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NOOOOOOOO! Reimold for Bartlett? Say it ain't so!

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I agree this would not be a smart trade...But I am going to play devil's advocate here for a moment.

Let's say the Orioles really have a low opinion of Reimold, for one reason or another..Maybe its his attitude(which shouldn't be the case but who knows what is going on behind the scenes), maybe they see him as a DH only..Maybe they think his achilles is going to be a constant issue...Whatever the reason is, let's just assume for the moment that the Orioles are determined to trade Reimold.

So, the question is, coming off of a terrible year emotionally, physically and at the plate, what is Reimold's value? It has to be very little..Of course, this is why you keep him but that's for a different post.

So, if they have shopped him and the best thing they can get for him is Bartlett, does the trade make more sense in that scenario?

Absolutely there are potentially reasons why this trade isn't so bad. And there are other moves that can make this make more sense.

And if we are getting a legit prospect in the package it would make sense.

But given what we do know, which isn't much, this is a bad trade.

I don't think we can really evaluate this in full until all the cards have been played. But in a vacuum, this isn't a good trade.

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I agree this would not be a smart trade...But I am going to play devil's advocate here for a moment.

Let's say the Orioles really have a low opinion of Reimold, for one reason or another..Maybe its his attitude(which shouldn't be the case but who knows what is going on behind the scenes), maybe they see him as a DH only..Maybe they think his achilles is going to be a constant issue...Whatever the reason is, let's just assume for the moment that the Orioles are determined to trade Reimold.

So, the question is, coming off of a terrible year emotionally, physically and at the plate, what is Reimold's value? It has to be very little..Of course, this is why you keep him but that's for a different post.

So, if they have shopped him and the best thing they can get for him is Bartlett, does the trade make more sense in that scenario?

This is exactly how I see it. I'm not excited by this trade but I would want the Orioles to get something of value for a guy they might believe isn't going to help the team in the future.

If they're wrong, they're wrong. We're going to have to make some personel mistakes along the way if we're going to get better.

I might be higher on Pie right now than most so I like the opportunity it looks like he's going to be given.

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Because Valentine saw him up close and over more games than anyone in any MLB Intl Scouting Department.

As his manager right? Don't you think that a guy's former manager would only have good things to say about him?

Also, we're talking about one opinion that flies in the face of countless others that say the guy can't play SS. If you're a ML FO, who do you trust: your scouting department or a former manager who works for ESPN?

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The worst thing a fan can do is overrate their own prospects.

Do you think any of the fans of the 29 other MLB teams perceive Nolan Reimold as a valuable piece?

I'm a fan of this. First off it gives Pie a chance to play full time who I believe has much more upside/potential than Nolan.

I like Nolan a lot but we NEED a SS. Bartlett is lengths and valleys better than Izturis.

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