O's signing J.P. Arencibia

[MurphDogg]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> finalizing a minor league deal with C/1B/DH J.P. Arencibia, 29. Former <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash">#BlueJays</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rangers?src=hash">#Rangers</a> hitter will get a ST invite</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">January 8, 2015</a></blockquote>

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He was terrible last year but no such thing as a bad minor league deal. Ugh, misspelled the name in the thread title. Help me out Mods!

[Guest]

Not a bad move.

[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Signing Arencibia is classic Duquette move. Low risk. He batted 177 w Tex last year, but hit .279 w 14 HRs in AAA w Coolbaugh as instructor</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

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[Mayor McCheese]

So we have 6 catchers right now?

[LayzieDES]

If he wants it he'll have to earn it. I'm in the same boat as no bad minor league deal.

[MurphDogg]

Last year was the first year that he wasn't exclusively a catcher (minus a handful of DH appearances per year). What is his defensive reputation?

[Yardball85]

Not a bad move.

Probably a better (slightly) version of Lavarnaway. If Wieters cannot catch right away, I have no problem with Arencibia splitting the time with Joseph and then possibly moving to a PH/DH role.

[Mayor McCheese]

Last year was the first year that he wasn't exclusively a catcher (minus a handful of DH appearances per year). What is his defensive reputation?

Who cares... Can he get on base.

[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>One reason Os eyed Arencibia: .207 lifetime hitter batted .304 (/.338/.565) in 69 at-bats at Camden Yards in his career</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">January 8, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[Mayor McCheese]

Getting on base is overrated. Also, it's a minor league signing so if you're looking for a reason to not care, that's it, not his OBP.

They are not looking at him for his catching skills. Would think he would be in competition for some time at DH.

The new hitting coach must have really pitched him hard because he sucks.

[Mayor McCheese]

He's also a Norfolk Tide, not a Baltimore Oriole.

Thats not 100% set in stone right now. Depending on how he does in ST.

Paging Jake Fox.

[Ruzious]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>One reason Os eyed Arencibia: .207 lifetime hitter batted .304 (/.338/.565) in 69 at-bats at Camden Yards in his career</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">January 8, 2015</a></blockquote>

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No wonder I remember him as a dangerous power hitter. Looking at his stats - particularly a bad lifetime OPS+ of .79, he's a poor hitter. But it can't hurt to look.

[Ruzious]

Edit - I do recall Jim Palmer saying all kinds of good stuff about him - fwiw.

[ShaneDawg85]

Not a bad depth signing, as long as he's never behind the plate. If he makes the team and his wife comes to some games, even better.

[AlbionHero]

This might have been an exciting signing a few years ago, but now? Ehh.