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Should the O's try and acquire Coco Crisp if he passes thru waivers?

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I think I'm just blinded by all the clutch hits Crisp has had against us over the years. Whenever he comes to the plate with runners in scoring position, I just know he's going to get a hit, or at least he always seems to. But I guess when I put everything into perspective, he's probably not worth it unless we know for sure he won't vest the option and we can just buy him out after the season. Although I do kind of like the idea of trading Ubaldo for Crisp since the contracts are basically the same for 2017, assuming Crisp's option vests.

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I think I'm just blinded by all the clutch hits Crisp has had against us over the years. Whenever he comes to the plate with runners in scoring position, I just know he's going to get a hit, or at least he always seems to. But I guess when I put everything into perspective, he's probably not worth it unless we know for sure he won't vest the option and we can just buy him out after the season. Although I do kind of like the idea of trading Ubaldo for Crisp since the contracts are basically the same for 2017, assuming Crisp's option vests.

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I think you are. I won't be as harsh as others but remember he won't be able to hit against our pitching. He is an oriole killer.

This would be the type of player we could trade Ubaldo for.

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