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What O's HOF (provided they were in their prime) would you add to the current roster?

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  1. 1. What O's HOF would you add to the current roster?


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El Gordo Hangout Grand Counsel

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Toss up between Palmer and Frank. Frank gives us the MOO bat plas incredible team leadership. We could move Nick to 1B and let Davis DH. But I'm in the pitching wins in the AL Est camp, so I'm going with a true ace in Palmer. Keep those CY's comin'.

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DrinkinWithFermi All-Star

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Wow. Tough call. Initially, I thought "Frank, all the way."

But our OF is pretty solid. So then I thought "Eddie!" He would certainly solve our first base concerns.

But then I realized that I'm not terribly worried about Davis starting at first.

Now the answer seems pretty obvious to me- Palmer, by a country mile.

MLB Network's Prime 9 show named him the starter for their all-70s team. Our rotation lacks a clear ace.

Seems like the best choice to me.

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I'll get crushed for this, but I think Cal was a better player than Frank in their primes.

Jim Palmer is a no-brainer though when you consider the team's needs. You can debate about trading certain players and moving guys to positions they've never played before, or you could just put a stud at the top of the rotation and pencil him in for dominance every 5 days.

Palmer is what the team needs.

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I'll get crushed for this, but I think Cal was a better player than Frank in their primes.

Jim Palmer is a no-brainer though when you consider the team's needs. You can debate about trading certain players and moving guys to positions they've never played before, or you could just put a stud at the top of the rotation and pencil him in for dominance every 5 days.

Palmer is what the team needs.

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