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The Endy Chavez Signing and The Oriole Free Agency Strategy Thus Far

Found December 21, 2011 on Dempsey's Army: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Endy Chavez,  Jose Macias,  Matt Angle,  Kyle Hudson,  Taylor Teagarden,  Dana Eveland,  Tsuyoshi Wada,  JJ Hardy,  Mark Reynolds,  Vladimir Guerrero,  Kevin Gregg,  Albert Belle,  Miguel Tejada,  Jayson Werth
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles,  San Francisco Giants,  Washington Nationals
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The Orioles made it official and announced the signing of veteran outfielder Endy Chavez. The deal is reported to be worth $1.5M with another $500K in incentives.My enduring memory of Chavez was from a game I saw him play against the Astros in Montreal in 2003. He was manning center field for the Expos and made a couple of really nice plays defensively and stroked an RBI double to tie the game. (The Expos won in the bottom of the 10th as Jose Macias, of all people, hit a walk off homer.)He's not the fielder he was 9 years ago but he might just be the best defensive outfielder for the Orioles in 2012. His 6.6 UZR/150 score for the Rangers would have led all Oriole outfielders in 2011. His bat is not horrible and he is a decent, if not great, baserunner. As far as 4th outfielder candidates go, Matt Angle and Kyle Hudson are the only players on the roster who could fill that role and I don't think either is ready for that job in 2012 (if ever). Chavez fills a need and he is lik...
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