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He has nothing to prove in AAA but he should be working on his slider if he goes there. Got it!

Right. Since results don't matter he should certainly be working on improving his craft. His slider needs more work so he should be working on it. Not sure why you choose to interpret that as him needing to prove something. If Chen was sent to the minors I would expect him to work on his change up.

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Baseball is a marathon. A war, not one battle. Gausman will be up soon enough if it's clear that he's an upgrade over one of the 5 starters. There is a group that has already decided that he is clearly better than Gonzalez and Norris. By holding Gausman back, it helps the O's make a better decision on who to replace IF one falters and Gausman is lighting it up in the minors (assuming he doesn't go to the bullpen). It also provides depth. Suppose the O's trade Norris and Gausman gets hurt? There is a fine balance between going north with the best 25 and doing what's best for the whole season.

Gauman proved he belonged in the majors last season. If he is sent to AAA the results of his appearances should not be a factor more then spring training results are.

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I agree that he proved he belongs in the majors. Because of our current roster construction, he may start in the minors.

Well if he proved he belongs in the majors what is this "He has to dominate in AAA" garbage?

If he gets sent to AAA he needs to get his work in, improve his weaknesses and stay healthy and not in that order.

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Well if he proved he belongs in the majors what is this "He has to dominate in AAA" garbage?

If he gets sent to AAA he needs to get his work in, improve his weaknesses and stay healthy and not in that order.

Not get hurt. Not.

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Ubaldo is the main reason for all of this. He under contract for 2 more seasons beyond this one. If Chen and Norris leave that opens up one spot in the rotation. They need Ubaldo to at least be solid next year or that is another spot to fill. Ubaldo is the biggest soap opera story line on the team. He impacts a lot of this roster. The Orioles are going to try very hard to salvage him not just for this season but next.

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I didn't say he has to dominate AAA hitters. I'm asking you, IF he's as good as you and Social say he is, he should dominate AAA hitters. Of course, you have side stepped that question by saying he wouldn't be going with his A stuff and he'd be "working on things".

I didn't side step it. I think it is an irrelevant issue. A good pitcher getting lit up by a bad offense isn't a news worthy event. Neither is the reverse.

As for you saying he has to dominate AAA hitters I present the following:

Baseball is a marathon. A war, not one battle. Gausman will be up soon enough if it's clear that he's an upgrade over one of the 5 starters. There is a group that has already decided that he is clearly better than Gonzalez and Norris. By holding Gausman back, it helps the O's make a better decision on who to replace IF one falters and Gausman is lighting it up in the minors (assuming he doesn't go to the bullpen).

I am not supposed to read that as Gausman needs to be dominant in AAA to warrant a return to the majors?

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The Orioles are going to try very hard to salvage him not just for this season but the next two.

Indeed. And they will. we had no idea that Chen and Gonzalez would rebound so strongly from 2013. Besides. We had to get that TOP to satisfy the fanbase. TO Replace Scott Feldman. Who got a little bit less than Ubaldo. But only a little.

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Read it has Gausman pitching so well down in Norfolk that the Orioles want to make room for him at the ML level. At this point, assuming Ubaldo is back on track, we have five good starters. In order for Gausman to get a spot, he has to show us that he's clearly better than one of those five, unless the O's trade one. Yes, he would have to dominate at AAA to get a spot, if all 5 are pitching decently. I think the O's would promote him to use him in the bullpen at some point either way.

And why should he have to instead of Miguel?

There is no reason.

The O's had five pitchers who performed at a pretty interchangeable level last season. Why should one of them have to prove more?

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