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8 minutes ago, clapdiddy said:

I'm not a fan of anyone involved in domestic abuse.   Agree with what @Aglets states above.   This would be a very disappointing signing in a number of ways. 

Agreed.  Like Chapman, he would be very hard to root for.  It would be nice to see the Orioles target good players who aren't abusers

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In my line of work, I have seen some guys get second chances and have it work and I have also seen the opposite.  Its hard to judge this situation without many facts.

If I had to guess, this guy was probably physically abused as a kid and probably watched him mom get abused.  He probably turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism.  With that being said, I am not sure if he can or has made enough progress that I would be comfortable with him on the O's.  Alcoholism and Domestic Violence are very scary.  

I trust Elias to do his due dilligence and wont throw a fit if this signing happens, although I will always feel uncomfortable.

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Here's the ESPN report from a few months ago when he voluntarily went into treatment.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38123492/yankees-domingo-german-enters-inpatient-treatment-alcohol-abuse

The 2021-2023 Yankees took him back, and it doesn't appear this past summer any terrible behaviors accompanied him trying for better self-care.    I'm sure each Club is doing their diligence carefully here.    

For the '24 Orioles, I think reported interest in a player of this type is a clue Tyler Wells and DL Hall are relievers.      If many pitchers are somewhere between Kyle Gibson and Felix Bautista on a SP-RP football field, I think Domingo German the pitcher is closer to the SP end zone than Tyler Wells.

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51 minutes ago, interloper said:

Thankfully, Roch says no in his Christmas Eve blog:

"They also aren’t a finalist for or in on former Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán."

I thought it was interesting he said they’re still looking for a Burnes/Cease level acquisition, but may settle for less. His post speculated they may be active this week despite it usually being quiet. It didn’t seem informed by any inside information or anything, just speculation. 

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