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Worst Oriole Ever

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Jose Morban. Hit .142 with a .412 OPS, then had an OPS in the low .600s for Frederick the next year. Simply wasn't anything like a major league player. If not for the Rule 5 silliness he might not have been in AA the year he was an Oriole.

I never understood why we had the stupidity of picking him up and putting him on the ML roster for the rest of the season. Who - in God's name - thought this guy was worthy of spot?

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Jose Morban. Hit .142 with a .412 OPS, then had an OPS in the low .600s for Frederick the next year. Simply wasn't anything like a major league player. If not for the Rule 5 silliness he might not have been in AA the year he was an Oriole.

This was going to be my pick. Pretty much every one of his at bats was a "wow" at bat when he was on the team. And not wow in a good way. Always wondered why he was picked up in the first place, quite the. blunder.

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This was going to be my pick. Pretty much every one of his at bats was a "wow" at bat when he was on the team. And now wow in a good way. Always wondered why he was picked up in the first place, quite the. blunder.

And IIRC, didn't he homer in his first at bat and then didn't get a hit for like 4 weeks?

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