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    Quote Originally Posted by blid View Post
    I can't believe how good Strop is. Why did the Rangers even need Koji?

    Didn't we get Strop for Gonzalez? Or I am remembering wrong...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hooded Viper View Post
    Great composure from the kid! No question he is the closer of the future!
    Do you think they'd be better with Johnson at setup and Strop closing?

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    I know he allowed the two base runners, but Strop has straight nasty stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyK27 View Post
    Do you think they'd be better with Johnson at setup and Strop closing?
    Or make them interchangeable, depending on how they match up with certain teams?

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    Quote Originally Posted by murph View Post
    Didn't we get Strop for Gonzalez? Or I am remembering wrong...
    Off waivers from Texas!!!! Hard to believe... I mean WOW

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    Quote Originally Posted by murph View Post
    Didn't we get Strop for Gonzalez? Or I am remembering wrong...
    Ah you're right, but then the same question, why did they want Michael Gonzalez over this kid?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyK27 View Post
    Off waivers from Texas!!!!
    Oh right...thx. What a waiver pickup!

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    Quote Originally Posted by murph View Post
    Oh right...thx. What a waiver pickup!
    He was ptbnl in Gonzalez trade

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    Quote Originally Posted by blid View Post
    Ah you're right, but then the same question, why did they want Michael Gonzalez over this kid?
    Gonzo is more of a veteran player, and at the time, Texas was thinking playoffs. Gonzo went from being crap early in the season to having an incredible second half of last year, I mean he was amazing... he would pitch so hard that he'd nearly fall off the mound every time, but man would he rack up the strikeouts and fly outs. I think, for all the booing we did of Gonzo earlier in the year, that Texas got their money's worth.

    That said, Strop is a player you want to keep and build around. Honestly, I hope to see him on the Orioles staff for a long, long time.

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    For those who don't know yet: Jason Berken was available in the bullpen tonight, and he'll be available tomorrow, while Andino is away. I wouldn't be surprised if we use him as a setup man tomorrow, or, depending on how long Matusz makes it in his outing, we might see him in the 4th or 5th innings or thereabouts.

    Then again, if Matusz has as stellar of a game as Hammel had tonight (unlikely, but possible), we might not see Berken pitch in the majors after all. I believe he will get sent back down when Andino rejoins the team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wiosfan View Post

    He was ptbnl in Gonzalez trade
    He was both.

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