Dave Johnson On The Orioles Possible Additions Of Yovani Gallardo And Dexter Fowler
Dave Johnson is a former Orioles pitcher who is now an analyst for MASN Sports.
Dave joined Ed and Steve to talk about Orioles possibly adding Yovani Gallardo and Dexter Fowler to their roster.
Dave started off by talking about Gallardo, what he brings and possible concerns if he signs with the Orioles saying "clearly you have to be concerned that if your velocity goes down and strikes out go down is that a problem...to me this is a huge signing they need somebody in the rotation and to get a guy like him with experience is exactly what they need to do." Dave clearly really likes the Gallardo signing saying "I really don't see any down side to this at all."
As for possibly getting Fowler also Dave said "he is a better lead-off candidate then anybody the team has right now...it makes them better heading into spring training." When asked about giving up draft picks to get guys like Gallardo and Fowler Dave said "this team is poised to win now, the time is now for this club to be able to compete...2 or 3 years from now when the draft pick is ready to play the core of the team may not be here anymore."