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It didn't stop them from doing so in 2012, 13, 14. I think it is a given that DD will pick at least one Rule 5. He can't resist.

I was speaking specifically to guys that were of no real use now. When has Baltimore held on to a Rule 5 that should really be in HiA/AA, but has big upside?

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Jabari Blash of the Mariners is a toolsy kid who might be a good target if they don't sign a more recognizable name for one of the COF spots. He hit over 30 HR between AA and AAA last season and they're taking a risk here of losing him.

He's a good target for sure. I think he's still very low probability, but essentially all Rule Fivers are, and at a minimum you can give him a nice long look during spring training to figure out whether there is anything substantive to his surprising 2015. Good thought.

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He's a good target for sure. I think he's still very low probability, but essentially all Rule Fivers are, and at a minimum you can give him a nice long look during spring training to figure out whether there is anything substantive to his surprising 2015. Good thought.

If it is between him and Reimold, I am all over it.

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I was speaking specifically to guys that were of no real use now. When has Baltimore held on to a Rule 5 that should really be in HiA/AA, but has big upside?

Wouldn't Jason Garcia have been in AA last year if he was not a Rule 5 selection? I know we caught a bit of a break by carrying him on the DL, but still...when he was selected in the Rule 5 it would have been hard not to see him as fitting the category of "should really be in HiA/AA, but has big upside." Or maybe he doesn't really have that big of an upside.

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Wouldn't Jason Garcia have been in AA last year if he was not a Rule 5 selection? I know we caught a bit of a break by carrying him on the DL, but still...when he was selected in the Rule 5 it would have been hard not to see him as fitting the category of "should really be in HiA/AA, but has big upside." Or maybe he doesn't really have that big of an upside.

He probably would but he only took up a major league roster spot for two months outside of expanded rosters. So he really didn't impact Baltimore's flexibility. I'm not sure he sticks if he has to be on the roster for the full five months prior to September. Maybe.

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He's a good target for sure. I think he's still very low probability, but essentially all Rule Fivers are, and at a minimum you can give him a nice long look during spring training to figure out whether there is anything substantive to his surprising 2015. Good thought.
Wouldn't Jason Garcia have been in AA last year if he was not a Rule 5 selection? I know we caught a bit of a break by carrying him on the DL, but still...when he was selected in the Rule 5 it would have been hard not to see him as fitting the category of "should really be in HiA/AA, but has big upside." Or maybe he doesn't really have that big of an upside.

Nick means that he would not have been rated as a "prospect" because of his injury and the fact that his upside was proprietary to those who saw him in instructs.

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He probably would but he only took up a major league roster spot for two months outside of expanded rosters. So he really didn't impact Baltimore's flexibility. I'm not sure he sticks if he has to be on the roster for the full five months prior to September. Maybe.

You you would have had to move Hunter earlier. Or trade O'Day. Both which might have worked out better.

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He probably would but he only took up a major league roster spot for two months outside of expanded rosters. So he really didn't impact Baltimore's flexibility. I'm not sure he sticks if he has to be on the roster for the full five months prior to September. Maybe.

Good points...as always! Thanks!

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