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Per Jeff Z: O's in serious talks for JJ Hardy!

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So Jeff Z was wrong?

This is just getting ridiculous! He said she said all day long!

Eh, I think people are just overreacting to a lot of these things.

It's likely that the front offices of BAL and MIN had a closed-door sit down today and talked a lot about a possible Hardy deal, but for various reasons, including the Nishioka situation being unsettled, no deal was ever close.

In that regard, both Jeff Z and Britt would be correct.

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I would rather be in the same situation going forward with the possibility of getting someone who's actually good rather than Bartlett. Plus, I doubt it will be that hard to sign Bartlett next year if that's what they want to do.

Yes, Hardy is greatly preferred, and even if we don't get him, he may be a FA next off-season.

Completely understandable stance.

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So we shouldn't try to improve at SS? You're happy with Izturis?

That's not at all what I'm saying. All I'm trying to relay, is that we've made one trade for the leading strikeout hitter in all of baseball, and everyone is ready to give MacPhail a passing grade for this offseason. We need that HIGH PROFILE 1st base addition, or in my opinion this offseason has been a failure. At least sign Vlad or Thome before we are completely out of options and Scott has to play 1st. ("Lord let's hope not")

My biggest gripe, is that shortstop is being put in the immediate, and 1st base is being put on the back burner. There were like 6 decent 1st baseman out there available, and now they are dropping like flies. Good to know that Andy MacPhail has put this shortstop trade and Koji, above the real pressing issues. I'd much rather have to settle for Izturis at short, knowing that we've added enough at 1st base and DH to pick up his lower batting abilities.

Just a thought.

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