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I like that he didn't feel any obligation to try and make the picks work. He picked them, got a good look at them and decided to go elsewhere.

Moose Milligan
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An Orioles GM who isn't jumping through his own @$$#*%! to keep Rule 5 picks.  Never thought I'd see the day.

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I think this is a good sign for the Orioles and it’s fans. Using the latest technological tools and two of the brightest minds in baseball, it has been decided to return these two. They were not going

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26 minutes ago, interloper said:

I'm a little disappointed by this. I would have liked to have kept Rucker for sure in the bullpen. But I guess they feel like they really need the roster flexibility. 

He must have his reasons.

Glad to see they arent going to just keep any rule 5 guy, that guy has to earn it.

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I thought Rucker looked good. I'm a little surprised but pitching is a strength of the system so I guess I can see how they might just want to go with our guys. I wonder if that's a sign that Akin, Lowther, and/or Kremer might be up a little earlier than we thought. 

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30 minutes ago, interloper said:

I'm a little disappointed by this. I would have liked to have kept Rucker for sure in the bullpen. But I guess they feel like they really need the roster flexibility. 

Or they decided that there are a lot of 35 (current) 45 (potential) rated pitchers they could find by other means that don't require keeping them on the roster all year.

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1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

I thought Rucker looked good. I'm a little surprised but pitching is a strength of the system so I guess I can see how they might just want to go with our guys. I wonder if that's a sign that Akin, Lowther, and/or Kremer might be up a little earlier than we thought. 

I'd add Zimmermann to that list too.  I expect he is the second man behind Akin.  I think Akin has an outside shot to crack the rotation and if he does not then I expect him up very early in the season. 

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4 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

I thought Rucker looked good. I'm a little surprised but pitching is a strength of the system so I guess I can see how they might just want to go with our guys. I wonder if that's a sign that Akin, Lowther, and/or Kremer might be up a little earlier than we thought. 

The lineups these guys have been facing are no were near what the O's will have to face after the season begins.   They appear to be months away from the majors IMO.   There has to be something else happening here.

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44 minutes ago, Big Mac said:

I'd add Zimmermann to that list too.  I expect he is the second man behind Akin.  I think Akin has an outside shot to crack the rotation and if he does not then I expect him up very early in the season. 

He may be first the way he's been pitching. If he goes down to AAA and outperforms Akin, I could see him first up.

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Well that explains why Bailey wasn't starting yesterday. I guess I'm a little surprised, especially with Rucker after seeing his one appearance that was on TV, but wasn't all that impressed with Bailey's stuff. Still, call me a little surprised they pulled the trigger with such a lack of depth in the rotation. 

Guess Eshlemen, who had some of the worse trackman analytics, may actually have a legitimate chance to start the season with the Orioles now. This basically cements Milone and LeBLanc on the team in some kind of role, but most likely both will be the 4th and 5th starters behind Cobb, Means and Wojo.

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3 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Well that explains why Bailey wasn't starting yesterday. I guess I'm a little surprised, especially with Rucker after seeing his one appearance that was on TV, but wasn't all that impressed with Bailey's stuff. Still, call me a little surprised they pulled the trigger with such alack of depth in the rotation. 

Maybe he's encouraged by the pitching depth on the doorstop.

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