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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hearing the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> will DFA Nolan Reimold.</p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="
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There is no other option.

No one was going to offer anything for him.

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When it comes right down to it, Delmon has performed admirably and isn't an injury risk. Nolan doesn't have a spot on this team.

I am considering typing #Nolan every time someone complains about hackers, poor plate discipline and low opposing pitch counts.

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More likely #DL

Folks been complaining all year about needing someone with his skill set and...

You're not wrong, but I think it's fair to question whether Nolan has Nolan's skill set these days. I'm not going to be a believer thanks to MiL rehab stats, and it's been quite some time since Reimold last produced in the big leagues.

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You're not wrong, but I think it's fair to question whether Nolan has Nolan's skill set these days. I'm not going to be a believer thanks to MiL rehab stats, and it's been quite some time since Reimold last produced in the big leagues.

Of course. He could be completely toast. All I have to go on is a few MiLB games and what I saw in ST.

But if you are going to offer him a contract and go all this way with him, seems silly to give him away now. Especially since his best skill is this team's biggest weakness.

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Yea no doubt about that. Despite his offensive woes he has value as a defender and PR and fill in at a fraction of the cost that McLouth would have cost. Lough gets a kinda bum rap, in honesty I am as guilty as any of that. I know people feel like DD missed on Lough but its more like they struck silver than gold...he still has decent value just not as much as we may have hoped for.

There is an irony in the love fest for Joseph because he is a good defender and we did not expect all that much from him vs the disdain for Lough who is a good defender also with good speed but we had hopes he could be more. Good case study in how expectations can help form our affinity for certain players.

Different positions. A no hit plus defending catchas value. A no hit plus defending left fielder does not. You understand pitcher in the National League hit and you put up with poor hitting because of the position? Different positions require different abilities.

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Of course. He could be completely toast. All I have to go on is a few MiLB games and what I saw in ST.

But if you are going to offer him a contract and go all this way with him, seems silly to give him away now. Especially since his best skill is this team's biggest weakness.

I think they were just hedging their bets. As you said, it wasn't a ton of money, and there was no way they could've expected Young and (especially) Pearce to be this productive so far. Now Reimold's redundant.

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I am considering typing #Nolan every time someone complains about hackers, poor plate discipline and low opposing pitch counts.

Do you think he'll be claimed? I think the odds are 2-1 against. I'd be disappointed to lose him, but it's hard to make a case to have him on the 25-man roster.

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Do you think he'll be claimed? I think the odds are 2-1 against. I'd be disappointed to lose him, but it's hard to make a case to have him on the 25-man roster.

I of course don't know.

I think someone will be intrigued by his skill set for 500K. He can run, he can take a walk and he can hit it out.

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Of course. He could be completely toast. All I have to go on is a few MiLB games and what I saw in ST.

But if you are going to offer him a contract and go all this way with him, seems silly to give him away now. Especially since his best skill is this team's biggest weakness.

Man, I could have written this post myself. I agree completely. Why offer him the contract and then after seeing that he's hitting well, DFA him? Makes no sense. I would have DFA'd Lough myself, but whatever...Nolan will find a way to hurt us somewhere down the road.

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