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PA724_Oriole Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Not if you care about projecting future performance. Age is pretty much everything.

Couldn't disagree more. Age is all about the person, not the years.

5 years ago ppl said guys like Victor Martinez, Tori Hunter, Davis Ortiz, and others were done/on the decline. And in all actuality, they have been just as good and have also had better seasons than in the past. Ortiz was considered aMVP candidate part of last year and Martinez just had a career year.

And I dont want to hear ohh, Ortiz and Martines were DHs, well alot of you didn't want Cruz back because of his age. Well all he would have been was a DH.

I understand that's not everyone and age catches up to ppl more quickly than others. But what I'm saying is when you look at a person and think he is done just because he is in his mid 30s is nothing more than pure ignorance.

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I know this will be shocking to, well, nobody, but I'd bring the right handed hitting Reimold back along with Lough and DeAza before wasting anything on McLouth.

I agree but his durability had to be questioned more so than any of the others. But I think Lough doesn't even being on a MLB roster. He is nothing more than a Glove. Hes fast and can't even steal bases.

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I agree but his durability had to be questioned more so than any of the others. But I think Lough doesn't even being on a MLB roster. He is nothing more than a Glove. Hes fast and can't even steal bases.

Lough had a concussion early in the season that completely killed his numbers. Look at his numbers since May and I see a guy who should have been playing more, not less.

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Having Nate was great - seeing him do well was even better. Knowing that a reporter spends time and bandwidth on him as an option is sad.

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McClouth was a better hitter, leadoff hitter, even a better base stealer. Lough had a week arm as well.

I'd welcome Nate over Aoki, Morse, and Lough.

The only thing Lough provides is solid D. So can Nate. So anything else Nate could provide would be a upgrade over Lough.

Remember, Nate wasn't"great" until he played in Bmore. Sucked in Pitt and not so good in WSH. I have no doubt he would be better than Lough. Not sure if he would be better than De Aza but I'm sure he's cheaper. And we all know the Os favour that more than anything.

Lough's arm is clearly superior to Nate's even before the surgery. Lough has plenty of arm strength for center or right.

McLouth was an all star and finished 27th in the MVP voting in 2008. That is rather greater then what he accomplished in Baltimore.

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Lough's arm is clearly superior to Nate's even before the surgery. Lough has plenty of arm strength for center or right.

McLouth was an all star and finished 27th in the MVP voting in 2008. That is rather greater then what he accomplished in Baltimore.

I'd say Lough's arm is probably second to Jones on the 25-man roster. He's got a very strong arm. McLouth's arm is awful.

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Couldn't disagree more. Age is all about the person, not the years.

5 years ago ppl said guys like Victor Martinez, Tori Hunter, Davis Ortiz, and others were done/on the decline. And in all actuality, they have been just as good and have also had better seasons than in the past. Ortiz was considered aMVP candidate part of last year and Martinez just had a career year.

And I dont want to hear ohh, Ortiz and Martines were DHs, well alot of you didn't want Cruz back because of his age. Well all he would have been was a DH.

I understand that's not everyone and age catches up to ppl more quickly than others. But what I'm saying is when you look at a person and think he is done just because he is in his mid 30s is nothing more than pure ignorance.

Players do age at their own rates, yes. And there are exceptions to every rule. But ignore age at your own peril. It would be foolish to look at a guy like McLouth, going into his age-33 season, 6 rWAR for his entire career, and project high-quality seasons in his future. Most major leaguers are out of baseball by their mid 30s. Heck, a substantial number of HOFers were out of baseball by their mid 30s.

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