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I sure hope this title get's changed ASAP. The guy just doesn't fit on the team anymore with the current roster makeup. We really need another RH bat so Parades doesn't have to play vs LHP. The guy had a .293 OPS last month in 39 PA's. He's only going to get another 30 PA's (max) until rosters expand in September. There is no way DD is going to tender him a contract for 2016 and go to arbitration. Everyone on our bench fills a role.

Joseph- back up catcher

Reimold- RH bat for LHP

Lough- Defensive replacement, Pinch Runner

Flaherty- Can play all over the field with plus defense around the IF.

Snider just doesn't bring anything to the table. Yeah he takes a pitch. But that's because he can't do anything with MLB fastballs. According to BBREF's splits he has a .603 OPS against power pitchers and a .540 OPS against average pitchers. The numbers back up the fact that he's just over matched.

Hopefully we'll be able to make a waiver trade for an OF/1b type once more teams fall out the race. Or Bring back Delmon Young. But until then I'd rather see Alvarez/Walker/Mancini up here and batting 9th. They are all RH. So Parades wouldn't have to play vs LHP. Heck at this point you could sell me one 3 catchers and bring up Clevenger. We've seen a slew of pitchers get a look from Norfolk but no position players. Walker for 1 game to DH vs a LHP. Navarro when Hardy and Schoop were hurt. Reimold. Clevenger for a week after we finally DFA'd Lavarnaway. It's time to use the same roster strategy with our hitters that we use with the pitchers. Let's see what they can do. Because Snider is not the answer and won't be back next year.

But what if I was an insider, then what?

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Man, Duquette really completely and utterly failed this offseason.

96 win team and everything he "did" screwed this team for 2015 and beyond:

- Flirted with Blue Jays and was distracted

- Let Cruz walk without having someone viable replace him

- Let Markakis walk without having someone viable replace him (although at the time, Snider MIGHT have been lightning in a bottle)

- Let Miller walk (this I don't mind, because I hate overpaying for relievers, let alone oft injured ones)

- Hoped Pearce would live up to 2014 season

- Hoped Wieters would contribute (missed months)

- Hoped Hardy would be healthy and effective

- Thought Pearce, Parmelee, Lough, Young, Snider, De Aza could get the 2 COF spots. Parmelee = DFA, Young = DFA, Snider = DFA, De Aza = DFA then traded, Pearce = hurt, Lough = backup OF

- Hoped Norris would be the Norris from 2014 even though his numbers suggested he wouldn't...he didn't sell high...and now Norris is DFA'd

- Salary dumped Tommy Hunter for a failed Cubs prospect and bullpen flexibility...all because Duquette put together a roster with little to no flexibility

He makes this big hoopla that the O's would be buyers at trade deadline...proceeds to acquire Parra and Junior Lake.

Now we have Junior Lake called up. Why?

What a disaster.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dan Duquette on DFAing Travis Snider: "This one was tough. It just didn't work out. We tried to have as much patience as we could." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a></p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="

">August 7, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Well I bet Rene is celebrating. There seems to be a lot of hate for Snider by some

on this board. I really don't understand it. I wish Snider good luck.

Agreed. The bile seems a bit over the top. It's not like the guy wasn't trying. But, I agree it was time to try something else.

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Well I bet Rene is celebrating. There seems to be a lot of hate for Snider by some

on this board. I really don't understand it. I wish Snider good luck.

I doubt many hate Snider himself, just his play. To his credit he made one of the best catches of the season and hit one of the longest HR.
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Man, Duquette really completely and utterly failed this offseason.

96 win team and everything he "did" screwed this team for 2015 and beyond:

- Flirted with Blue Jays and was distracted

- Let Cruz walk without having someone viable replace him

- Let Markakis walk without having someone viable replace him (although at the time, Snider MIGHT have been lightning in a bottle)

- Let Miller walk (this I don't mind, because I hate overpaying for relievers, let alone oft injured ones)

- Hoped Pearce would live up to 2014 season

- Hoped Wieters would contribute (missed months)

- Hoped Hardy would be healthy and effective

- Thought Pearce, Parmelee, Lough, Young, Snider, De Aza could get the 2 COF spots. Parmelee = DFA, Young = DFA, Snider = DFA, De Aza = DFA then traded, Pearce = hurt, Lough = backup OF

- Hoped Norris would be the Norris from 2014 even though his numbers suggested he wouldn't...he didn't sell high...and now Norris is DFA'd

- Salary dumped Tommy Hunter for a failed Cubs prospect and bullpen flexibility...all because Duquette put together a roster with little to no flexibility

He makes this big hoopla that the O's would be buyers at trade deadline...proceeds to acquire Parra and Junior Lake.

Now we have Junior Lake called up. Why?

What a disaster.

Yup......

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So my question is this-do we have scouts? How didn't our scouts catch this before the trade? Serious question.

In all seriousness, Travis Snider is a perfect example of why sabermetrics don't always work. It was obvious that this guy had a very limited upside

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In all seriousness, Travis Snider is a perfect example of why sabermetrics don't always work. It was obvious that this guy had a very limited upside

The fallacy of WAR is that it is impossible to sum up a players value into one stat. Sabre-metrics has it's place but as you aggregate 100's of stats into one value, it becomes less and less accurate.

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