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The Norris & Davis Show Best Of - Week Of March 5th

This week's edition of the Norris & Davis Show Best Of includes interviews with Orioles pitcher Tyler Wilson and the team's General Manager Dan Duquette.

TYLER WILSON

Tyler joined Ken and Steve to talk about the upcoming season and his off-season work to be better prepared to help the team.

Tyler started off by talking about if the Yovani Gallardo signing has brought the energy down for some guys because it takes a spot away in the rotation saying "that's what is best for the team and sure we have a lot of inter team competition but they're making the best moves to try to put the best team out there...our job is to go out and compete every day."

When asked about things he worked on in the off-season to try to improve for this year Tyler said "I'm taking things I learned last year and putting them in to motion and doing whatever I can to help this team in whatever capacity I'm needed."

Tyler also talked about the banning of the pie to the face celebration by the Orioles, and if Adam Jones will have something else in mind. Tyler also gave his early scouting reports on pitchers Dylan Bundy and Hunter Harvey.

DAN DUQUETTE

Dan joined Ken and Steve to talk about the off-season, Yovani Gallardo, and if the team is worried their physicals may scare away free agents in the future.

He started by talking about what the team will do to fill the hole in the outfield and lead-off hitter roles saying, "well, Buck is using Manny Machado and Kim second...we have enough sluggers down below so it would be nice to add an on-base guy." As for whether Davis could play in the outfield Dan said, "the good thing about Chris Davis is he's willing to play wherever Buck and the club would like him to play...he's a core player for this team, he's an asset in the outfield but I don't know that it's something the club would like to do right now."

As for the addition of pitcher Yovani Gallardo and what he brings to the table Dan said "here is a guy who is a proven MLB starter, he came over from Texas where he put up some really good numbers...he likes to pitch important games and match-up against other team's best pitchers."

Dan also addressed whether or not the team is gaining a reputation around the league or if their physicals will scare away future free agents.

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