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Who are the five most forgettable Orioles?


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How about EVERY #1 PICK from about 1984 to 2004 not named Brian Roberts or Nick Markakis (or was he 2005?)....

There was that guy from Stanford, Mike something? He was pretty good, I thought. And the one guy from LSU and the other guy from Auburn, they were pretty memorable.

As for the actual thread, here's a few:

John Halama

Jon Leicester

Adam Stern

Rob Bell

Fernando Cabrera

Cory Doyne

Gustavo Molina

Victor Zambrano

Jaret Wright

2007 was a bad year.

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All time, that is a really difficult question because there are so many. Keith Moreland is one that pops in my head that I don't think has been mentioned.

Might be easier just to list the 2012 "forgettables" guys since we had so many players:

Miguel Socolovich

Luis Exposito

JC Romero

Zach Phillips

Dana Eveland

(Bill Hall?)

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Lets also not (or maybe she should) forget Steve Reed. He'd had a pretty decent career for a reliever who didn't make his debut till he was 27. He came to the O's in 2005 at 40 years old, but had still managed to be serviceable into his late 30's. Heck, he'd had a WAR of 2.9 the last two seasons combined pitching in Coors Field. Then he came to Baltimore, stunk the joint up, and promptly retired. His performance was as bad as everyone felt Steve Kline's was, Reed just wasn't a raging jackass. About the only thing you can say about Reed was he was a cheap pickup and he had a mustache.

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