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48 minutes ago, wildcard said:

I will be disappointed if they don't protect Cervenka.   I think he could be taken in the Rule 5 draft if unprotected.  He just finished his age 25 season.  Turned 26 in August.   He showed a good all around game.   Good arm,  decent defense,  some power,  some ability to hit with  runners in scoring position, he had an excellent offensive July with  a 1193 OPS.

I think Elias will want to see Wilkerson and Valera.   They both have options left and would be good utility candidates.

Would @Moose Milligan consider this response "pearl clutching"?  I get what you are saying WC, but who would take a AA catcher to serve as backup?  That is the gamble.  And could he last the entire campaign?

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1 minute ago, bobmc said:

Would @Moose Milligan consider this response "pearl clutching"?  I get what you are saying WC, but who would take a AA catcher to serve as backup?  That is the gamble.  And could he last the entire campaign?

It's not pearl clutching, there's not enough disappointment.   Cervenka sounds like a good catcher and we need all the talent we can get but unfortunately can't keep everyone.  Good news here is that the O's future (I think) doesn't hinge on a 26 year old AA catcher.

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1 hour ago, wildcard said:

I will be disappointed if they don't protect Cervenka.   I think he could be taken in the Rule 5 draft if unprotected.  He just finished his age 25 season.  Turned 26 in August.   He showed a good all around game.   Good arm,  decent defense,  some power,  some ability to hit with  runners in scoring position, he had an excellent offensive July with  a 1193 OPS.

I think Elias will want to see Wilkerson and Valera.   They both have options left and would be good utility candidates.

I truly know nothing about the inside of Mike Elias' brain. So I would not begin to suppose who he might have a fetish for. But I doubt it is any of the older dudes at this juncture. 

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6 minutes ago, weams said:

I truly know nothing about the inside of Mike Elias' brain. So I would not begin to suppose who he might have a fetish for. But I doubt it is any of the older dudes at this juncture. 

Bbbbbut he did say that someone on the roster today or in the minors will be here when this team makes the playoffs.  He said that!  And he did say that he will be leaning heavily on the current staff to inform him also so fetishes or not, he will be informed.  ?

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22 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

It's not pearl clutching, there's not enough disappointment.   Cervenka sounds like a good catcher and we need all the talent we can get but unfortunately can't keep everyone.  Good news here is that the O's future (I think) doesn't hinge on a 26 year old AA catcher.

I find it nearly impossible to believe that another major league team will select an unprotected Orioles player in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft.   Our system simply isn’t that deep.   The last Oriole I recall being selected was Steve Johnson in 2009, and he was returned halfway through spring training.    

Edit — since then, Pat Egan and Pedro Beato we’re drafted in 2010, and Ji-Man Choi was drafted in 2015.    Egan was returned.   I believe Choi was offered back and we declined.   

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I find it nearly impossible to believe that another major league team will select an unprotected Orioles player in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft.   Our system simply isn’t that deep.   The last Oriole I recall being selected was Steve Johnson in 2010, and he was returned halfway through spring training.    

That's good info, I didn't realize that.

I mean, if I were picking rule 5 players for another team, I'd pick an Orioles prospect just to see the OH get riled up.  And then go "sike" and send him back, only to discover that the OH didn't really want him in the first place.

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3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

That's good info, I didn't realize that.

I mean, if I were picking rule 5 players for another team, I'd pick an Orioles prospect just to see the OH get riled up.  And then go "sike" and send him back, only to discover that the OH didn't really want him in the first place.

And with Cervenka, we do have the entire nation of the Czech Republic awaiting that decision also, amirite?  First one evuh - the Cespedes BBQ crew will be on that like flies on dumpsters.

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4 minutes ago, bobmc said:

Bbbbbut he did say that someone on the roster today or in the minors will be here when this team makes the playoffs.  He said that!  And he did say that he will be leaning heavily on the current staff to inform him also so fetishes or not, he will be informed.  ?

How old is Grayson Rodriguez.  Or D.L.  Or Gilbert Machado!

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2 minutes ago, bobmc said:

And with Cervenka, we do have the entire nation of the Czech Republic awaiting that decision also, amirite?  First one evuh - the Cespedes BBQ crew will be on that like flies on dumpsters.

I do not believe Cervenka would be drafted or be able to tick this season. 

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5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I find it nearly impossible to believe that another major league team will select an unprotected Orioles player in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft.   Our system simply isn’t that deep.   The last Oriole I recall being selected was Steve Johnson in 2009, and he was returned halfway through spring training.    

100%. The only players teams are going to want are the ones from OTHER farm systems that we traded for last year, like Tate.

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I find it nearly impossible to believe that another major league team will select an unprotected Orioles player in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft.   Our system simply isn’t that deep.   The last Oriole I recall being selected was Steve Johnson in 2009, and he was returned halfway through spring training.    

This. Thanks. 

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