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Except that I don't think anyone would be that surprised if he improved a lot. He's at the age and experience level where a lot of improvement often occurs. It's much more surprising when a guy like Steve Pearce suddenly goes nuts.

I am thinking Cano type improvement. That would be surprising to most, no?

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If Navarro puts up a 350 OBP at AAA and is playing good defense, Schoop having a .275 OBP may not keep him in the majors.

No matter what Navarro does... if Schoop improves his worst stat by 30 points you think they'd demote him? I don't.

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I agree with the op that Navarro will "push" Schoop. If by push you mean that he will provide sufficient competition to enable Schoop to accelerate his improvement. I don't agree that he will "push" him for playing time. Schoop starts the year at second base u less he gets hurt.

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No matter what Navarro does... if Schoop improves his worst stat by 30 points you think they'd demote him? I don't.

If Schoop improves by 30 points on his OBP he will move from last in the AL to next to last. And if Navarro is hitting for a .350 OBP at AAA. He will probably get promoted to the majors.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/league/al/sort/onBasePct/count/37/qualified/true

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I agree with the op that Navarro will "push" Schoop. If by push you mean that he will provide sufficient competition to enable Schoop to accelerate his improvement. I don't agree that he will "push" him for playing time. Schoop starts the year at second base u less he gets hurt.

But if he continues to hit like he did last year, how long does he stay in the majors?

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If Schoop improves by 30 points on his OBP he will move from last in the AL to next to last. And if Navarro is hitting for a .350 OBP at AAA. He will probably get promoted to the majors.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/league/al/sort/onBasePct/count/37/qualified/true

OBP does not get you promoted. Bad defense from the MLB roster and good OPS in that difficult park to hit in at Norfolk does.

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Who was available? The O's finally added Kelly Johnson. And if that is the caliber of playwe that was available they should have stayed with Schoop's defense. And did.

Who is available now?

I really don't think Navarro is a tangible upgrade over Schoop.

Get some OBP lose some power and double plays.

Not seeing it.

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OBP does not get you promoted. Bad defense from the MLB roster and good OPS in that difficult park to hit in at Norfolk does.

If Navarro is the 2nd baseman at Norfolk and he plays good defense and has a 350 OBP he will get promoted over Schoop if Schoop hits like he did last year.

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