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Just now, SteveA said:

I was in the end zone and it was kind of nasty out there.   But like I said, the abuse was verbal, not physical.

 We were around the 40 yard line upper deck. Saw quite a few verbal butt hole but we expected to see that. Was all good.

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If the O's were going to trade for more slot money, what players do we have that would have enough value to get $250,000 to $750,000 back?  

Would someone like Richard Bleier bring back slot money?  I know he's hurt, but could he be traded in the same manner O'day was?

Joey Rickard? Would other teams look at him as an MLB piece? Donnie Hart or Gilmartin?

Maybe Trumbo if we eat some of the contract?

Some of our 2nd Tier prospects? Like a Meisinger, Phillips, Dosch, Faulkner, Rafaela type?

$250,000 for Mike Wright?, 

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1 hour ago, ScGO's said:

If the O's were going to trade for more slot money, what players do we have that would have enough value to get $250,000 to $750,000 back?  

It is not the players but the slot money remaining with other teams. that amount of remaining slot and the interest in any of the Orioles Players would be needed to consummate a deal.  If a team had/has interest in say a Chance Sisco but only have $200,000 remaining in slot money then why would you trade that player for that little of Slot Money for these international players that may or may not make it to the MLB ???  Then if you trade for that $$$ and the Marlins in turn trade for another $750,000 you start a domino effect thing of throwing away players for no reason.

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1 hour ago, thezeroes said:

It is not the players but the slot money remaining with other teams. that amount of remaining slot and the interest in any of the Orioles Players would be needed to consummate a deal.  If a team had/has interest in say a Chance Sisco but only have $200,000 remaining in slot money then why would you trade that player for that little of Slot Money for these international players that may or may not make it to the MLB ???  Then if you trade for that $$$ and the Marlins in turn trade for another $750,000 you start a domino effect thing of throwing away players for no reason.

I don't think the Marlins have room to add another 750K.

You could also take a chance and trade Sisco for the 200K in slot money and a player.

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20 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think the Marlins have room to add another 750K.

You could also take a chance and trade Sisco for the 200K in slot money and a player.

Would prefer to trade Caleb and just run with Austin Wynns next year and give Sisco another chance, so to speak. That being said, they should only trade anyone if they know a deal is in place. The O's really aren't in a position to be giving players away for nothing. 

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4 minutes ago, Santandah said:

Would prefer to trade Caleb and just run with Austin Wynns next year and give Sisco another chance, so to speak. That being said, they should only trade anyone if they know a deal is in place. The O's really aren't in a position to be giving players away for nothing. 

I only mentioned Sisco in reply to the other poster.

I was not advocating trading anyone.

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A web site out of Florida yesterday said Gaston is all but delivered to the Marlins.  He was offered a contract previously that was pulled but now they supposedly are interested in signing him again. Gaston publicly has said he wants to sign with them according to some writers down there. Please scroll down to the Alex Carver comments;

https://www.fishstripes.com/2018/10/12/17951576/marlins-2018-2019-offseason-roundtable-debate-victor-victor-mesa-free-agent-jt-realmuto-trade

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