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Ask me in three years. We paid $990 k to Cameron Coffey. Obviously the O's think he's a 1st/2d round talent, and we'll see if they're right.

I said I was happy to have him.

I'm glad they are taking a chance like this.

Just like I was pleased with the Coffey pick.

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I said I was happy to have him.

I'm glad they are taking a chance like this.

Just like I was pleased with the Coffey pick.

I took more spring photos of Cam Coffey than anyone else. And that included Hobgood.

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John Hart just paid 10 million for a kid a year older.

We don't really need to step through the differences between Toussaint and Fenter, do we? Fenter was a nice signing within the constraints of the Rule 4 draft. If Duquette had the ability to acquire Toussaint and Arroyo for, say, Yaz and decided not to he would deserve to be fired on the spot. Period.

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We don't really need to step through the differences between Toussaint and Fenter, do we? Fenter was a nice signing within the constraints of the Rule 4 draft. If Duquette had the ability to acquire Toussaint and Arroyo for, say, Yaz and decided not to he would deserve to be fired on the spot. Period.

So Toussaint IS really worth Ten Million? Wow. I had no idea.

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We don't really need to step through the differences between Toussaint and Fenter, do we? Fenter was a nice signing within the constraints of the Rule 4 draft. If Duquette had the ability to acquire Toussaint and Arroyo for, say, Yaz and decided not to he would deserve to be fired on the spot. Period.

I would assume that all GMs had the opportunity to obtain both of those pitchers for Flaherty and 10 Million Right?

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From the video I've seen, Fenter looks better than the second round pick, Hughes. Looks like everyone is signed in the top ten except Hughes and Stewart but they expect to get them done as well. I know you get a replacement pick in next year's draft if you don't sign your first rounder. Does that go for the second round as well?

First three rounds.

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From the video I've seen, Fenter looks better than the second round pick, Hughes. Looks like everyone is signed in the top ten except Hughes and Stewart but they expect to get them done as well. I know you get a replacement pick in next year's draft if you don't sign your first rounder. Does that go for the second round as well?
After being selected by the Baltimore Orioles with the 68th overall pick in the second round of the MLB draft Monday, Hughes will forego his scholarship opportunity to pitch at Georgia Tech.

The 6-foot-2, 184-pound Hughes said the decision to sign was simple. He said the paperwork will be signed later this week, before he reports Monday to play rookie-league ball with Sarasota (Fla.) in the Gulf Coast League.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/110219/#.VXetpenRoXs.twitter

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So Toussaint IS really worth Ten Million? Wow. I had no idea.

I'm sure you can find old school baseball types who will tell you no player is worth even $1 million until he has proven his abilities at the major league level and earned it...

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I would assume he is fourth or fifth round talent. With upside and a size and age issue.

I'm hoping we didn't just give $1M to a seventh rounder who we grade as a fifth round talent, after trying to save $ on our supplemental first and third founders. That would not make much sense - at least to me.

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I'm sure you can find old school baseball types who will tell you no player is worth even $1 million until he has proven his abilities at the major league level and earned it...

I was respecting your opinion as usual. I think that an A ball pitcher could be worth 10 million. Is this the one?

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