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In response to
"He was a catching prospect at the time IIRC. nm -- nm"
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groiny
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Yes, but they thought he would end up in the OF.
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Which is where he was moved, a year after he was traded (or close to it).
The O's starting OF the year after they dumped Werth was Delino Deshields (.197/.312/.309), Melvin Mora (.250/.329/.362), and Brady Anderson (.202/.311/.300).
The best bench guys were Gibbons (.236/.301/.480), who split his time between OF and DH, and Mike Kinkade (.275/.345/.381) while also playing at the corners, catcher, and DH.
The O's probably should have given him more than 4 games in the OF in the minors, especially when 2 of those involved 0 chances on the ball in rookie ball, if they thought it was a likely spot for hi to end up.
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