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1 hour ago, wildcard said:

Add Tate and Cervanka

Subtract Wright, Susac, Beckham, Hart and Vielma

I'd hold up on Hart and Vielma (unless they'd agree to milb contracts).  I feel like Hart was mismanaged and we need all the defensive SS options we can get.

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1 hour ago, ScGO's said:

I'd hold up on Hart and Vielma (unless they'd agree to milb contracts).  I feel like Hart was mismanaged and we need all the defensive SS options we can get.

Hart is a LOOGY which gives him limited value.   Plus the O's have some depth at lefties with Bleier, Fry, Scott in short relief and if they don't make the rotation Means and Rogers as long relief candidates.   Then there is Akin who could be in the majors with a good first half at AAA.  Gilmartin was just resigned to a minor league contract.  Also Luis Gonzalez may not be protected  in the Rule 5 but its a big question if any one thinks he could stay on the major league roster for 90 days.  He will be 27 in January.   There are 8 lefties that may be ahead of Hart (28) at this point because he is a LOOGY on a rebuilding team.

After being injured almost all season I don't know that Vielma needs to be kept on the major league roster.   He could be resigned to a minor league contract.

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On 11/3/2018 at 11:25 AM, ScGO's said:

I'd hold up on Hart and Vielma (unless they'd agree to milb contracts).  I feel like Hart was mismanaged and we need all the defensive SS options we can get.

How do you feel Hart was mismanaged? He faced more lefties than righties last year, and lefties still hit .333 with a .948 OPS against him.

At this point Hart isn't even a LOOGY. He's a LNOGY (left-handed no-out guy).

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5 hours ago, PaulFolk said:

How do you feel Hart was mismanaged? He faced more lefties than righties last year, and lefties still hit .333 with a .948 OPS against him.

At this point Hart isn't even a LOOGY. He's a LNOGY (left-handed no-out guy).

Thank you. He is the worst player on a 40 man roster in all of baseball. Worse than Chris Davis. 

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