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lint06 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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I think it was satirical and not emoticoned

I study--don't laugh--humor, and I'm pretty good at picking out jokes, but I didn't get that from his initial post. Now that I look at it again, I could see it, HOWEVER, it goes to show you how blurry the line has become between reality and parody because of the overreactions of some posters on this board. Truly, if it was in jest, then Srmeowmeow has captured, perfectly, the tone and emotion of a number of other posters.

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4th OF with good defense, some speed who will be the O's best leadoff option (outside of Roberts)...sounds like a good depth move.

Terrible leadoff option. career .313 OBP and that is consistent with his last 4 seasons. He is bench depth and/or competition. Hope he is cheap.

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He got 274 plate appearances with the AL champs hitting .301/.323/.426 for an OPS of .749 (95 OPS+), which is very good for someone who can steal, pinchrun, and play any of the OF positions, including CF, where we really needed a late-inning defensive replacement for Reimold and sub for the injury-prone Jones who isn't an automatic out. Chavez has played 469 of his 812 outfield games in CF.

Frankly, I was cringing at the thought of Angle or Hudson being the back-up CFer due to their weak offense.

Last year, he batted lead-off 7 times for the Rangers with an OBP of .355 (SSS, of course).

As for whether he was obtained with the idea of him being a long-term asset, I seriously doubt it, considering that he's 33 years old and speed is an important part of what he offers.

An improvement over Pie and Patterson.

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Orioles signed OF Endy Chavez to a one-year contract.

"Terms have not yet been disclosed. It's a nice bargain signing by the O's. The 33-year-old batted .301/.323/.426 with five homers, 27 RBI, 10 stolen bases and a .749 OPS over 274 plate appearances with the Rangers this season while playing solid defense at all three outfield positions. Chavez will back up Nick Markakis, Adam Jones and Nolan Reimold."

Britt Ghiroli speculates that Endy Chavez will "likely be" in a platoon with Nolan Reimold in left field.

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Capn Vivi Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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I don't see any reason to complain about this move. Or to laud it, either.

It reminds me of Boston, who just recently signing Nick Punto. They could have gone with Iglesias on the bench, but instead they decided on the sure thing.

UZR loves Chavez, therefore his fWAR is not at all embarrassing. 4.3 WAR over the last 4 seasons, in fact. As a replacement for Pie/Angle, it's definitely an upgrade.

Also, I imagine this contract has been on the table for a while. Duquette was clearly targeting Chavez from the get-go.

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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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I think we were told otherwise.

Brit confirms:

Chavez’s deal is a Major League contract for one-year, confirmed a baseball source, and the expectation is the left-handed hitting Chavez will serve as a platoon in left field with Nolan Reimold. Chavez played 66 games in centerfield last season, giving executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette the necessary backup for Adam Jones.

http://brittghiroli.mlblogs.com/2011/12/18/os-agree-to-terms-with-chavez/

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