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3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Gary Thorne.

Keep the coaches that where let go over money.

Going toward players that are projected to be on the MLB roster.

You were all for higher minor league salaries.   Now we are the leaders in paying top dollar for minor leaguers!!!    😄

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Emory Eagle
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Already looking forward to the news the Os are claiming Diaz again.

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Saw this on twitter, lol.

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Poor Lewin Diaz.   Going through waivers again.

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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

You literally asked me and now you're calling me out for bothering to reply.

Cool!

I just thought you were going to at least make it about a specific player or something and not your list of grievances that aren't related to this at all. 

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Just now, RZNJ said:

You were all for higher minor league salaries.   Now we are the leaders in paying top dollar for minor leaguers!!!    😄

That's actually not one of my stances.

I think, particularly in the lower minors (which AAA isn't), a player shouldn't be guaranteed to make enough that they don't need to supplement their income during the offseason.

A kid playing Rookie ball will OK if he has to work at Home Depot during the offseason.

I'm sure some adjustment is in order but I'm not gung-ho on the issue.

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59 minutes ago, Brooks The Great said:

A lot of posters complained about the Diaz and O'Hearn acquisitions, but personally I think Elias used some persistence and resourcefulness to build some AAA depth at 1B (which was previously a black hole) in case of a Mountcastle injury.

Yeah, I’m all for having some AAAA guys in Norfolk who aren’t on the 40 man but could be called up in a pinch.  Good job by Elias on the margins of the roster.   I just wish he’d done more at the top.  

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1 hour ago, Brooks The Great said:

A lot of posters complained about the Diaz and O'Hearn acquisitions, but personally I think Elias used some persistence and resourcefulness to build some AAA depth at 1B (which was previously a black hole) in case of a Mountcastle injury.

I don't recall anyone complaining about Diaz. It was the redundant O'Hearn and his $1.4 million contract that made us head scratch. I'm fine with Diaz as AAA depth and even O'Hearn as AAA depth, just think his price tag and the fact you could have had the very same player with a split major/minor league contract vs unnecessarily grabbing a depth piece for that price tag. 

But hey, the Orioles ae clearly rolling in TV money, so why not throw $1.4 on a AAA depth first baseman? 

Personally I would have preferred Bassitt, Westburg and Diaz as AAA depth instead of Gibson, Frazier, and O'Hearn as AAA depth, but I'm just some internet dude. 

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3 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Personally I would have preferred Bassitt, Westburg and Diaz as AAA depth instead of Gibson, Frazier, and O'Hearn as AAA depth, but I'm just some internet dude. 

Definitely agree there. I hate the Frazier signing because it blocks Westburg and I think that's the worst thing about this offseason. However, Elias has gradually improved the team overall (on top of the addition by subtraction of Odor and Chirinos), and the O's have so many prospects coming up that the team is fairly immune to injuries (knock on wood) at most positions outside of 1B and CF. Diaz and O'Hearn have improved the 1B depth a little bit, at least. And Cowser can hopefully provide depth in case of a Mullins injury, with Hays sliding over to CF.

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14 hours ago, Hazmat said:

When will we learn the date of Darwinzon?  I’m hoping we keep him in the organization.

He was the lefty I was thinking of and wondering if he had made it through waivers. I'm assuming at this point he cleared waivers so I would imagine he would be sent to AAA and invited to spring training once everything is formally done. 

At least I think he can be sent to AAA. Not sure where he stands on whether he can elect free agency. 

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14 hours ago, Hazmat said:

When will we learn the date of Darwinzon?  I’m hoping we keep him in the organization.

They have 10 days to do something with him.  That is Feb 5th.  We might not hear until the 6th.   If he makes it through waivers I expect to see him in ST with the O's.  

Of course we could hear something sooner if he is claimed or they passed him through waivers early.

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39 minutes ago, wildcard said:

They have 10 days to do something with him.  That is Feb 5th.  We might not hear until the 6th.   If he makes it through waivers I expect to see him in ST with the O's.  

Of course we could hear something sooner if he is claimed or they passed him through waivers early.

I hope he clears. It would really solidify our LH relief depth. 

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