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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> have agreed to terms with LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a minor league contract.</p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> have agreed to terms with LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a minor league contract.</p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="
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Good Insurance when 40% of your rotation is either Wright, Wilson, Gallardo, and/or Worley.

Don't see a single guy at AAA that you would want to call up either. Despaigne's been awful.

Wandy can still spin that curveball. Lefty as well which is a plus.

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He pitched decent last year and had a pretty good ST. Wright and Wilson are just now getting stretched out in the rotation. Mac has 1 career MLB start. Gallardo hasn't started his rehab yet. I'd like to see Wandy tear up AAA.

The sad thing is that he might be just as good as all those options and Gallardo.

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Good Insurance when 40% of your rotation is either Wright' date=' Wilson, Gallardo, and/or Worley.

Don't see a single guy at AAA that you would want to call up either. Despaigne's been awful.

Wandy can still spin that curveball. Lefty as well which is a plus.[/quote']

I really like Mac. But Wandy would be nice as a guy to spot start vs teams with a bunch of LH's. The problem with our starting depth is that it's all in the bullpen right now and not getting stretched out or in a routine. Worley, Macfarland, Bundy.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> have agreed to terms with LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a minor league contract.</p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="
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Well I guess you can always use more pitching in 3A.

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Eh, why not? Rodriguez used to be a very consistent starter, but he's two years removed from his last such season and hasn't thrown more than 75 innings since 2012. I am overwhelmed with indifference, but I understand

the move. Let's see if he has anything left.

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Eh, why not? Rodriguez used to be a very consistent starter, but he's two years removed from his last such season and hasn't thrown more than 75 innings since 2012. I am overwhelmed with indifference, but I understand

the move. Let's see if he has anything left.

Oops, he threw 205.2 in 2012 and threw 62.2 in 2013. Read the stat sheet wrong. Either way, indifference overcomes me.

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