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Gut Feelings on the Guthrie Trade

Randy Buchman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:47:14 +0000

All the reading I’ve been doing while evaluating today’s trade of Jeremy Guthrie to the Rockies is mostly negative in terms of what the Orioles have gotten – Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom. At first glance, my initial reaction was that this is a salary dump … that is, until I began to realize that the two new salaries combined are essentially the same as Guthrie’s. However, were Guthrie to have won his salary arbitration hearing today (no slam dunk for Guthrie), there would be savings for the Birds. Clearly, the team did not want to take that risk, and in the continuing stockpiling of arms have received two for one.

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Orioles trade Jeremy Guthrie (updated)

Domenic A. Vadala — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:57:17 +0000

In the past few seasons, no other Oriole pitcher has shown the class and leadership of Jeremy Guthrie. That moxie is now on it’s way to the Colorado Rockies, as the O’s traded Guthrie to Colorado for pitchers Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom. The Orioles had an arbitration hearing scheduled for later today with Guthrie, however that has obviously been canceled due to the fact that Guthrie is no longer an Oriole. Guthrie finished last season with a career-high 17 losses, however he led the team in quality starts with 16. Guthrie’s issues (as we all know) have had much to do with run support, hence the number of quality starts. Looking at who the O’s picked up in the trade:

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Goodbye, Guthrie

Olivia Witherite — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:41:49 +0000

By Olivia Witherite (@oliviawitherite)

It’s official. Jeremy Guthrie has agreed to a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies. In exchange for Guthrie, the Orioles will acquire Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom.

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