Ex-Twin Turned Oriole

[YourHouseIsMyHouse]

With Johan Santana signed, the Orioles again continued their obvious pattern.

I want to create a list of the past 2-3 years, with the expectation that my fellow posters contribute ones I miss. Should be fun and won't be long before we have a full 25 man roster!

 

Danny Valencia

Alexi Casilla

JJ Hardy

Grant Balfour

Jason Pridie

Lew Ford

Brendan Harris

Alex Burnett

Johan Santana

[Otto von Ballpark]

Jim Thome

Delmon Young

Luis Ayala

Steve Tolleson (didn't make MLB with Twins, though)

Steve Pearce (didn't make it out of spring training with the Twins)

[Hawkeye12]

Going back the last three years, they've also had:

Willie Eyre

JC Romero

Luis Ayala

 

Steve Tolleson was drafted by the Twins but never got called up to the bigs here.

And they had Liam Hendricks for a couple minutes.

[Dman]

So once they struck gold with Hardy they went back for more I guess.

[Otto von Ballpark]

Back in 2008, we sent them Brian Bass too.

[SweetOne69]

Don't forget Joe Benson

[Otto von Ballpark]

Don't forget Joe Benson

Is this a prediction?

 

Benson was claimed by Texas, then signed with the Marlins in the offseason.

[glanzer]

Liam Hendriks, for a very brief time...

[notoriousgod71]

Scott Erickson in JR's best trade ever!!!

[ashbury]

Scott Erickson in JR's best trade ever!!!

 

I took a look at the details of that trade. Kimera Bartee was added to it, late in the 1995 season. Apparently the Twins then left Bartee off their 40-man. Guess who took him in the Rule 5 draft that winter? Those same Orioles. And then what did Baltimore do with him? They exposed him to waivers that next spring and the Tigers took him.

 

Stay classy, Baltimore.

 

That's a long time ago. But these recent roster moves almost makes it sound like there is bad blood between the franchises for some reason.

[SweetOne69]

You Are correct. For some reason I thought we were playing the Orioles today instead of the Marlins.

[J-Dog Dungan]

In other words, the Orioles are the Seahawks of MLB. There's always that team...

[nicksaviking]

And they claimed Willingham at the deadline last year.

[jokin]

And they claimed Willingham at the deadline last year.

 

Yep. Which is why I was hopeful that the Twins might have been/might still be able to work out a deal to unlock an infielder or pitching prospect from the O's. Notwithstanding the signing of Cruz, the O's still desperately need a RH DH bat.

[Danchat]

Perhaps the Orioles believe they can turn our outcasts into better players. I really don't see a rivalry. I recall JJ Hardy saying that the training staff helped him in 'different ways' from the Twins staff, and clearly Baltimore's has been better. I'm not sure if that means anything, but I believe they think they can get more out of our players than we can.

[gil4]

In other words, the Orioles are the Seahawks of MLB. There's always that team...

 

I can at least understand the Seahawks - it was a retaliation for the Steve Hutchinson signing.