an opposing team's scout sizes up the Orioles "This is a tremendously improved team, and Lee Mazzilli will be good for them, coming from a winner. Unfortunately, they are in the wrong division.... Though the starting pitching is suspect, Kurt Ainsworth has been impressive with four quality pitches, and Sidney Ponson has matured and is in good shape.... Jorge Julio has a great arm; he's becoming a good, young closer.... Melvin Mora will do a nice job at third base. He's such a good athlete and has good instincts, and he can hit.... The outfield—Larry Bigbie, Luis Matos and Jay Gibbons—is young but talented. Bigbie is very athletic and reminds me of a young Steve Finley; he's a gap hitter with some power. Coming off the bench, Jack Cust has big potential too. If he gets 300 at bats, he could hit 25 home runs.... Brian Roberts and Jerry Hairston were battling for second base before Hairston broke a finger. Either of them will be good there.... For all the bad moves they made in the late '90s. they've brought in good guys in recent deals, including Ainsworth, Julio, Mora and Rodrigo Lopez." 
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