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And I'm sure Buck had lots of heart to heart talks with the kid in his first spring training. ?

The question has never been was Buck wrong to criticize Mountcastle, it was if he was wrong to do it publicly.

So Mountcastle was feeling up when he was demoted to minor league camp? Barnaby isn't wrong, his criticism of Mountcastle was as sharp as that of any player this year which is remarkable considering how critique worthy the play has been. Even stuff like shoddy defense and not running balls out don't warrant comment.

The wording of the tweet certainly indicated he'd signed for slot.

I'd rather Angelos keep it then reinforce the precedent that if you are the last one to sign the O's will give you all they have left in their pool!

No, they didn't have a second round pick and they were afraid their 3rd round talent would be gone by the third so they picked him in the first and overpaid him for no apparent reason.

Do you think he would have gone back to school if the O's offered him #54 slot ( $1,287,800)?

Well that was a clutch HBP. And the error, very clutch. Will this organization ever learn not to overly weight a small sample size? Does anyone think he would have gone back to school? Anyone? Bueller?

So Cobb cost the O's a first round pick instead of a second round pick? Because I don't see anyone else picking Grenier before the O's would have picked in the second and I don't see why he woudln't have signed for second round slot money. Stupid just to give a kid all the money they have left in the pool because it's just sitting there.

That confirmed or just your speculation? Because if it's confirmed, that is just poor management of resources.

I'd like to see the number.

If he can hit enough to get into the lineup.

If you had an advisor before the draft you just killed his career. And you have no personal honor.

Could be a relative or family friend of someone.

OK. You do know the O's didn't sign any college seniors for a grand right? As for me I would take the grand and then retire.

Don't forget Freshman Pitcher Kevin Abels who the manager tried to pitch the arm off. 129 pitches in the last game, pitched an inning the day prior, pitched over 300 pitches in the last 10 days. Stuff like this is what I was talking about earlier in the week.

I like it when guys don't break their hands punching things.

I'd have preferred if they had kept the second round pick, they could have picked Grenier there and drafted a pitching prospect with the comp pick.

I'm OK with Rom and Knight being the only two overslots.

I think they will save enough on Grenier to get Knight signed.

And he was also facing the worst offensive in the league that isn't the O's.

And he told Buck he could pitch every day. Easy guy to root for.

Yep, this time of year I root against the teams of Oriole draftees. Especially the pitchers.

Grapefruit baby, OJ is for newbs.

I'm thinking after the all star break. But you know I'm all buttercups and rainbows.