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Orioles sign Jesus Aguilar to minor league contract, added to taxi squad

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1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

He would be a bench guy who could play all over the infield. I guess they think a veteran bat is better down the stretch.

I don't think they want to add Westburg to the 40 man this season.    He does not have to be protected his off season.  Agulliar is someone that will just to DFA'd after the season.

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Nothing wrong with this. Replaces Nevin. 

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I'd rather add Westburg than Aquilar honestly. Aquilar provides power, but he's been hitting the ball like Mountcastle lately. Basically we added 2nd half Mountcastle with no defensive value.

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I like my neighbors 5 year old kid with a wiffle ball bat over Nevin.  

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This is yet another warning to Mountcastle. He's going to lose a few ABs to Henderson (along with Odor and Urias), but if Aguilar is activated, Mountcastle may be relegated to a part-time player until he gets going again. Honestly, a break may be helpful to allow him to reset. 

This is definitely an indictment on Mountcastle.

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3 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

He has 2500 ML PA.  He doesn’t need to go to AAA.

He’s either going to suck or you catch lightning in a bottle for a few weeks.

He has been sucking for a while now.  He needs regular at bats to start hitting well.  He is probably not going to get that with the O's.  Sending him to AAA and letting him play is probably the best way to get his bat going.

They probably signed him to a minor league contract for a reason.

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7 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

He would be a bench guy who could play all over the infield. I guess they think a veteran bat is better down the stretch.

I think the infield is covered with Urias and Gunnar’s versatility. 
 

He may hit .150 but I like the move. 

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2 minutes ago, wildcard said:

He has been sucking for a while now.  He needs regular at bats to start hitting well.  He is probably not going to get that with the O's.  Sending him to AAA and letting him play is probably the best way to get his bat going.

They probably signed him to a minor league contract for a reason.

He isn’t headed to Cleveland not to be put on the team. He was signed to minor league deal to avoid a roster move today. For all we know he may not be there yet. They couldn’t add 2 players today. One had to wait. 
 

I can’t see him coming here to go to AAA. He is already getting paid.  

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4 minutes ago, wildcard said:

He has been sucking for a while now.  He needs regular at bats to start hitting well.  He is probably not going to get that with the O's.  Sending him to AAA and letting him play is probably the best way to get his bat going.

They probably signed him to a minor league contract for a reason.

I mean, I guess they could send him down but I don’t know what good it will do.  I would rather have him up here working with the hitting coaches here.

Otoh, I don’t really want him at all and don’t see much sense in signing him.

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26 minutes ago, wildcard said:

I can see signing him to a minor league contract but I don't get putting him on the taxi squad.   Seems like they would send him to Norfolk to get him bat going.   They don't have to add him to the roster right away.

Looks like he and DL Hall will be the two Sept 1 additions tomorrow when the roster expands to 28.

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I don't think they want to add Westburg to the 40 man this season.    He does not have to be protected his off season.  Agulliar is someone that will just to DFA'd after the season.

That's a valid point. No need to burn a 40-man spot for him this offseason for a few PAs here and there. I really was just trying to think of a guy I'd rather have. I guess he's better than Nevin.

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31 minutes ago, wildcard said:

I don't think they want to add Westburg to the 40 man this season.    He does not have to be protected his off season.  Agulliar is someone that will just to DFA'd after the season.

Yep, especially with having to add so many for Rule 5 protection. 

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12 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

I called this earlier.  He has a darn near career OPS of .800 vs LHP.  With Gunnar up it makes Nevin redundant.  Aguilar is a guy that has playoff experience, and could just need a change of scenery.  

Yeah I really dig this move. He was good as recently as last season, and still managed to hit some dingers this year. For the cost (basically nothing) you might as well take a look. Adds another interesting veteran presence and a guy who is a pure 1B. 

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