[Damian Rey 2.0]

Originally Posted by Droford The Indians blog I read wants him back because he projects out to a Victor Martinez type player and he's only 22. They figured the Orioles figured they could stash him on the DL due to a shoulder surgery he had in December to satisfy the rule 5 25 man roster requirement and because the surgery wasn't a major one like previously thought he's healthy and won't be going to the dl barring another injury. But no way he goes back to Cleveland. The Orioles can use a backup OF with his potential in the future and they've never shyed away from using a roster spot for a rule 5 player before (mist famous being Flaherty from the Cubs in 2011 he's still a bench player) OF Trumbo Jones Kim Smith IF Davis Schoop Hardy Machafo Flaherty C Castillo Joseph SP Tillman Gausman Bundy Jimenez Miley RP Britton Oday Givens Brach Hart There's 4 slots open for RP and utility players so there's a spot for Santander at least. And Jones had 29 hr in 152 games last year and 27 in 137 in 2015. He's a 30 hr guy when he doesn't miss games (32 in 2012 in 162 and 33 in 2013 in 160).

So the Indians blog not written by the Indians want him back? Great. Lmao Victor Martinez. Per mlb.com, real scouts rate him as an average regular at best. AT BEST. That's assuming he develops.

Likelihood is he's gonna set sent back because the Orioles think they can compete and having a dead bat on the roster who is maybe a backup outfielder long-term is a wasted roster spot for them.

But ok. He projects to be a Victor Martinez type. Based on a blog. Sure.