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1 minute ago, LookinUp said:

O's also send cash to Seattle.

[Edit: This is per Roch. Not sure why I cannot embed the tweet.]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> announce have acquired OF Seth Smith from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for RHP Yovani Gallardo and cash considerations.</p>&mdash; Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/817433171436380161">January 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Just now, weams said:

Duquette: "Seth Smith brings veteran leadership, experience and an accomplished bat to the Orioles. We look forward to him contributing to the 2017 Club"

Smith is a fairly solid OBP guy, too, which we were dearly missing. .344 on his career.

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