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Because that list tells you which team each player signed with, and most of them are in a much better position that Baltimore. It's called reading. It's not like signing someone like Jed Lowrie was going to change anything anyway. And that's the point...spend the money building an international scouting department rather than a scrub who's gonna win you 5 more games and you're still in last place. The key is to not care what other people think of you for supporting a last place team.

I'm not counting on Elias thinking he's going to fail, so why shouldn't he have confidence in all of his picks? https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2021-22-free-agents-by-position And seriously, look at this list. It's not hard to see why the Orioles ended up not signing anyone, it wasn't a good cycle for them. You can't just say "they need to sign people", when literally every available player had a better option, or they couldn't fill a position of need. Correa is young, proven, and has experienced success, so he's the guy you might think would come to a rebuilding franchise, but everyone else? No way. Careers are short and they're not wasting them in Baltimore.

Now you've got it. Pessimism in the face of obvious facts so you can play devil's advocate is really unimpressive.

The Astros literally just did that. The Astros also have an amazingly successful international scouting department, just like the O's are trying to build. And who did Elias use to work for??? And every player I mentioned is expected to be with the team in the next two years. You also conveniently left out Adley and Grayson, who will be difference makers if all goes as planned. https://www.mlb.com/prospects/orioles Nobody said it has to be a team comprised entirely of homegrown players. Don't put words in my mouth. There's a place for free agency, and even a big signing. But don't blame the Orioles for being wary of tying up money in players that have no long term future with the team so that your ego can be stroked with a few more wins. They're not tanking anymore. They've moved to the evaluation stage.

I'm really enjoying Winning Time on HBO. The first episode was a little too Adam McKay-ish, with all the cutaways and breaking of the fourth wall, but it's settled into something good.

The positions in question are covered by players in the minors. Rutschman, Henderson, Cowser, Kjerstad, Hall, Mayo, etc. Those cover your infield, outfield, and pitching for the next 5 plus years, and are all a part of the long term plan. It's what this rebuild has been all about. Correa was that player that mayyyyybe you move things around for, but short of a generational talent like him, it wasn't worth bringing in anyone else of note. You're not going to sign any decent free agents when they know they aren't going to be a part of the long term plan, especially when they have options elsewhere on actual contending teams. Take a look at the lists of free agents, and look where they signed. Because they are going to turn the corner in a couple of years, and they were offering lots and lots of money.

You want them to overspend at positions that they already feel they have covered? So they can finish with 70 wins instead of 60, and still miss the playoffs? Which players did you think they should go after? Who was going to want to come to Baltimore? It's all easier said than done.

They've been transparent about the process almost the entire time, and literally lost a season of minor league baseball due to covid. That'll put your rebuild on hold! They now have an international scouting department and an analytics department. They tried to sign Correa because it's finally that time in the rebuild cycle to try to supplement these players with proven free agents. TBH, I don't know what else we could ask for.

Camden Yards has stolen it's fair share of home runs too. It's all a part of the game.

It's almost as amazing as the typical virtue signaling that follows it!!! Edit: Being respectful shouldn't be confusing.

"Because I said so" isn't very convincing. Your virtue signaling has been noted.

Perhaps the NFL should be conducting effective investigations. Comments like these are confusing.

I mean, a mile isn't that easy for everyone, and the sidewalk is awful. Hard to understand how people can't see this as an issue.

Really? I can hardly tell, and by next year it'll be so normalized, nobody will care.

A new perspective

Va. lawmakers agree to cap Commanders stadium bonds at $350 million https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/08/virginia-commanders-stadium-financing/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_local

What a timeline we live in.

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What an interesting way to prove to Russians that this war is indeed real. "We, Ukrainian people, in contrast to Putin's fascists do not make war with mothers and their captured sons," the defense ministry said. "We are waiting for you in Kyiv!" https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-asks-russian-mothers-pick-up-captured-troops-putin-invasion-2022-3

You might not agree with those reasons, but to say you can't understand them...I mean, it's obvious why people feel that way.

Every new roofed stadium built during the last few years has used the same translucent ETFE material. SoFi probably isn't a good predictor for what the new stadium will look like, but Allegiant Stadium or Mercedes Benz Stadium might be.