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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rusney Castillo Wows In Miami Workout - CORAL GABLES, Fla.—Cuban defector Rusney Castillo, 27, is a prime ex... <a href="http://t.co/ikmt1Qp0pg">http://t.co/ikmt1Qp0pg</a></p>— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) <a href="

">July 26, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rusney Castillo Wows In Miami Workout - CORAL GABLES, Fla.—Cuban defector Rusney Castillo, 27, is a prime ex... <a href="http://t.co/ikmt1Qp0pg">http://t.co/ikmt1Qp0pg</a></p>— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) <a href="
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Not sure why the title says he "Wow[ed]" those in attendance. Sounded like a mixed bag to me.

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Hate to say it but we only get the guys who fly under the radar. No way we outbid teams for this guy. BTW, hasn't almost every major Cuban signing turned out to be good for the signing team? No wonder they used to win every major international tournament.

Not sure about that. Erisbel Arruebarrena, for example, has a 5/25 contract with the dodgers and has all of 17 plate appearances this season. Miguel "not our cold killer" Gonzalez hasn't done anything at all for the phillies. Even cespedes, who was someone that many here knock the FO for not signing has a lower OBP than Adam jones, jj hardy, and manny machado, guys that are frequently bemoaned on here for their lack of on base/take a walk ability (remember, cespedes is a COF). Actually, he and the much-maligned Matt wieters had nearly identical numbers for the majority of last season. I think cespedes would be a good fit here in LF, but he's not the huge miss of a signing that he's been made out to be by some. Further, the cost associated with the signing makes it a big risk (riskier than FA with a mlb track record). I will concede, though, that abreu and puig have been home run signings.

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Hate to say it but we only get the guys who fly under the radar. No way we outbid teams for this guy. BTW, hasn't almost every major Cuban signing turned out to be good for the signing team? No wonder they used to win every major international tournament.

There have been 33 Cubans who've made their MLB debut since 2005 (I just picked a start date, no significance). Their composite line is .268/.315/.407, good for a .722 OPS. Cuban pitchers over the same timeframe have gone 57-52 with a 3.64, but are heavily skewed by Chapman and Fernandez who've thrown more than half of the total innings.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Count the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> among teams that are arranging private workout for Cuban OF Rusney Castillo following Saturday's showcase in Miami.</p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="

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Why have a private workout if we're not going to bid?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Os also watched Cuban FA OF Rusney Castillo workout in Miami but don't expect to get in on that bidding war.</p>— Brittany Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) <a href="

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Why have a private workout if we're not going to bid?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Os also watched Cuban FA OF Rusney Castillo workout in Miami but don't expect to get in on that bidding war.</p>— Brittany Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) <a href="

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That's a shame because he looks like a good looking player. I far would you go? Anyone know what they think he will get?

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Why have a private workout if we're not going to bid?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Os also watched Cuban FA OF Rusney Castillo workout in Miami but don't expect to get in on that bidding war.</p>— Brittany Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) <a href="

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Who is Gionel Santa, by the way? Britt says the O's signed him - 20 y/o out of the DR - but I can't find anything on him.

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Why have a private workout if we're not going to bid?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Os also watched Cuban FA OF Rusney Castillo workout in Miami but don't expect to get in on that bidding war.</p>— Brittany Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) <a href="

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Hate to say it but we only get the guys who fly under the radar. No way we outbid teams for this guy. BTW, hasn't almost every major Cuban signing turned out to be good for the signing team? No wonder they used to win every major international tournament.

Soler hasn't done anything.

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