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EDIT: Never mind, I just saw the rest of the article (the internet connection here at work is terrible).

Congratulations on being able to open up the article. Most of the time their articles won't open on my computer, and I've tried with Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Maybe my ISP has their site blocked for some reason.

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Congratulations on being able to open up the article. Most of the time their articles won't open on my computer, and I've tried with Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Maybe my ISP has their site blocked for some reason.

Haha. Yeah. It took awhile to fully load.

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Raise your hand if you had Mychal Givens as a reliever as your best player of that draft... Bueller? Bueller?

Most teams had Givens at a top-round pitcher. Not good ole' Joe Jordan....he would have been on our club for a couple of years already and had TJ by now if had another scouting director:)

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Most teams had Givens at a top-round pitcher. Not good ole' Joe Jordan....he would have been on our club for a couple of years already and had TJ by now if had another scouting director:)

I don't think that is really accurate. If he was a "top-round" pitcher he would have been gone by the time the O's had picked the second time.

It is true that a lot of teams liked him better as a relief pitcher then a position player.

Then again a lot of teams liked Markakis better as a pitcher.

And some Carl Ripkin fellow back years ago.

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I don't think that is really accurate. If he was a "top-round" pitcher he would have been gone by the time the O's had picked the second time.

It is true that a lot of teams liked him better as a relief pitcher then a position player.

Then again a lot of teams liked Markakis better as a pitcher.

And some Carl Ripkin fellow back years ago.

Top round-meaning 2-4.

The Orioles were the ONLY team that had him as a position player I read somewhere.

Edit: Remember John Olerud-there was talk of him playing both ways I believe

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Top round-meaning 2-4.

The Orioles were the ONLY team that had him as a position player I read somewhere.

Edit: Remember John Olerud- there was talk of him playing both ways I believe

I don't know how or why anyone would canvas all the rest of the teams concerning Givens.

I think whomever you were reading was exaggerating.

How many "top round" HS kids get drafted to be bullpen guys?

I don't know but I don't think it is very many, and I never read about anyone thinking he could be a starter.

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