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This. Damn it, AM, stop trying to rob everyone and do something.

How about reading what Jayson Stark said about Baez...

Born on the Baez: But the other reliever Baltimore is dangling -- Danys Baez -- has seen his marketability plummet in the last few weeks. For one thing, his ERA was 2.11 before May 20, and it's 6.85 since. For another, clubs have red-flagged the fact that the Orioles have used him on back-to-back days exactly once all year.

"The way they're using him," said one scout, "it's almost like 'Buyer beware.'"

So you have a pitcher coming off of Tommy John surgery. He's not pitching well of late. And you expect the first GM that comes along that has expressed an interest... you expect MacPhail to make something out of nothing.

Maybe Dan O'Dowd has found a better player. Especially since they are in playoff mode.

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