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Navarro's range at second base

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Starts baseball activities this coming week. Expected to join the team in Miami on Friday (along with Wieters), at which time they will decide whether to send either or both on rehab assignments.

Cool. Well Weiters is definitely going on one since he can't come off the DL until the 4th.

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Rey Navarro was touted by Roch as a "plus defender at SS" when we signed him. http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/145309-Rey-Navarro?highlight=Navarro. Here's an article describing him as having "exceptional range." http://www.thescore.com/news/637881. Maybe he just had a bad day yesterday?

You know he's not playing well when Pierce looks like a better defensive option at 2B.

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Rey Navarro was touted by Roch as a "plus defender at SS" when we signed him. http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/145309-Rey-Navarro?highlight=Navarro. Here's an article describing him as having "exceptional range." http://www.thescore.com/news/637881. Maybe he just had a bad day yesterday?

I wonder how much was that coming from scouts vs his own eyes? I wasn't impressed by what I saw with him early on defensively and yesterday was about on par. I can certainly tell you from my own scouting eye that he no longer has "exceptional range." He doesn't have a very quick first step an he struggles to get his glove down on low balls no hit right at him.

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I wonder how much was that coming from scouts vs his own eyes? I wasn't impressed by what I saw with him early on defensively and yesterday was about on par. I can certainly tell you from my own scouting eye that he no longer has "exceptional range." He doesn't have a very quick first step an he struggles to get his glove down on low balls no hit right at him.

The comment is from last November, so I doubt Roch was giving a first hand opinion. I didn't see last night's game, and in fact, I'm not sure if I've seen Navarro handle any chances defensively. From all accounts he wasn't impressive last night.

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