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Do you want Nick to sign with the O's; and will he?

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  1. 1. Do you want Nick to sign with the O's and will he?

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    • I want Nick to sign with the O's and I think he won't
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    • I don't want Nick to sign with the O's but I think he will
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Tough question. Sentimentally, it would be great to have Nick back.

From a strict business decision?

4/40 is my limit, and even at that $$ I do not believe he will be worth it.

I would put a deadline on accepting that - we need to know if we need to start planning with the extra $24+M off the books (Cruz $13, Nick $10M) - $23M is a nice start to filling some gaps with quality (aka no Matt Kemp). I am even torn on CD but losing Cruz makes the risk of keeping him a bit more palatable. Nick is extremely consistent, which is what is great about him and, unfortunately, not so great.

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Nick hasn't been part of my preferred plan at any time this season. I like him, I just don't like the commitment in years necessary. Losing Cruz doesn't change my outlook. However, I do expect him back and still think we can compete with him.

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No I don't want an overpaid corner outfielder with little pop and average at best defense.

Well, I now know the definition of "average at best defense". I guess a player, to qualify for that description, must win Gold Glove awards, and be way up in outfield assists, at least until teams choose not to run on him very much.

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I want him to sign with the O's a heckuva lot more than I want Torii Hunter or Melky Cabrerea to sign with the O's so I voted yes/yes. My absolute top comfort level would be 3/33 with a vesting option for a fourth year. I would prefer something in the 3/24 range. I think he gets something in the 4/40 range. At that price I'm supremely ambivalent.

I'm really warming to the notion of trading for Kemp.

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