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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 10438065)

Glass half full (pun intended): maybe they want to see their team make the playoffs at least once before they sell.

Highly doubt it.

Glass has no intention of selling and never will. He just wants to appease the masses by saying he'd be interested.

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Originally Posted by Three7s (Post 10438044)

Looks like more AAAA fodder.

Maybe, but he has some positives -

6'3", 200 lbs - switch hitter (hits better as LHB) - steals bases - plays outfield and infield, only 25 years old.

See what he can do.

Again as you say maybe AAAA but worth taking a look.

Side note - After this season Astros released him from their 40 man roster, Marlins claimed him and then designated for assignment, Baltimore claimed and then designated for assignment two days later, now the Royals turn.

I suspect they might bring Paredes to camp, see who performs best out of he and Ciriaco/Falu, and go into the season with that guy as their UTIL.

POP/speed from MI guys is hard to find... pretty much no risk here, with a fair amount of upside.

I think Christian Colon will also be given a chance for that role.

Irving Falu is now in the Brewers organization.

Since it's President's Day...
Flashback to 1980!

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Originally Posted by Wilson8 (Post 10438127)

I think Christian Colon will also be given a chance for that role.

Irving Falu is now in the Brewers organization.

Good point.

The season needs to start. I'm pumped.

Five minutes after this interview concluded, his back stiffened. He hopes to be back to work by June 1st.

http://tinyurl.com/mm5tzue

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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 10438136)

Since it's President's Day...
Flashback to 1980!

I remember they sold those in the K Marts that summer. And T shirts too if I remember right? Did you buy one?

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 10438174)

I remember they sold those in the K Marts that summer. And T shirts too if I remember right? Did you buy one?

Had a bumper sticker. Wish I knew what I did with it.

Looking like Ubaldo is headed to Baltimore at 4/$48M. That's probably the absolute ceiling for Santana now as well. Kinda funny to look back at the talk in November (whether it was true or rumor we'll never know) about he and his agent wanting a deal for $100M plus.

From MLB.com when Baltimore Oriloles picked him up -

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SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles claimed utility man Jimmy Paredes off waivers from the Marlins on Saturday.

The Marlins claimed Paredes off waivers in November and designated him for assignment on Feb. 7.

Paredes, 25, should compete for a spot on the Orioles' bench this spring. The switch-hitter has played parts of three Major League seasons with the Astros, posting a combined .234/.274/.311 batting line with three home runs, 31 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 118 games.

Paredes has primarily played right field in the Majors but has also seen time at second and third base. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder also played shortstop, center field and left field in the Minors.

Signed by the Yankees in 2006, Paredes was traded to Houston along with reliever Mark Melancon in exchange for Lance Berkman before the 2010 non-waiver Trade Deadline. Over parts of seven seasons in the Minors, Paredes hit .289/.324/.428 with 44 homers and 276 RBIs in 601 games.

At Oklahoma City over 2 seasons - 56 games in OF, 105 games at 2B, 20 games 3B, 20 games at SS and 8 at DH.

Seems versatile enough

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Orioles Nearing Deal With Ubaldo Jimenez
By Jeff Todd [February 17 at 5:20pm CST]

The Orioles are working to finalize a deal with free agent starter Ubaldo Jimenez, reports MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko (via Twitter). The contract under consideration is believed to be for four years and $48MM.

Jimenez, 30, is one of the premier remaining available free agents. He checked in at 11th on the top fifty free agent list of MLBTR's Tim Dierkes. As MLBTR's Steve Adams argued in his breakdown of Jimenez's free agent case, the big righty looked good for a three-year, $39MM deal but could plausibly command another guaranteed year that would bring him into the range of Edwin Jackson's four-year, $52MM contract.

For the Orioles, the addition of Jimenez would represent a massive shift in the off-season's complexion. Recent signee Suk-min Yoon and reliever Ryan Webb are the only players that the O's have inked to multi-year deals to date, and both players received guarantees of less than $6MM. Baltimore has been tied to numberous players to date, and nearly landed reliever Grant Balfour on a two-year, $15MM pact, but has yet to pull the trigger on a major acquisition.

If Jimenez does indeed sign with the Orioles, his new employer would be required to sacrifice the 17th overall choice in the 2014 amateur draft. Meanwhile, the Indians -- Jimenez's former club -- would add a sandwich-round compensation pick.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/0...o-jimenez.html

I was hoping to get that draft pick from Baltimore for Santana.

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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 10438173)

Five minutes after this interview concluded, his back stiffened. He hopes to be back to work by June 1st.

http://tinyurl.com/mm5tzue

JFC, enough already with your obsession with Mike Sweeney. The way you constantly go on and on about him, I'm starting to think he must have ass raped your wife.