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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> are very close to a finalizing a one-year deal with IF Everth Cabrera, according to an industry source. Has 99 steals last 3 yrs.</p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="

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Very interesting. Is this the end of Flaherty?

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> are very close to a finalizing a one-year deal with IF Everth Cabrera, according to an industry source. Has 99 steals last 3 yrs.</p>? Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="
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Very interesting. Is this the end of Flaherty?

The O's seem intent on bringing in a lot of competition for Flaherty's spot -- and maybe Schoop's.

Talk about a guy whose stats have been all over the map -- his OPS was .703, .557, .648, .736 and .572 in his five seasons where he got significant playing time

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Cabrera's pending one-year deal with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> is believed to be in the range of $2.4 million, which is what he made in 2014.</p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Cabrera's pending one-year deal with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> is believed to be in the range of $2.4 million, which is what he made in 2014.</p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="
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Hmmm, that really does put Flaherty's spot in jeopardy.

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Wow, this guy is more than a utility infielder

Either the end of Flaherty or Schoop gets his year in AAA

I would have loved to bring in Cabrerra as our starting SS and gotten a comp pick for JJ Hardy.

I was figuring that Hardy would miss 30-50 games this year so Cabrerra could be a major pick up.

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Amazing they could find an infielder who put up a lower OPS than Schoop last season, but they did.

Interesting note - Cabrera has played only started 10 games at 2B in his six year career.........so this appears to be a move for another SS. I think Schoop's spot is still quite safe.

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Seems like a lot of money for a utility guy especially if he is only backing up JJ and Schoop. I have to think he would be a lock for utility and might have a shot at starting 2B. Maybe De Aza is getting traded.

Does Flaherty have options or would he have to clear waivers for us to keep him?

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