Comments on: 2009 Prospect Mine: Baltimore Orioles

By: JLP

JLP — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:13:01 +0000

Tillman.

*sigh*

*single tear*

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:38:36 +0000

O’s GM Andy MacPhail has made it clear that even if the rotation is horrible (which it will be) he will not promote guys who are not ready. I doubt that Matsutz, Arrieta, or Tillman taste the bigs this year unless it is a cup of coffee late.

(Although, I hear that Matt Wieters can pitch; 9 innings every game if they want him to. I also hear that he can play all nine postions at the same time and can kill a man just by looking at him.)

By: MG

MG — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:42:45 +0000

Likely a bunch of these starting prospects will get a crack with the O’s this season as their Opening Day rotation is looking epically bad. O’s actually would be an interesting team if they actually had any starting pitching.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:06:50 +0000

Oh yeah, and it’s cool to know about; “Little Jerome” Hoes is a lifelong Orioles fan from the DC area, and it was one of the reasons he signed right out of high school.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:04:43 +0000

LJ Hoes is a really exciting player to follow. His BB/K ratio is phenomenal for a prep hitter. I don’t know if they’ll start him at Delmarva or Aberdeen this year, but either way, he’s earned a promotion. His one flaw is his defense, but I think with the right tutelage he could develop into an average defender.

Xavier Avery is another rookie ball player worth mentioning. He’s a toolsy kid with the speed and power to be a real threat one day, but his plate discipline last year really put a sour note on his professional career so far.

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:07:58 +0000

Butler was injured for a good portion of the season, which took him out of consideration for a mention. With Matusz I should have said regular season pro debut… AFL and HBL count… sort of.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:57:21 +0000

Matusz pitched in the AFL… Does that not count as a pro debut? Out of curiousity…

By: drew

drew — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:44:46 +0000

Alright, you covered Mickolio and Tillman…. but what about the other guy from the Bedard trade? At one time Tony Butler was thought of pretty highly. Is the big lefty still having arm troubles?

By: penguin

penguin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:35:45 +0000

Pretty good brief run down on the O’s. Just one quibble – I wouldn’t call the years as sub-par, but, injury marred for Reimold. An oblique injury limited to Reimold to 50 games in AA (2007), but his line was hardly sub-par.306/.365/.565. His year in A+ ball (2006) was marred by both foot and back problems and yes, is numbers were somewhat down but, still presentable with 19 HRs.