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12-20-2013, 10:35 PM
Orioles To Sign Xavier Paul
The Orioles have signed outfielder Xavier Paul (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paulxa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to a mi**r league contract with an invite to big league camp in Spring Training, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet (http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/orioles-agree-to-sign-outfielder-paul/). The Paragon Sports International client was **n-tendered by the Reds on Dec. 2 this year. He had been projected to earn $1MM via arbitration, per MLBTR's Matt Swartz.
Paul, 29 in February, enjoyed a solid season at the plate, batting .244/.339/.402 with seven homers in 239 plate appearances. Paul hit right-handed pitching particularly well in 2013, slashing .253/.349/.426 with all seven of his homers facing opposite-handed pitching. Ultimate Zone Rating and Defensive Runs saved are **t optimistic about his defense, however, as both grade him (http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5963&position=OF#fielding) as a below-average left fielder.
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The Orioles have signed outfielder Xavier Paul (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paulxa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to a mi**r league contract with an invite to big league camp in Spring Training, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet (http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/orioles-agree-to-sign-outfielder-paul/). The Paragon Sports International client was **n-tendered by the Reds on Dec. 2 this year. He had been projected to earn $1MM via arbitration, per MLBTR's Matt Swartz.
Paul, 29 in February, enjoyed a solid season at the plate, batting .244/.339/.402 with seven homers in 239 plate appearances. Paul hit right-handed pitching particularly well in 2013, slashing .253/.349/.426 with all seven of his homers facing opposite-handed pitching. Ultimate Zone Rating and Defensive Runs saved are **t optimistic about his defense, however, as both grade him (http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5963&position=OF#fielding) as a below-average left fielder.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=2-DmtrA40yg:i5UtrjVY5Jk:yIl2AUoC8zA)