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Here's my two cents.

I think its great that Trey is willing to learn other positions, to allow more flexibility for his being used in the big leagues.

However, it takes real game play to learn the outfield and not shagging flies in warmups. If this org was seriously considering using him at all in the outfield. The time for OJT is already here.

With first base already being held down by slugger Chris Davis, Mancini said he prepares himself to earn a spot down the road as an outfielder while he is doing pregame warmups with the Tides.

"During batting practice, I'm always in the first group. So I go to the outfield and run after fly balls during groups two and three. I've always liked doing that," Mancini said.

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Taking balls during BP is one of the best ways to track balls off the bat and learn spin and angles. I often took BP first, like Mancini talks about, because I wanted the practice of making reads off hitter's bats. It's a close second to actual live play.

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Here's my two cents.

I think its great that Trey is willing to learn other positions, to allow more flexibility for his being used in the big leagues.

However, it takes real game play to learn the outfield and not shagging flies in warmups. If this org was seriously considering using him at all in the outfield. The time for OJT is already here.

Maybe the best thing is him to be traded. He has no future in

Baltimore. With CD at 1st for the next 7 years. IMO

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    Maybe the best thing is him to be traded. He has no future in

    Baltimore. With CD at 1st for the next 7 years. IMO

    I can see him at DH. We go cheap there with no Alvarez or Trumbo and then we can afford Manny. We go with Sisco at catcher instead of Weiters and we can afford Schoop.

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    Sisco isn't ready for the bigs, so what do you in the mean time?

    Sisco's bat might be ready. I don't think the's guys are as blocked as we think they are. Trumbo, MW, P.Alvarez and Reimold are FA's after this year. Kim the following year. There is a lot of value in having just one of them be a cheap DH for 6+ years.

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    Sisco's bat might be ready. I don't think the's guys are as blocked as we think they are. Trumbo, MW, P.Alvarez and Reimold are FA's after this year. Kim the following year. There is a lot of value in having just one of them be a cheap DH for 6+ years.

    Thats a big if, but okay, so I buy the bat is ready.

    Sisco cant play DH, if Mancini is already up here in that position.

    Bats are great, but, you need some that can play the field.

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    Sisco's bat might be ready. I don't think the's guys are as blocked as we think they are. Trumbo, MW, P.Alvarez and Reimold are FA's after this year. Kim the following year. There is a lot of value in having just one of them be a cheap DH for 6+ years.

    Well - there you go. Of course I have less anticipation of those teams being as strong as this. So if they gotta go? They gotta go.

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    I can see him at DH. We go cheap there with no Alvarez or Trumbo and then we can afford Manny. We go with Sisco at catcher instead of Weiters and we can afford Schoop.

    It's cheaper to get a Dh then it is a starting pitcher in free agency next year so if you can get a cost controlled starter in a package with him you move him.

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    Sisco's bat might be ready. I don't think the's guys are as blocked as we think they are. Trumbo, MW, P.Alvarez and Reimold are FA's after this year. Kim the following year. There is a lot of value in having just one of them be a cheap DH for 6+ years.

    I'm not a huge fan of having our hitting prospects skip Norfolk entirely. I'd like Sisco to have success there for 2-3 months before we put him in the majors. We've seen a number of players who had good AA stats who didn't pan out as major league hitters, but if they can hold their own in Norfolk, I feel much more confident.

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