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I wouldn't be surprised if Cabrera were to become the starting LF by the All Star break. Of course, he also could show off a bad attitude and be released.

Why would we have a .572 OPS infielder stating in LF? Lough probably gets an OPS 100 points higher than Cabrera and is a known high quality in LF.

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I need to see Paredes continue to hit and field well for another two weeks before I give serious consideration to keeping him over Flaherty. Have to see Cabrera in the OF a lot more before I'd keep him over Lough too. Would try to trade Matusz and Webb to make room for 6 man rotation.

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Isn't Pearce the DH against LHP? Delmon starts at DH only if CD sits against lefties, and (thinking optimistically here) I don't see that happening unless he struggles as badly as last year. I see Delmon as a bench bat--maybe *occasional* starter against LHP.

No, Pearce will be in the outfield against LHP, in place of either Snider or De Aza (both left-handed hitters). That leaves Young to DH.

If Paredes could hit lefties, he could potentially platoon with either Snider or De Aza. But he can't, so it's hard to find room for him on the roster.

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I don't really understand the sentiment in this thread of preferring Paredes over Lough. Lough does one thing very well -- play defense. Paredes doesn't do anything particularly well.

It's not like Paredes is clearly a better hitter, either. Lough's minor league offensive numbers are better than Paredes' (although admittedly, Lough was generally older for his level than Paredes was).

What am I missing? Is the preference for Paredes based entirely on a handful of spring training at-bats?

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I don't really understand the sentiment in this thread of preferring Paredes over Lough. Lough does one thing very well -- play defense. Paredes doesn't do anything particularly well.

It's not like Paredes is clearly a better hitter, either. Lough's minor league offensive numbers are better than Paredes' (although admittedly, Lough was generally older for his level than Paredes was).

What am I missing? Is the preference for Paredes based entirely on a handful of spring training at-bats?

I dont quite understand the illogical nature either.

It appears that Lough has fallen out of flavor with some and they over evaluate Paredes ST hits.

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I don't really understand the sentiment in this thread of preferring Paredes over Lough. Lough does one thing very well -- play defense. Paredes doesn't do anything particularly well.

It's not like Paredes is clearly a better hitter, either. Lough's minor league offensive numbers are better than Paredes' (although admittedly, Lough was generally older for his level than Paredes was).

What am I missing? Is the preference for Paredes based entirely on a handful of spring training at-bats?

That and 60ish at bats last year with the O's where he slugged a totally sustainable .491. I don't get it either.

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Why would we have a .572 OPS infielder stating in LF? Lough probably gets an OPS 100 points higher than Cabrera and is a known high quality in LF.

OPS isn't what you'd judge him by, since his slugging will remain low. Statistically, his offense is judged on OBA and SBs. And maybe runs scored.

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I don't really understand the sentiment in this thread of preferring Paredes over Lough. Lough does one thing very well -- play defense. Paredes doesn't do anything particularly well.

It's not like Paredes is clearly a better hitter, either. Lough's minor league offensive numbers are better than Paredes' (although admittedly, Lough was generally older for his level than Paredes was).

What am I missing? Is the preference for Paredes based entirely on a handful of spring training at-bats?

I'm not sure there is a preference for Paredes being expressed so much as a conversation about his chances of making the team and whom that would impact. If the Orioles want to hold onto him, they will have some interesting decisions to make.

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I don't really understand the sentiment in this thread of preferring Paredes over Lough. Lough does one thing very well -- play defense. Paredes doesn't do anything particularly well.

It's not like Paredes is clearly a better hitter, either. Lough's minor league offensive numbers are better than Paredes' (although admittedly, Lough was generally older for his level than Paredes was).

What am I missing? Is the preference for Paredes based entirely on a handful of spring training at-bats?

At best it's a push: Lough and Paredes put up comparable minor league numbers. Unless you want to compare their AA ball stats only. At AAA, Paredes' OPS was .001 higher than Lough's. AAA: Lough .796 in 1,763 PAs; Paredes .797 in 1,314 PAs. As for all the discussion of Lough's speed, he's not a very good base-stealer. Paredes, in the minors was far more successful than Lough was as a basestealer.

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I dont quite understand the illogical nature either.

It appears that Lough has fallen out of flavor with some and they over evaluate Paredes ST hits.

Its not that Lough has fallen out of favor. Rather it is two or three decent players for one spot. Some prefer Lough. Others Paredes.

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