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Dan Duquette:

"Robinson has good speed and plays good defense in the outfielder, particularly in left field, and he has some pop in his bat. He's capable of stealing bases. He gives us another option in the outfield. And we had some surplus in the infield with some capable infielders. When we claimed Casilla, we just had some surplus there. The trade of an infielder allowed us to address a need we had in the outfield. This kid's got good speed and some power. If he can make a little bit more consistent contact in the big leagues, he's got a chance to establish himself as a solid player. He'll have a chance to make the team in the spring. He gives us another outfielder. We needed another one with Chavez and McLouth gone. The pickup of Casilla allowed us to trade an infielder to address a need."
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Exactly. Andino was likely to be DFA'd anyway so at least the Orioles got something out of it. I seriously doubt they are viewing Robinson as a replacement for McLouth or anything like that. If Robinson doesn't make the team out of spring training, you try to pass him through to the minors. If he gets claimed, it really isn't a loss. Duquette has shown a willingness to let guys go (or at least expose them to waivers) if they aren't helping the team. I don't see why this would be any different.

Duquette is saying the words that he replaces McLouth and Chavez.

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I like this move a lot! You get a guy with upside for a guy who was going to sit on your bench majority of the time.

Robinson is very toolsy and raw. Nice to get some athletic talent in the organization.:thumbsup1:

My thoughts exactly. Plus, I believe he is a former top 100 prospect when he was in the dodgers organization a couple years ago.

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Bref isn't very clear on Robinson's arb status. Says he is pre-arb in 2012.

He's nowhere near arbitration. He has about 115 days of service time. If he was on the team all during 2013-14, perhaps he'd qualify as a Super-2 under the looser standards in the new CBA.

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Duquette is saying the words that he replaces McLouth and Chavez.

Not really. He said "we needed another outfielder with McLouth and Chavez gone". It sounds like typical GM and typical Duquttte speak to me where everything is addressed based on the current situation. You can find quotes from last year where Duquette talked about Davis playing 3B in 2012, Eveland being a strong candidate for the rotation, and Jai Miller being a "quality Major League outfielder". In all of those cases the Orioles continued to seek upgrades after those guys were acquired and none of them fit into the role Duquette mentioned for them when signed. These things are fluid.

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