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I think that's better than the idea of using 13 roster spots for the DH. Plus, you know that both Alvarez and Reimold would get some (maybe quite a bit) of time in the field. I was actually at a game this year where Nolan Reimold started in center field. Center! And the Orioles won!

To me Nolan looked more comfortable in Center then he does in L/R. He might actually be less bad there.

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That was my point. Weams' idea may well be what the O's do, but I wont be happy about it. I guess my bigger point is that if the O's are not going to spend, they should manage the roster better by following Tampa's model of moving players before losing them.

I'm still holding out hope for a couple semi-big acquisitions then filling all the other holes with Nate McLouths and the nex gen Steve Pearcees and the like.

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That was my point. Weams' idea may well be what the O's do, but I wont be happy about it. I guess my bigger point is that if the O's are not going to spend, they should manage the roster better by following Tampa's model of moving players before losing them.

I am not sure where this notion that the team is not going to spend is coming from.

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.309 career OBP. No glove. Exactly what we don't need more of. Next year with him we might have 4 guys with 30 + HR and one guy with a .340 OBP. That's not the way to score runs.

agree. each/every spot on the 40-man should be populated IAW some kind of plan which considers both "role" and "value" IMHO.

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Alvarez or Chris Carter, which would you rather have? Both in similar boats, both with similar skills

Considering what happened in AZ last night I'd say Chris Carter would be a serious upgrade for the Vens - no matter how old he is now - but back to baseball...

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I am not sure where this notion that the team is not going to spend is coming from.

Their all-time biggest external acquisition is still Miguel Tejada 12 years ago, at 6/72, or about half of what it will take to sign Davis. I think it's plausible that the Orioles make their biggest ever signing this offseason. But that's far from certain, and it would only take a moderately-size 2015 free agent contract to set that record. Basically, it's been well over a decade since the Orioles signed an in-demand Grade A/B free agent.

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Obviously big holes in his game but he's a potential high-reward guy. And could benefit from the AL switch.

He's not a Davis replacement but could be a worthwhile guy to have in my opinion, depending of course on budget questions and how much his salary would affect the possibility of signing someone better.

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