Ramirez and Oliveros to AAA, Bates and Thurston released and Nishioka off the DL...

Glad for Oliveros. He was one of my picks to make the major league bullpen. Perhaps the demotion to AA was a wakeup call?

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Originally Posted by Nick Nelson

This. I'm sure Bates is a nice guy, but I can't believe all the hand-wringing I'm seeing over dropping him. He was a 28-year-old first baseman slugging .286 in AAA.

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Ha. Totally agree..