Orioles fans see Luke Scott as a big addition.
I guess we didn’t have a place for him and with Bourn swinging the bat the way he is lately, I guess I can’t fault.

I have to admit that I’m starting to get concerned about the length and severity of Tejada’s slump. Presumably he will come out of it eventually. But if he doesn’t get back on track, the trade may look bad for the Astros.

My understanding is that recovery from repairing a torn labrum is more chancey than TJ surgery, but I don’t know if I would put the emphasis on “extremely” when you say it is difficult. Many pitchers have recovered to pitch well. My recollection is that Taylor Buchholz had surgery for a torn labrum when he was an Astros minor leaguer. So, the Orioles have some chance of getting a return on Patton and Albers, but it could be a year or two.