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MonsterPike
Wonder what’s the long hold up with Soler? Didn’t take Concepcion & Cespedes this long.
Paul Shailor
With the recent Fauxto and Nunez incidents it is probably harder to fake a name/age now. So that could be the reason.
jjs91
I think they want the new cba to be in effect before someone can sign him
Jeff 30
The holdup with Soler is that he has not yet established residency in the DR. You must first be a legal resident of another country (other than Cuba) before being allowed to come to the US and be a free agent.
If I’m not mistaken, Cespedes and Concepcion had a headstart on Soler in this process.
MonsterPike
Yeah, I know they need residency. Just seems like it’s been taking forever is all. Didn’t know those other guys had a head start on the process & didn’t know if there was something holding up that process or not.
Rabbitov
The Orioles are literally losing games now because they are unwilling to cut Gregg. Good job Duke.
MaineSox
Better chance at the top draft pick :/
Rabbitov
Only because I probably won’t be able to say this in a week:
You are a lot closer to it than we are 😉
Lefty
I was reading what you said about the Duke and how you thanked him for his service so far and I am thinking this.
Since it’s the 20 year anniversary Camden Yards, maybe MASN or the Orioles themselves could arrange a contest or a raffle for a “Day with Duquette”. We could get an “Inside” look at the day to day operations of a “Big League” club such as the Orioles. The only problem is, if I won, it would wind up being “Five Minutes” with Duquette because I would question him and Showalter as to what exactly they are doing. They wouldn’t like the line of questioning. That’s one one major reason as to why I didn’t apply for the PA announcer job at OPACY.
As the announcer, I would ad lib too much and say such things like: Now entering the game # 63 Kevin Gregg…. “Boooooooo” or There’s Dan Duquette and Peter Angelos in the owner’s suite “Booooo”. My gig as PA announcer would have been short lived.
Rabbitov
Lefty, it is my lifelong dream to find a way to lock you and Angelos in a room together.
MaineSox
Haha, touché
rodcannon
Meanwhile, Le Tigres still wish they hadn’t traded Smoltz for Doyle Alexander in 1987.
Paul Shailor
I live in metro detroit and it is hilarious to see tigers’ fans reason that trade out and say it worked out. Its like guys we didnt win the WS, yea he pitched well but overall the team would have been just the same had they kept smoltz. Now if Doyle had led us to a WS in 87 then yes I would say it was worth it(maybe) but still Smoltz was a top pitcher for his generation and a future hall of famer.
inleylandwetrust
Totally forgot about Soler
KyleB
I did to. I would love to put him in the Rangers farm, but with the new CBA it probably won’t happen.
Steve
Kevin Gregg should be forced to give the Orioles a refund!