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By Jackson Roberts
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The Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles have been swapping players back and forth for much of the offseason, and not via trade.
Both of these underachieving teams from last season are hoping to make it back to the playoffs, and that means stockpiling as much talent as they can. But when you're only allowed 40 players on the offseason roster, that translates to attempts at gaming the system on waivers.
Both teams have claimed a number of players that they knew they would likely designate for assignment later on, but hoped they would be able to outright to Triple-A. They've claimed players from each other, and on occasion, sent those same players back.
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Pitchers José Suarez and George Soriano have both had turbulent winters to this point, and both had already been involved with the Orioles and Braves prior to Monday. But on Monday, the Braves made a power play in hopes of potentially keeping both.
According to the official transactions log, the Braves claimed Suarez off waivers from the Orioles, after the lefty had been DFA'd on Thursday. He only lasted a week with the Orioles, as Baltimore snagged him off waivers from Atlanta on Jan. 15.
In the process of claiming Suarez, however, the Braves DFA'd Soriano, who they claimed off waivers from the Orioles on Jan. 9.
Because Baltimore added outfielder Weston Wilson to its 40-man roster last week, the Braves might figure that the Orioles will let Soriano pass through waivers unclaimed this time around.
When spring training finally rolls around, both Suarez and Soriano will be grinding to make an opening day roster, whether they survived the winter on the 40-man or not. At this point, it's a question of whether they'll be in Braves camp, Orioles camp, or somewhere else entirely.
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