Olson to start tomorrow

by nittany lion on Jul 3, 2007 2:51 PM EDT Comment 6 comments

Finally we get to see what he's made of

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-olson703,0,4183954.story?coll=bal-sports-baseball

An interesting fact about Olson: He was drafted with the pick we got as compensation for failing to sign Wade Townsend, the team's first round pick in 2004. The Front Office has endured a considerable amount of criticism for failing to sign Townsend, but I don't think anyone in baseball would rather have Townsend than Olson today, as Townsend is having a mediocre season in the South Atlantic league, while Olson has been one of the best pitchers in AAA this year. So say what you want about our farm system, but Olson has to be considered a major coup for the farm, as they handled the Townsend debacle with aplomb.
The Olson-Townsend situation can also serve to comfort us after we fail to sign Matt Wieters, and I have a horrible feeling that we will fail to sign him.

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"An interesting fact about Olson: He was drafted with the pick we got as compensation for failing to sign Wade Townsend, the team's first round pick in 2004."

Didn't know that. Townsend blows. Olson over Townsend is a no brainer.