yes, I believe the bat is legit better than JHL. He is also a freak athlete that could potentially be a gold glove caliber shortstop. Once he gets posted, the bidding war might be all time fierce.
Do-yeong pronunciation was spot on. Hye-song is “hyeh-song” not “hyuh-song” I respect u trying to get the pronunciations right bc Korean spellings in English are awful lol I never blame people for getting names wrong bc if I couldn’t read Korean I’d definitely mess the names up too
but typically, the ㅎ before the ㅖ makes the “y” silent, so it really becomes “heh”. also, it shouldn’t be “song”, it should be pronounced “sung”. so, heh-sung should be used.
Hey!! Don’t sleep on the ‘Old’ Guys!! Sugano is a known unknown 😂 and Morton is Father Time himself! Both are intelligent pitchers and miss barrels. As a Mets fan I’ve seen ENOUGH of him to say, ‘It’s been fun but glad your gone’ and Sugano I’ve been blessed to watch him on TH-cam for the last few years with the Yomiuri Giants. I’ve watched games where I saw the over match, Sugano > Fighters, Marines, Dragons (name your NPB team) and he may give up two runs but never were there any game where it seemed like he was out of control. He too missed barrels giving a lot work to his 3rd baseman on to first. Orioles’ rotation is going to be interesting to see on the field.
I feel like this is exactly why other sports have paycaps…. It’s okay LA gets a natural advantage because their market and off field deals. I don’t blame them for spending money but I blame the league for not caring about their product. You cannot tell me it’s better for the sport if this guy goes to LA with everyone else rather than spicing up something like the NL central. Caps exist so cities like Kansas City can build dynasties (NFL) instead of them only existing in the two biggest cities.
For clarity… I know other teams “could” have signed him… but they didn’t. In a world with a paycap LA literally doesn’t have the salary space to sign another person. That’s why the cap brings whole league parity. They’d still max out their budget they would just finally reach a saturation point.
The MLB is actually talking of taking this the other way...........instead of a salary cap, putting on a minimal amount a team must reinvest into themselves. Instead of pocketing all that money any buying more yachts and summer mansions!
MLB cant institute a salary cap without agreement from the players union, and I dont believe the players are ever going to vote to limit their earning power.
@@Chinchuchwei_sr Not talking about a pay floor, but instead how every team has to re-invest a certain amount of their revenue back into the team instead of adding to the owners yacht collection! How in the world could anyone be a Yankees fan after that dismal performance in the World Series? Although I did get a big kick out of NYC hiring Aaron Judge to drop the ball during the New Years Eve celebration!!!!!!!!!!
He’s a Guardians fan living in Vegas, he just started doing the hat thing a few weeks ago to represent whoever he is talking about at any given moment haha
The difference is the NFL has a much better revenue sharing system so every team can spend big money. The small and mid market teams in baseball have to be very careful about who they hand out big contracts to. Plus, MLB contracts are 100% fully guaranteed, while NFL contracts are rarely even 50% guaranteed.
Morgan will be the goa😂t and young arms can learn a ton. The Japanese vet will bring his wisdom and discipline. This together with assembly line of superstars coming along we are going to quite happy.🎉😊 will miss Tony S
In 2027? Jackson is an oriole for at least 4 more years, Ethan will be a nat for 6 at least (they’re gonna almost certainly draft him number 1), so why would they be cardinals in 2027?
Rendon???? Angels depending on Rendon to have a resurgence???? Giving out bad contracts and hoping they get better is EXACTLY why the Angels disappoint year after year.
@@SheepdogsHeart I know. Thats why I am saying if rendon can preform the angels can contend but if he continues to be "injured" then the postseason is out of the question
The Angels will be better than last year but they won't be contenders. They finally started drafting well over the last several years, and they have a nice group of young players. And they'll probably get a very good outfielder at #2 in next year's draft. But they still stink at developing pitching. Remember, Kyle Bradish, mentioned in this video, was originally drafted by the Angels. They just let Patrick Sandoval walk, and they released Griffin Canning They will regret both moves. And Arte just won't pay to get a true top starter.
The small and mid market teams really don’t care. They know they’ll always be at a massive disadvantage and most of the players the Dodgers sign those teams will never be able to afford anyways. I’m sure the Yankees, Mets and Phillies are pretty pissed though.
meanwhile ppl out here saying LA pays writers to overhype their prospects... no cartaya got dropped bc rushing is up nxt nd 5 C's on the 40 man is malpractice
Atleast the orioles have done something. The Miami Marlins have spent NOT EVEN A DIME on free agency. Like they have spent more i believe in trades than free agency
it went from “dodgers are chokers to Mickey Mouse ring don’t count to it’s unfair they’re ruining the sport”
tbf up until last year they were chockers in the playoffs but now there obv not
Noticed that too...now everyone just assumes Dodgers are a dynasty already.
whenever they win, they just can't win.
Dodgers are still playoff chokers they just finally won one
@@frostyslushie284 and your team don’t even make the playoffs. WS Champions. Keep melting frosty ☃️🥶🤐
Angels are gonna have a high ceiling in the offseason and then finish under .500 like always. Nothing will change with Arte Moreno making decisions
I don’t think Kim to the dodgers is him wanting to win but more so avoiding the angels after what he saw when ohtani went there
Pitching depth is key with any organization and Morton's track record is really good for pitching quality innings and as far as how much they paid him, it's what the going rate is. The Orioles have made big contact offers to players, just ask Boras, but it's more difficult to attract players than it is for the big clubs and unlike those clubs it just doesn't make sense to overpay. Plus just because there is new ownership that us willing to spend, there's a reason why those billionaires are have succeeded in what they do, it's by making sound financial investments.Look I want the O's to win more than anything, but you've got to be realistic and realize Elias knows more that we do when it comes to making baseball decisions, just look at his track record. Plus it's early January and the Burnes trade happened in February last year so making any reactionary posts before the offseason is not close to being over makes zero sense.
Morton might be old but this guy can still twirl a gem in any given day
Also at the age where he can hurt himself just getting up out of bed in the morning. The gamble of signing old players.
Well, he must have a good agent, but if someone wanted to pay you 15mil at 41, you take it.
Just like how Nolan Ryan COULD still possibly throw a gem any given day.
@ Morton had a 4.19 ERA and has been a big game pitcher for the better part of the last decaude I think he’s got another season in him especially in October he’ll be good for the orioles
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Hye-Seong Kim Signed with the Dodgers because he grew up as a Dodger Fan in Korea, and came to MLB to play for the Dodgers. Sorry Angels but the Dodgers are still King of LA
Still?!? LA is Dodgers town. Come on, Man.
LA was never a Angels town even during the year when they won their WS.
Angels will always be an Anaheim team for those of us that here in LA/OC/IE.
Dodgers are kings of nothing except Front Runner fans coming out the woodwork
@@cococock2418 What a loser. Crybaby angles. Still mad Ohtani left. 😭😭😭🤫🤡
Dude, your insight and diligence is very appreciated 🙌
Rich billionaires versus poor billionaires.
I don’t understand but I do understand 😅
That's why I hate it when fans of teams with cheap owners blame the Dodgers, Yankees, and other teams willing to spend the money. The Pirates' owner, Robert Nutting, is worth 1.1 billion dollars and the tenth-richest owner in the MLB. He has the money; he just doesn't want to spend any of it. There are no owners using food stamps. Some owners want to win and others want to squeeze every dollar by being cheap.
Shohei told him not to waste his time with the angels. Lol
yep
I'm a diehard Orioles fan and I feel how frustrated some of the fans are but I also have confidence in some of the young core that we have...I'll wait and see how things play out
165 k's in 166 innings looks youthful to me. Charlie's not finished & could put up a great year in '25
better k rate than burnes btw
@@l.s8404 Less innings pitched but Charlie still has it & should do well at a fraction of the 35 mil for the year.
Angels have never been happy with the Dodgers. They are so jealous that they appropriated "Los Angeles" into their name.
To be fair the Angels were founded in LA.
The only reason Angels have “Los Angeles” in their name is because of Arte Moreno. He thinks that by having “Los Angeles” in the name, he can appeal to a bigger market and make more money. Literally the only reason is because Arte thinks he can make more money. That’s it. Us Angel fans despise the name as much as we despise our owner.
@@TheMainAppReviewerMoreno’s so driven by vanity and what he feels sticks it to others. Like over paying for Wilson, Hamilton, and Rendon because he was mad that they outbid him for Beltre.
I genuinely feel for y’all, but maybe he’ll finally sell off a majority stake once he gets tired of his meddling blowing up in his face.
@@chriscosisnot as a major league team
Angels wasted Ohtani's years there. Not surprised that foreign players don't want to go there anymore
Hahaha that dinosaur at the end got me good 😂.
Morton is a great signing for them IF he stays healthy. Dude has started 30+ games for 6 straight full seasons.
That means that he gets them through the opponents lineup twice, which is something every team needs in the 5 spot of the rotation.
If I'm an Orioles, I'm calling for the GM's head. Bro, the owners are giving you the Green light to spend. Go spend.
every pro sports team with a tv deal got billions. only the dodgers a few other teams put that money back into their teams. rich people getting richer doesnt improve the world
Love you fuzzy, look forward to your videos every single day. Made me love the game so much more everyday and learn so much about players I never knew about. Love how you grow the game to young people like me!
I agree
Means a lot. Thank you 🙏🏻
Same
love the harmonica playing jurassic park theme at the end 🤣
I know Cartaya fell off a cliff these last 2yrs but the fact that the Dodgers are so set at Catcher that they can just DFA a 23 yr old who was there top prospect like a yr. Or 2 ago because there roster is too full is INSANE 😂😂😂😂
It's a wild comparison as a Marlins fan watching how the Dodgers are willing to spend money on good players while the Marlins are trying to match them in the opposite direction by just not having any players. Looking forward to spring training and seeing Billy the Marlin in the line up.
Dodgers are operating in a way just about any proper championship side does. They're being proactive and efficient and as a Dodgers fan I'm very glad about it!
They are operating in a way that only the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, and maybe the Red Sox can operate. MLB has to worry about lower revenue fans giving up on the game of baseball for the fact that for many franchises, the hope of contending lies in being almost perfect in scouting and development, which is almost impossible to do. Even then after five years, most other franchises know they have to trade any stars they do develop, before they lose them to free agency. If it weren’t for playing fantasy baseball for 30+ years, I would’ve quit watching baseball long ago, as a fan of a small market team, Cleveland, it gets old having to trade off players because the franchise can’t afford more than one star player on the team. All the while, the Mets and Dodgers spend 3 to 4 times as much as the average team. These big market teams and the players union have to remember that a league needs more than 5-6 teams to remain popular nation wide. There is a reason baseball is no longer the most popular sport in America and football is. The fans of the worst NFL team know that their team has a chance to win with proper team management because the financial playing field is even. Good example Detroit Lions. Tell that to KC baseball fans that understand that at best they may have a 3-5 year window of winning baseball before their team gets too expensive and has to start all over with five years of rebuilding.
The other thing to note about Cartaya and in comparison to Dalton Rushing is the catching situation with the Dodgers. Will Smith is locked up for the next decade so their main position is blocked. However what the Dodgers see in Rushing offensively is enough that he started taking reps in the outfield last year similar to how Jackson Merrill was moved to centerfield since his natural position at short was blocked
I kept hearing about Diego every year, I just assumed they would trade him at some point.
@ my assumption was that the Dodgers front office thought he had a higher ceiling than Smith but Smith proved himself more valuable and by that time Cartaya’s stock had dropped. Thus the Dodgers decided to extend Smith and hope Cartaya could regain his value to be a trade piece but unfortunately it hasn’t happened enough yet to necessitate a trade prior to him being DFA’d
The Orioles signing 41-year-old Charlie Morton feels like buying a flip phone in 2024 cheap, outdated, and completely out of touch with what fans deserve...
*2025*
At least you can take the battery out of the flip phone. More functionality
15 million ain’t cheap.
flip phones are better tho
@n8doggy733 Haha I agree
As an Os fan, the optimism is fading fast. They're terrified of recreating the Davis situation and dont want to give out contracts, but that's the only way to win. Our window is going to close before the front office realizes it.
I think out of all positions that an old pitcher can actually shine. He just needs to learn how to control a different velocity which creates whole new breaks which makes a whole new pitcher but 15m is F’d! CC Sabathia is a perfect example.
It always a great day when fuzzy uploads
to be fair, even though i also think the contracts for morton and sugano aren't the best, the orioles are buying innings. those two guys in their respective leagues have been known to eat up innings to save the bullpen so i think it's smart in that regard and then get an ace type of guy in the trade deadline. also i believe that the orioles are banking on the fact that they expect grayson rodriguez and zach eflin to take a step up from their decent years last year. so i think the orioles will be very active in the starting pitching trade market either now or by the time of the trade deadline
Angels added a few proven quality players but it's pitching they need & Trevor's out there.
No thank you. Angels need clubhouse culture as well. Trevor Bauer is AWFUL for that.
You are brainwashed. He'd be a useful addition
@@edwardanthony7283 I’m the one brainwashed? The guy has been on 5 MLB teams and all 5 reported he was difficult to work with and bad for clubhouse culture. Occam’s razor dude. Is it more likely all 5 teams conspired against him in connection with a random female to blackball him for no cited reason? Or is it more likely he’s just a narcissist and bad for clubs and he just doesn’t show that side of him on camera?
@@edwardanthony7283 Yea, that's why in over 2 years he's gotten exactly zero offers from the 30 teams in the MLB.............because he'd be such a good catch! LOL!
Need W's & he will deliver
as an o’s fan since birth. we are gonna be the next minnesota twins. barely winning the division or getting into the wild card and that’s it. we are about to get stuck into a wild card exit. that’s what i’m scared of
Under 20 min
Thank you for making my day better fuzzy
The Charlie Morton news made me literally bust out laughing, the people in Dunkin probably think I'm nuts.
Man I hope the cubs get a starting pitcher and a veteran third baseman to ease Matt Shaw into third base also can 100% see the orioles part ways with their general manager if they continue to make bad moves
First of all. CHARLIE MORTON is a VERY GOOD pitcher. His ERA reflects the team he's playing on. He will give you a mid to high 2s ERA. NOT as bad a move as you think. And the guy from Japan, he'll experience some growing pains, but he can miss some bats.
(HIGH) SEOUNG KIM will be an all star caliber player. Projects as a 30/30 guy with his mix of speed and power.
Good day. Happy New Year. 6 weeks 'til pitchers and catchers report!!!!
I think they had the highest offer for burnes at 260 million. As a oriole fan I hate big contracts unless it’s for our home grown players and we got a lot of good ones to sign
I'll tell ya what the O's are doing with their genius moves. They are bringing in knowledge. Elias knows what he is doing along with Cal. Don't troll the O's or at least I sure wouldn't.
Just wait and see what the orioles do before spring training! Mike Elias knows what he is doing!
That Kim Do-Yeong pronunciation was perfect.
bro, you can see it in the swing. Do is gonna be legit! ❤
I’m an orioles fan and I’m disappointed at the gm I would want them to Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson an extension.
I think they’ll get Adley extended, but Gunnar probably won’t sign one since he’s a Boras client.
@@brandondillman5841Not surprised if that happens
Every video I learn something new about baseball players and enjoy every minute of it 🎉🎉🎉
Hey, Verlander and Scherzer are still out there if the O's are looking for the "All Depends" rotation...
The Mets show that you can spend huge amounts of money for pretty bad results. OK, they did very well last season, but as I remember it, no one thought they would do that in April 2024. It was supposed to be a rebuilding season. And they even did it without Senga for the most part. If the O's can get Sasaki, they will have outdone the NYY. Sugano could be a very good signing.
I was about to sub but I jus realized I already am but I got u with the 👍
We should’ve resigned Morton for only 15 mil… that’s a steal he will give you a sub 4.5 ERA w/ 175+ innings that’s a fact…. What other # 4.. or 5 in ANY rotation is giving you that? smh 🤦🏽♂️
Yo you’re spot on with you’re pronunciation 🧑🍳
he’s not tho, he’s still not getting Hyeseong
I completely understand why people are sick of the Dodgers and what they have been doing lately (the last few years) but, as a lifelong Dodger fan (Garvey was my fave when I was a munchkin) I love what is happening. We have waited decades for a team like this. The McKook era was shite, before that, the Fox era was shite. Heck, even the end of the O'Malley era was shite. Now we are winning (it will come to an end eventually like the Yankees in the 90s/early aughts who, btw, frustrated me) and it is paradise for us old-timers.
You love the game of baseball being ruined. A true Dodger/Yankee fan indeed you are
I feel you on that. I’m on the younger side being a late 90s kid but I grew up watching baseball during the McCourt years and it was hell. It’s a blessing knowing we have the best ownership in baseball now and because of the fact that we had bad owners before, I sympathize with fans of other teams whose owners are cheap.
@@aquarpioleonine3995 Did you think the same with the Yankees in the late 90s? Perhaps other teams need to spend more. And, btw, I don't love this strategy but at least we are trying to win.
He must have seen Otani leave the Angels and win a World Series 🤘
Hey Hey easy on the 40 year old slander I'm mid 40's and not even a grandpa yet
As a Rockies fan I expect this. Didn't see this coming from the O's.
Orioles are adding to the floor. Morton has thrown 160+ innings in every non-shortened season since 2018. Before Morton the only guys to have thrown full seasons previously are Dean Kremer and Zach Eflin. It also allows for them to explore moving a Dean Kremer or a Cade Povich in a trade package for a TOR arm pretty easily. And Morton is projected to be a 1.5 fWAR pitcher in 2025, which based on what Teams are paying $/WAR is right about 15 million. Cost of pitching is high.
As a Tigers fan, I’ll say that the Morton signing is a hell of a lot better then the Tigers signing Alex Cobb to the same 15 million. What the hell?
I was NOT expecting that ending😂
Fuzzy. Have you seen The Athletic's organizational rating? As expected the Dodgers are numero uno and nearly twice as good, according to mlb executives, as the second place Rays?
I like how Fuzzy says that a pitcher never struck anyone out as he’s showing a video of him striking someone out
It’s called… highlights?
He just means they don’t strike out batters often
the offer for the Angels wasn't real it's speculated but some Angels insiders say it isn't true.
last time I checked pitchers get hurt a lot. Charlie Morton is good Insurance but the Orioles need to do more.
Still take a year of a Morton over flat Flaherty.
Congrats Orioles: We have by far the most frustrating team this off season. Such a waste on young talent: Sad.
Not even close! Padres lead the league in fan frustration by a WIDE margin. Imagine your playoff team not only doing exactly NOTHING in free agency to take that final step, but actively trying to offload some of their better pieces that got them there.
San Diego: Great city, great weather, no commitment to going all the way.
Doyeong Kim is the best hitting talent out of Korea in forever, and yes, I believe the bat is legit better than JHL. He is also a freak athlete that could potentially be a gold glove caliber shortstop. Once he gets posted, the bidding war might be all time fierce.
Do-yeong pronunciation was spot on. Hye-song is “hyeh-song” not “hyuh-song” I respect u trying to get the pronunciations right bc Korean spellings in English are awful lol I never blame people for getting names wrong bc if I couldn’t read Korean I’d definitely mess the names up too
but typically, the ㅎ before the ㅖ makes the “y” silent, so it really becomes “heh”. also, it shouldn’t be “song”, it should be pronounced “sung”. so, heh-sung should be used.
@ oh damn ur right it’s just heh song
Dude was a Dodger fan while he was growing up in Korea. Nothing the Angels could do, they're not the Dodgers.
Remember when you shouted me out in your all star game voting stream😂
Yet charlie Morton still has better strike out stuff then Corbin burnes
We are not happy. All that talkin about NOT being the Angelos family....hopefully the Morton deal was to open up a trade for one of our #5 starters.
Hey!! Don’t sleep on the ‘Old’ Guys!! Sugano is a known unknown 😂 and Morton is Father Time himself! Both are intelligent pitchers and miss barrels. As a Mets fan I’ve seen ENOUGH of him to say, ‘It’s been fun but glad your gone’ and Sugano I’ve been blessed to watch him on TH-cam for the last few years with the Yomiuri Giants. I’ve watched games where I saw the over match, Sugano > Fighters, Marines, Dragons (name your NPB team) and he may give up two runs but never were there any game where it seemed like he was out of control. He too missed barrels giving a lot work to his 3rd baseman on to first. Orioles’ rotation is going to be interesting to see on the field.
Thank you Fuzzy!
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As a Braves fan at least the o’s are doing something praise. What of my team done this year this off-season basically a bunch of nothing.
We will be alright without Charlie Morton. You just gotta believe in AA.
I dont think charlie morton is a bad move at least they’re adding some pitching not like hes bad.
I think the problem is they are loading up on #3 or 4 guys in the rotation without getting a #1 starter.
If the Red Sox get Cartaya, that would be a good replacement since Teel was traded to the White Sox
Dude Cartaya can't hit
As a Dodgers fan I hope the Dodgers get something, anything for a guy that hit his ceiling in AA.
I feel like this is exactly why other sports have paycaps…. It’s okay LA gets a natural advantage because their market and off field deals. I don’t blame them for spending money but I blame the league for not caring about their product. You cannot tell me it’s better for the sport if this guy goes to LA with everyone else rather than spicing up something like the NL central. Caps exist so cities like Kansas City can build dynasties (NFL) instead of them only existing in the two biggest cities.
For clarity… I know other teams “could” have signed him… but they didn’t. In a world with a paycap LA literally doesn’t have the salary space to sign another person. That’s why the cap brings whole league parity. They’d still max out their budget they would just finally reach a saturation point.
The MLB is actually talking of taking this the other way...........instead of a salary cap, putting on a minimal amount a team must reinvest into themselves. Instead of pocketing all that money any buying more yachts and summer mansions!
@@randallmarsh1187 no, no paycap has ever come without a pay floor, and no pay floor has ever come without a paycap. Are you a Yankees or dodgers fan?
MLB cant institute a salary cap without agreement from the players union, and I dont believe the players are ever going to vote to limit their earning power.
@@Chinchuchwei_sr Not talking about a pay floor, but instead how every team has to re-invest a certain amount of their revenue back into the team instead of adding to the owners yacht collection! How in the world could anyone be a Yankees fan after that dismal performance in the World Series? Although I did get a big kick out of NYC hiring Aaron Judge to drop the ball during the New Years Eve celebration!!!!!!!!!!
IF, and desperately hoping for, a 'computerized strike zone is implemented, pitcher 'stats' (and value) will certainly change.
Dude, the bro is way rounding up the Orioles signings together we spent almost 30,000,000 on some old guys not the near to 50 that he suggests
First time watching your channel, with all the hats. What team are you actually a fan of?
He's hardcore Guardians. You can hear it even in this video. 😂
He’s a Guardians fan living in Vegas, he just started doing the hat thing a few weeks ago to represent whoever he is talking about at any given moment haha
Calling $15 mil almost $20 mil is wild 😂
I'm a Colts fan and an Oriole fan and if I didn't know any better I think they share notes on how to avoid off season moves.
The difference is the NFL has a much better revenue sharing system so every team can spend big money. The small and mid market teams in baseball have to be very careful about who they hand out big contracts to. Plus, MLB contracts are 100% fully guaranteed, while NFL contracts are rarely even 50% guaranteed.
Morgan will be the goa😂t and young arms can learn a ton. The Japanese vet will bring his wisdom and discipline. This together with assembly line of superstars coming along we are going to quite happy.🎉😊 will miss Tony S
As a Yankees fan even I am confused by the Orioles 😅
This is a good sign for the orioles , he can teach these young arms how to pitch in the big leagues
Fuzzy, sir, they are getting pitching because I needed it. They don’t need hitting.
Kim has 110 strikeouts in lower-level baseball. That figures to improve if he stays in Korea another year or so.
3-7-38 homeruns? That’s an eating a balanced breakfast jump in numbers right there
As an Orioles fan, I am quite excited for Sagano! I like his pitch selection and experience. I am much less interested in Morton. Old.
How did you get those players names to be hyperlinks in the Comments?
Love to see Jackson and Ethan on Cards in 2027
In 2027? Jackson is an oriole for at least 4 more years, Ethan will be a nat for 6 at least (they’re gonna almost certainly draft him number 1), so why would they be cardinals in 2027?
Ethan falls to Cards at 5 and they make a blockbuster move to bring in Jackson
Orioles, being the Orioles, ...no world series win since 1983 or something like that. That's 40 years, folks. Does Angelo's still own this team?
That’s insane, I just watched Infinity War lol
You’re not overreacting on the O’s. As an O’s fan we’re all as confused and mad about the free agency as you are.
MLB is stacking the deck for the Dodgers.
Daulton Rushing is going to be making his MLB Debut 😳 in 2025. Probably as a Left Fielder and backup catcher!
Angels' ceiling is probably being 4-5 games above .500 If rendon can stay healthy and go back to his 2019 verision, that is a big x factor.
Rendon???? Angels depending on Rendon to have a resurgence???? Giving out bad contracts and hoping they get better is EXACTLY why the Angels disappoint year after year.
@@SheepdogsHeart I know. Thats why I am saying if rendon can preform the angels can contend but if he continues to be "injured" then the postseason is out of the question
Let's just peal the Halos completely, and grab Trout in Right! Lol
Go Doyers!!
The Angels will be better than last year but they won't be contenders. They finally started drafting well over the last several years, and they have a nice group of young players. And they'll probably get a very good outfielder at #2 in next year's draft. But they still stink at developing pitching. Remember, Kyle Bradish, mentioned in this video, was originally drafted by the Angels. They just let Patrick Sandoval walk, and they released Griffin Canning They will regret both moves. And Arte just won't pay to get a true top starter.
hee song, hah song, doe song........c'mon mack, get these right
Fuzzy, you're 100% wrong that the Angels are upset with the Dodgers. More accurately, 29 MLB teams are upset with the Dodgers. Let's Go Dodgers!!!
The small and mid market teams really don’t care. They know they’ll always be at a massive disadvantage and most of the players the Dodgers sign those teams will never be able to afford anyways. I’m sure the Yankees, Mets and Phillies are pretty pissed though.
On Dodgers, the Dodgers are savage 😂
And with that, the O's secure an under .500 finish (obviously joking, I think they at least get a wild card)
meanwhile ppl out here saying LA pays writers to overhype their prospects... no cartaya got dropped bc rushing is up nxt nd 5 C's on the 40 man is malpractice
Bro I had sound down and looked at my screen and thought your caption said Dead instead of DFA’d
Atleast the orioles have done something. The Miami Marlins have spent NOT EVEN A DIME on free agency. Like they have spent more i believe in trades than free agency
When the dodgers have a monopoly the game isn't gonna be worth watching. Just honesty.
Go O's 🧡😅
According to Angels beat writer, Jeff Fletcher, they actually didn’t offer more than the Dodgers. :/
And yet those in the know in the KBO said they did!
@ Possibly. Fletcher is pretty reliable, so I usually trust what he or Sam Blum say regarding them.
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