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Redskins Rick Hangout Grand Counsel

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Flaherty was done a diservice by not being given the opportunity to play every day in the minors this year. If the Orioles wanted an above average utility guy they needed to give him more at bats so that he could find some consistency.

I thought Ryan played very well for himself back in 2014 filling in for Manny @ 3rd and playing every day.

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Flaherty was done a diservice by not being given the opportunity to play every day in the minors this year. If the Orioles wanted an above average utility guy they needed to give him more at bats so that he could find some consistency.

Flaherty got 271 ABs in 2013, 312 in 2014 and 301 in 2015. It is not like he is sitting on the bench and not getting any playing time.

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Flaherty had a decent year going through June 10, then hit to a .569 OPS the rest of the way.

At least he tallied a career high in walks (26) and triples (3)?

Yeah...

His numbers weren't just bad overall. They were bad by Flaherty's standards (i.e., abysmal). His defense wasn't even good this year. Given the prospect of a non-negligible raise this winter, I sincerely hope the O's (finally) show Flaherty the door.

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At least he tallied a career high in walks (26) and triples (3)?

Yeah...

His numbers weren't just bad overall. They were bad by Flaherty's standards (i.e., abysmal). His defense wasn't even good this year. Given the prospect of a non-negligible raise this winter, I sincerely hope the O's (finally) show Flaherty the door.

Nuggetosity is an acquired taste and he has earned his share of it. He's a Fenway Flash! :clap3:

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Flaherty was done a diservice by not being given the opportunity to play every day in the minors this year. If the Orioles wanted an above average utility guy they needed to give him more at bats so that he could find some consistency.

It may be unfair, but when you're in that mass of hundreds of players somewhere in between below-average MLB player and decent AAA player, and you're too old to be a prospect, you don't get the luxury of being assigned a spot to maximize your personal productivity. You get placed where it best serves the organization.

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Music to my ears. Thanks.

The Orioles via Duquette will blow millions on scrap heap guys next season just as happened this season. The wasted money could have been put toward a good player who could actually have made a difference. Penny smart and pound foolish. Great strategy

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The Orioles via Duquette will blow millions on scrap heap guys next season just as happened this season. The wasted money could have been put toward a good player who could actually have made a difference. Penny smart and pound foolish. Great strategy

You're making the choice of signing one or two higher-tier free agents, but necessarily giving the other 4, 5, 6 roster spots that needed to be filled to minimum-salaried guys from lower levels of the scrap heap. To meet budget you'd have to do that. So instead of guys like Lough and Young and Snider you'd have given significant at bats to the guys who couldn't beat out Lough and Young and Snider on the real 2015 Orioles.

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As much as we've waited and talked about Reimold's potential over the years, the same case could be made for Flaherty. The guy has the potential to be a poor mans Zobrist without the OBP. Zobrist has a career 265/355/431/786 slash line. Flaherty had a .683 OPS just two years ago. Hopefully Coolbaugh can get him to have a breakout year. He needs to have a big spring and steal some AB's somewhere.

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