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Who will be DFA'd to make room for Delmon Young?

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fearthenoodle Major Leaguer

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I am still a little shocked that their isn't much talk with the arbitration guys an some numbers with what they were asking for and what the teams were offering for any of the players. I know the deadline is comming up but i think in the past more numbers were leaked before that date.

The numbers don't usually leak early. They exchange figures next Friday, and we'll probably hear about those pretty shortly after that happens. What could happen is one or two guys agreeing to deals before we reach that point.

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I think either Ohlman or Lavarnway get DFA'd.

Ohlman is the only player on the 40 man roster that I don't see any scenario in which he helps the Orioles in 2015. Plus, he is no longer considered a top 20 prospect; there are questions about his defense and he had a poor season offensively at Bowie last year.

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I think either Ohlman or Lavarnway get DFA'd.

Ohlman is the only player on the 40 man roster that I don't see any scenario in which he helps the Orioles in 2015. Plus, he is no longer considered a top 20 prospect; there are questions about his defense and he had a poor season offensively at Bowie last year.

Ohlman would never make it through waivers. Someone would claim him. He will play 2015 at 24 years old. He will probably start the year at AA but could be promoted during the year if he does well. He has a 934 OPS at high A Frederick in 2013. One off year will not keep him from getting claimed IMO.

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Curious: Have any of Boras's clients ever re-signed with their original teams? Do they ever extend during the season, or does Boras always have them wait until well into the off-season?

The main reason I'm asking this concerns Boras clients Wieters, Davis, and Chen. Should we kiss them bye bye after the 2015 season? Is it inevitable that they will switch teams?

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Wildcard is right. Why would they DFA Matusz and then essentially force themselves to trade him within 10 days? If he has already been traded, that would certainly be news to all of us.

I just wondered if maybe they had a deal in place. It's not like we won't need another 40 man spot in the next week or so.

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Curious: Have any of Boras's clients ever re-signed with their original teams? Do they ever extend during the season, or does Boras always have them wait until well into the off-season?

The main reason I'm asking this concerns Boras clients Wieters, Davis, and Chen. Should we kiss them bye bye after the 2015 season? Is it inevitable that they will switch teams?

Seem pretty sure that Boras will guide Davis, Wieters and Chen to at least become free agents. And if they become free agents they will sign for the highest bid. That is not normally the Orioles. This is not totally just Boras doing. All three of these guys chose Boras because that is his M.O.

Hardy signing for less to stay with the O's is a rarity. Most players will take the money over staying where they are comfortable.

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Curious: Have any of Boras's clients ever re-signed with their original teams? Do they ever extend during the season, or does Boras always have them wait until well into the off-season?

The main reason I'm asking this concerns Boras clients Wieters, Davis, and Chen. Should we kiss them bye bye after the 2015 season? Is it inevitable that they will switch teams?

Jered Weaver extended with the Angels for a very large contract for a soft tossing righty. He got a contract that would have made Lester or Scherzer happy back in the day. As he stated, "I have taken care of my family here for generations."

Jason Varitek did not want to give up his Captainship of his World Series winning team at the VERY end of his career.

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Right. If Lavarnway goes today, I suspect Paredes is on the bubble as well. Then you have Hassan, Clevenger (especially if another catcher is signed),Drake, Gamboa (I hope not), the rule 5 guys, etc.

I think we will only need two or maximum three spots at this point. Anything else will be a milb contract with invite.

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No one has mentioned Urrutia as a candidate for DFA. Seems like he would be least likely to be claimed.

The buzz around the O's has been extremely quiet. Makes me think that DD has been working hard with agents on arbitration cases and possible extensions. Wouldn't surprise me if one or two of those are announced soon.

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No one has mentioned Urrutia as a candidate for DFA. Seems like he would be least likely to be claimed.

The buzz around the O's has been extremely quite. Makes me think that DD has been working hard with agents on arbitration cases and possible extensions. Wouldn't surprise me if one or two of those are announced soon.

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/142867-Henry-Urrutia

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