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Dr. FLK Hangout Grand Counsel

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Lineups per Roch:

Brian Roberts – 2B

Melvin Mora – 3B

Nick Markakis – RF

Kevin Millar – 1B

Aubrey Huff – DH

Ramon Hernandez – C

Jay Gibbons – LF

Luis Terrero – CF

Luis Hernandez – SS

Jeremy Guthrie – P

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Dr. FLK Hangout Grand Counsel

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I'll be watching and commenting in this thread today. If anyone has any questions I will field them as well. Think of this as an online game chat/question and answers. I'll try to be here all game...

Thanks Tony. I got a question to get things started...

In Roch's blog today, he mentions that Oscar Salazar is an interesting player who could contribute some this year. What type of player is he? I don't really know anything about him.

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Guess Jones isn't healthy and the injury was more serious than we thought.

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No one who started yesterday is starting today. Scott and Jones probably get the day off as a reward for taking a long road trip.

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No one who started yesterday is starting today. Scott and Jones probably get the day off as a reward for taking a long road trip.

Jones, and Trembley both said because he was taking out early, that if he was healthy enough to play he would play today to make up for the lost time.

He's not playing so he's not healthy.

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Jones, and Trembley both said because he was taking out early, that if he was healthy enough to play he would play today to make up for the lost time.

He's not playing so he's not healthy.

He's likely just day-to-day. It sucks that he's not in the lineup for the televised game but I wouldn't read too much into this. Better he rest than try to push it.

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Thanks Tony. I got a question to get things started...

In Roch's blog today, he mentions that Oscar Salazar is an interesting player who could contribute some this year. What type of player is he? I don't really know anything about him.

Salazar is an interesting guy because he can hit and play several infield positions. Better suited for 3B or 1B, he can fill in at 2B and in the outfield if need be.

He hit very well at Bowie last year and was rewarded with the spring invite this year. He'll get a chance to play everyday at Norfolk and if the O's need a utility guy or right-handed bat, i could see him getting a call up.

He's not young, so he's not a prospects, but he's a solid AAAA guy.

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Lineups per Roch:

Brian Roberts – 2B

Melvin Mora – 3B

Nick Markakis – RF

Kevin Millar – 1B

Aubrey Huff – DH

Ramon Hernandez – C

Jay Gibbons – LF

Luis Terrero – CF

Luis Hernandez – SS

Jeremy Guthrie – P

Certainly not the lineup i think most of us were hoping for, but hey, it's baseball.

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Salazar is an interesting guy because he can hit and play several infield positions. Better suited for 3B or 1B, he can fill in at 2B and in the outfield if need be.

He hit very well at Bowie last year and was rewarded with the spring invite this year. He'll get a chance to play everyday at Norfolk and if the O's need a utility guy or right-handed bat, i could see him getting a call up.

He's not young, so he's not a prospects, but he's a solid AAAA guy.

The thing about Salazar is that he is an exceptional fastball hitter. Everything else, not as much. The bulk of his power success/ success in general last season in Bowie came via his ability to torture fastballs in the zone. It's going to be interesting to see how he does in AAA for a full season given that he's only spent limited time there in the past.

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Tony, it's obviously very early, but give us your best prediction for how the Birds' bullpen shakes out in terms of pitchers and roles. Thx.

We've certainly got a lot of power arms to pick from. Aquino, Bierd, and Sarfate all have power arms to go with Bradford, Sherrill and Walker. Cherry has thrown the ball well this spring and don't forget about power arms like Hoey and McCrory who will both start in the minors.

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