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Duquette added the following in that offseason:

Chen' date=' Betemit, Hammel and Miggy[/quote']

Yes.

Chen, Gonzalez, and Hammel were all major contributors to the starting rotation in 2012, and all were acquired by Duquette.

Wasn't Chen being scouted by the MacPhail regime prior to Duquette taking over?

I don't know.

He was signed by Duquette.

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Every non-losing season of the last 19 years has been under Dan Duquette's direction.

I believe that MacPhail set the table.

Duquette did an excellent job seeing to it that everybody ate.

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-Typo. My point stands. He took over at the end of 2011 and 2012 we were in the playoffs. I wonder how many moves he made in that off-season?

Lots. I'll just list the main ones.

Chen.

Gonzalez.

Hammel.

Ayala.

Betemit.

In season:

McLouth.

Ford.

Saunders.

Pearce.

Thome.

There are a bunch of smaller things I'm not listing. I think the biggest thing to realize is that every single starter who pitched in the postseason was acquired by Duquette.

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Lots. I'll just list the main ones.

Chen.

Gonzalez.

Hammel.

Ayala.

Betemit.

In season:

McLouth.

Ford.

Saunders.

Pearce.

Thome.

There are a bunch of smaller things I'm not listing. I think the biggest thing to realize is that every single starter who pitched in the postseason was acquired by Duquette.

I think Dan did a heck of a job in 2012.

But that was 2012.

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I think Dan did a heck of a job in 2012.

But that was 2012.

Well, I was just answering twindenter's question. If he thinks Dan just inherited MacPhail's team and got lucky enough to win with it in 2012, he's wrong. There were so many roster moves in-season that year my head was spinning. MacPhail never did that. Now, it's SOP in Baltimore under DD to have a constant shuttle between AAA (or AA) and the majors.

As to this year, I already gave my opinions in the OP.

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If Wright, Wilson, Mancini, Walker, and Sisco are the future then I think we need to take out a second mortgage.

So you would be OK with Dan Duquette trading all 5 Players to the Yankees for Pineda or Nova?? Your blank statement puts the worth of all five at that level.

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If Wright, Wilson, Mancini, Walker, and Sisco are the future then I think we need to take out a second mortgage.

Of those you mentioned Sisco is the one who has a good chance of being a starter. We also have some other guys who the potential to be mlb starters who are currently in our minors. For Example: Ryan Mountcastle and Hunter Harvey.

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Of those you mentioned Sisco is the one who has a good chance of being a starter. We also have some other guys who the potential to be mlb starters who are currently in our minors. For Example: Ryan Mountcastle and Hunter Harvey.

A starter like Caleb?

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You think that coming off a 93 loss season in 2011 Dan was told to forgo long term strategies and win now?

I think he said when he came that there was no five year plan. That the Orioles would win right away.

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Well, I was just answering twindenter's question. If he thinks Dan just inherited MacPhail's team and got lucky enough to win with it in 2012, he's wrong. There were so many roster moves in-season that year my head was spinning. MacPhail never did that. Now, it's SOP in Baltimore under DD to have a constant shuttle between AAA (or AA) and the majors.

As to this year, I already gave my opinions in the OP.

And well thought out opinions too.

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