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For those of you looking to do some Rule 5 research instead of watching the Cowboys, Bucco Fans.com has a page full of links to information on individual teams' Rule 5 eligible players. 23 of 30 teams are represented.

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Jeff Fiorentino

This 26 year old outfielder who was left unprotected by the Orioles is an item of conversation on some blogs. As you can see from the linked stats, he had a fine year in AAA, with an OPS close to .900. He can play either RF or CF, and is viewed as a potential 4th outfielder at the major league level. His K rate is decent, and he has some power, but it’s difficult to know whether his excellent offensive stats in 2009 are a BABIP-induced anomaly or an upward trend in his career. The Orioles blog linked in this article was written before the deadline and gave something like a 50-50 chance that he might be protected, depending on what the Orioles decided to do with Felix Pie. The O’s kept Pie on the 40 man and left Fiorentino off.

I would be OK with drafting Fiorentino and letting him compete with Bouregoise and Bogusevic for a back up outfielder spot. Fiorentino is Lefthanded, by the way.

by clack on Nov 30, 2009 11:05 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

not a bad find

by timmy_ on Nov 30, 2009 3:18 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

by the way....

when I checked the Orioles’ 40 man roster, I noticed that Luke Scott is listed under the “DH” position now, rather than outfield.

by clack on Nov 30, 2009 3:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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