Delmon Young is he the right handed bat the Orioles need

[osforlife]

Winning baseball games is always necessary. I look at the options on the current roster and shudder. The best being Nolan Reimold, the guy with a spinal injury. If they want us to believe 95 wins is possible making moves like these are necessary. His demands have to be within reason and his off-field character issues have to be addressed. And so far they have not improved this team.

If you worried about off-field character issues, maybe Delmon Young isn't the best fit. There is no hiding we need a right handed complement in left field and DH. We have that between 2 of Conor Jackson, Danny Valencia, Nolan Reimold, and Steve Pearce.

[dan72]

I think it's telling that Delmon is still pn the market. He had a decent season last year and I do think he would be a slight upgrade over our platoon of reimold and Pearce. His glove is average, but I agree with previous posters that I am concerned about being able to score enough to be competitive in the east.
I am on the fence as far as signing him. I guess it would depend on the deal. I would not give more than 5-6 for 1 year.....

[ofahn]

His glove is average

You're being VERY generous.

[osforlife]

I think it's telling that Delmon is still pn the market. He had a decent season last year and I do think he would be a slight upgrade over our platoon of reimold and Pearce. His glove is average, but I agree with previous posters that I am concerned about being able to score enough to be competitive in the east.
I am on the fence as far as signing him. I guess it would depend on the deal. I would not give more than 5-6 for 1 year.....

$5-6mil is a gross overpay for Delmon Young. Jonny Gomes is making $5mil a year for the Redsox and hits lefties much better. That was a overpay. You just don't pay $5mil a year for a platoon DH.

[birdwatcher55]

I doubt Young is going to get $5-6 mil

[ofahn]

I doubt Young is going to get $5-6 mil

At this point, so does he.

[A_K]

Delmon Young is really bad, remember.

[birdwatcher55]

Delmon Young is really bad, remember.

We could do a lot worse than Delmon Young. If you can get him at value, why not roll the dice?? I don't see too many better options right now if you want to add another bat without giving up young pitching

[ofahn]

We could do a lot worse than Delmon Young.

If we tried hard enough we could.

[A_K]

We could do a lot worse than Delmon Young. If you can get him at value, why not roll the dice?? I don't see too many better options right now if you want to add another bat without giving up young pitching

There aren't many players in the history of MLB I'd less like to see the O's give ABs to than Delmon Young. He's awful.

[birdwatcher55]

I can think of dozens of players who are far worse than Delmon Young. Few however mash it at a 1.062 clip at Camden Yards

[ofahn]

I can think of dozens of players who are far worse than Delmon Young.

That's NOT an endorsement that instills confidence when I'm looking for a player.

Few however mash it at a 1.062 clip at Camden Yards

...and the OTHER 81 games?

[thezeroes]

I can think of dozens of players who are far worse than Delmon Young. Few however mash it at a 1.062 clip at Camden Yards

Delmon Young only has a .321/.376/.440/.817 slash line career at Camden Yards in 93 PA against the Orioles staff over the last 7 Years.
His overall slash line against the Orioles is .259/.300/.370/.671 for his carrer.

[birdwatcher55]

I do like his .321 average.

[ofahn]

I do like his .321 average.

Average is an incomplete indicator of productivity.