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I was wondering when the Orioles would get their first ex-Nat. Seems the the Nats have had a few ex-O's over the years but not the reverse. Too bad its not someone who is any good.

To be fair, Chavez is likely to be a very good 4th outfielder, late inning defensive replacement, pinch runner. IOW, he should be very good for the role he was acquired to fill.

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Oriolidae85 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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How about Reimold?

I'd personally avoid complicating Reimold's chance to start and prove his value as a MLBP...

How is a guy with a .313 lifetime .OBP who is caught stealing in more than 1/3rd of his attempts the "best leadoff option" outside of Roberts? :roll eyes:

Name a better option on the Orioles roster....Never said Chavez was a great leadoff hitter, he's a good backup option on any team (as his PA's suggest).

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Capn Vivi Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Yeah that makes sense that balls in play would correlate to how hard balls are hit haha. But to say that our pitching would have still been last in the league with a much better defense is not reality. I would bet money that the huge difference between our ERA and FIP or xFIP is because of our historically bad defense. Now the exact performance of our staff with a league average defense can be debated but the current trend of the smartest teams in baseball should tell you something about the signficant impact defense has on a pitching staff.

The Orioles were last in FIP (4.67) and second to last in xFIP (4.29) in ALL OF BASEBALL last year. Yes the team ERA (4.92) was significantly higher than their xFIP, but no matter how you want to look at the statistics, the Orioles had one the worst pitching staffs in the league last year, Period.

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The Orioles were last in FIP (4.67) and second to last in xFIP (4.29) in ALL OF BASEBALL last year. Yes the team ERA (4.92) was significantly higher than their xFIP, but no matter how you want to look at the statistics, the Orioles had one the worst pitching staffs in the league last year, Period.

Anyone who thinks we can hit our way out of this mess needs to read this post. Then read it again. Then read it aloud.

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The Orioles were last in FIP (4.67) and second to last in xFIP (4.29) in ALL OF BASEBALL last year. Yes the team ERA (4.92) was significantly higher than their xFIP, but no matter how you want to look at the statistics, the Orioles had one the worst pitching staffs in the league last year, Period.

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The Orioles were last in FIP (4.67) and second to last in xFIP (4.29) in ALL OF BASEBALL last year. Yes the team ERA (4.92) was significantly higher than their xFIP, but no matter how you want to look at the statistics, the Orioles had one the worst pitching staffs in the league last year, Period.

I agree our pitching staff was bad either way you look at it but its also very clear how our team D was just as bad if not worse. I really see to good guys on defense and the rest rang from slightly below average to historically bad. I think people would be amazed at how much team D will help or pitching and our record.

Just ask the Rays!!!!!!!

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MarylandAaron Major Leaguer Rising Star

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FWIW, Endy Chavez had a 322.5 SQD while Reimold had a 374 SQD. There's really no comparison, Reimold should get the majority of the at bats in LF.

Dude, you can't possibly be serious. Endy Chavez had a 1.0 RngR last year whereas Reimold's was a lowly 0.4. To suggest that Reimold should start over Chavez would be utter foolishness.

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I agree our pitching staff was bad either way you look at it but its also very clear how our team D was just as bad if not worse. I really see to good guys on defense and the rest rang from slightly below average to historically bad. I think people would be amazed at how much team D will help or pitching and our record.

Just ask the Rays!!!!!!!

Well, many of the people think that a few of the players that make our defense bad are actually pretty good or not really so bad. In addition, a somewhat arbitrary study about babip seems to have given them ammo that our defense is actually pretty good but our pitchers just get hit very hard.

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