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3 hours ago, Frobby said:

Buck would be committing managerial malpractice if Hardy played enough games to get 600 PA.    He needs some days off even if he's close to 100% healthy this year.    So, I don't expect his option to vest.    However, if he puts up a 2+ WAR season, I expect the O's to exercise his option.   

I agree that he shouldn't be anywhere near those PAs...but when Hardy was not on the DL that is exactly how Buck played him and he has done the same with other veteran starters. I don't really expect his option to vest, but I wouldn't rule it out. 

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7 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

I agree that he shouldn't be anywhere near those PAs...but when Hardy was not on the DL that is exactly how Buck played him and he has done the same with other veteran starters. I don't really expect his option to vest, but I wouldn't rule it out. 

Aside from his 42-game DL stint, Buck gave Hardy five games off during the season.   Figure an extra two games off if he'd been healthy in that DL stint, and that would be 155 games played.   Even that little rest would probably keep him under 600 PA, but I'd prefer to see Hardy playing only 150 games or so even if he's healthy.  

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