Nat's and O's - 2010 MLB Season

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by dmek25

well, i do realize money talks. and to avoid arbitration as long as they can, makes sense. i understand this

Especially when Scott Boras is his agent. The O's did similar things with Matt Wieters. It's just makes good sense in baseball, unless you're the Rays.

They held Longoria in the minors and then extended him as soon as he came up. 1 month in AA/AAA ball didn't make that kid a better player, you don't play service clock games with a guy you're extending anyway, that wasn't the best move in the world, but it worked out fine.