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For me Cabrera is a what if guy. What if Schoop doesn't progress offensively? What if f Hardy gets hurt? What if Flarherty continues to be mediocre? Unless one of these scenarios plays out everybody's job is fine. The good thing is that both Schoop and Flaherty have options, so if they underperform we don't have to risk losing them. Also, if they do perform Cabrera has an option as well. What's not to like?

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I really doubt this amounts to much. The Orioles were dead last in MLB in SB's last year.

Even when they has Quinton Berry with the 40 man call ups, he only stole 1 base.

Even when they had the ability to steal a base, they didn't do it. Buck's philosophy???

Team speed, fer crissakes.

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I think this means Flaherty gets optioned. Cabrera brings speed off the bench, along with being a slightly better player Flaherty.

We're not paying this guy 2.4 mill to play in the minors. He's making the team and the only spot I can see him taking is the Utility spot.

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Maybe not, but i would love to see them reunite in the middle. But if not Machacho who's the next SS when Hardy goes?

Cabrera is a one year deal. 28 years old.

Hardy is here three more seasons. Manny four. Hardy has a vesting option though. He may be here in 2018 as well.

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I agree. As I have said before and will keep saying until the Orioles put enough MLB talent on the field to win the Championship, this dribbling away of millions could have/should have been used to KEEP proven MLB talent. Not what the ones that left do in 2015, they have already proven themselves, but what their replacements do vs what a championship teams players are expected to do. It is understood that in 2016 the com- pletion of the gutting of the team will take place.

You really think they are trying to gut this team? How about the money we had to spend in arbitration just to keep our MLB talent?

I have a hard time believing that a signing Caberra and Wesley Wright kept us from spending money on Cruz and Markakis. Just because you value you these guys differently doesn't mean DD and Buck hold them to the same value. I'm still hoping the dormant offseason was a way of saving money for next year's offseason.

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