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I would be surprised if Hassan didn't get claimed. Excellent platoon player. If his defense were better, he would definitely get claimed. And for the person who was disappointed about losing Hassan because he can backup CF, that's not really true. You don't want him in CF except for emergencies.

I think he's better and younger than Reimold. That's why I'm disappointed. But it's a numbers game and Hassan was on the 40 and Reimold wasn't. We'll see if he gets claimed.

I would assume with the health issue and such that he made it through to the As and the Os before, he probably will again.

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Well Toronto losing Saunders could hurt the Os chances of keeping Hassan.

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Possibly. In addition to pillar, they also have Dirks (coming back from injury) and Chris Dickerson. Maybe Hassan is viewed as a better option, maybe not. Either way, that's a decent size hole in their lineup along with 2B.

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I would be surprised if Hassan didn't get claimed. Excellent platoon player. If his defense were better, he would definitely get claimed. And for the person who was disappointed about losing Hassan because he can backup CF, that's not really true. You don't want him in CF except for emergencies.

I think he's better and younger than Reimold. That's why I'm disappointed. But it's a numbers game and Hassan was on the 40 and Reimold wasn't. We'll see if he gets claimed.

Hassan can't play any infield position, unlike Paredes. From a corner outfielder, I want HRs or SBs. Hassan hasn't hit for power in the minors. Now 26, there shouldn't be an expectation that he will become a power hitter in the majors. And he doesn't steal bases. Markakis lost too much power and was unable to steal bases. Reimold looked like he was going to give both, before blowing out his Achilles, etc. Alvarez has some power, at least.

Mark me down for not being surprised to see Hassan dfa'd

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I think I'd rather have Hassan than 2 Rule 5 guys. I would have liked to see us keep Hassan and give 1 of those guys back. The chances of a rule 5 guy panning out are so small. A guy like Hassan is much more likely to contribute.

So, you don't think we will have to add someone to the 40 man roster anyway?

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Hassan had one plus. Good minor league splits against LHP. He provided little else. He wasn't going to make the team and Norfolk is crowded anyway.

He had a strong chance to make the team if we had not resigned De Aza, Delmon. Signed Reimold and Parmalee. And Traded for Snider. He was a slot holder until it became evident that he had the rectus abdominus surgery last fall. Even if he is recovered, that can be tough for a year.

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Check out this cool 40 man roster map. I have no idea what it means, but it suggests something deep. (this is pre-Hassan)

http://i.imgur.com/kJQIE6B.png

Basically the green rectangle is current players and all the lines breaking off show the way the players made it to the team via trades and what not.

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I think I'd rather have Hassan than 2 Rule 5 guys. I would have liked to see us keep Hassan and give 1 of those guys back. The chances of a rule 5 guy panning out are so small. A guy like Hassan is much more likely to contribute.

We've kept three in a row now?

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