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Just now, Can_of_corn said:

Zoellner ended up being 750 so I'd rather wait to see if they give official word.  I still haven't seen how much slot money they sent over for Jackson.

Turned out that was about a previous deal that we still owed the Phillies for.  Not really about Zoellner at all.

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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Zoellner ended up being 750 so I'd rather wait to see if they give official word.  I still haven't seen how much slot money they sent over for Jackson.

I thought it was reported that the Jackson deal was $250K in slot money.  No?

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1 minute ago, Number5 said:

Turned out that was about a previous deal that we still owed the Phillies for.  Not really about Zoellner at all.

I'm aware.  I'd still rather not just assume it's 250.

Just now, Number5 said:

I thought it was reported that the Jackson deal was $250K in slot money.  No?

If it was I missed it.

Honestly I would think it would have been for more.

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7 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

It'd be cool if it were Straily and someone not named Wright.  

I understand your premise, however Jackson should have some upside.  Wright doesn't. 

At this point I am guessing that Wright has nude photos of Angelos (I thought of it so you had to visualize it!) or something because there's no reason he's still on an MLB roster.  

I would love for Wright to be DFA but I don't think it makes any sense right now once you look at it reasonably. The O's need pitchers. The pitchers that would probably replace Wright clearly weren't ready for the majors last year and their development is more important than having an extra infielder with a lowish upside. Chances are Wright won't make it all year because he sucks. But they're about to play like 20 games in a row with a pretty poor rotation. No one's arm needs to fall off this early.

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1 minute ago, LTO's said:

I would love for Wright to be DFA but I don't think it makes any sense right now once you look at it reasonably. The O's need pitchers. The pitchers that would probably replace Wright clearly weren't ready for the majors last year and their development is more important than having an extra infielder with a lowish upside. Chances are Wright won't make it all year because he sucks. But they're about to play like 20 games in a row with a pretty poor rotation. No one's arm needs to fall off this early.

I get it, I really do.  But I'd rather be looking at other pitchers that have some upside here instead of Wright.  Wright has proven to be terrible, time and time again.  I agree with your take that Wright won't make it all year, if that's the case DFA him and bring in someone else from the minors who had a respectable spring.

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13 minutes ago, LTO's said:

He's about to be 26 years old. He is for sure a middling prospect if he even is one at all. He's got a good glove and he broke camp because of his versatility. Nothing else.

That isn't what you said. You said he was middling at best at AA, which he demonstrably wasn't. Whether he is a middling prospect is a different issue, although he is ranked 25th by MLB.com pipeline. It is certainly possible that he blossoms into a solid bench player or below average starter, which isn't nothing. I would have rather have Jackson than Hanser Alberto, but it is a close call.

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