Nolan Reimold: Three HRs Tonight

by dkdc on Sep 4, 2008 9:30 PM EDT Comment 28 comments

It's an off night for the O's (thank the lord), but the Baysox were busy playing game 2 of the Eastern League playoffs.

Nolam Reimold almost hit for the HR cycle with a solo HR, two-run HR, and a grand slam. He also has an RBI single. That's 8 RBI, if your keeping count.

He also hit a HR in the first game of the playoffs last night.

Think he's playing his way into a callup after the playoffs are over? He now has 29 HRs on the season.

Also of note: Bergesen went 8 innings, allowing 2 ER, 6K, on 4 H and 1BB.

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Not to rain on anyone's parade...

But I’ve never really understood the love for Reimold seen both here and at the hangout (maybe it’s more at the latter). People say the O’s FO doesn’t like him, that he’s proved himself, etc etc etc. But an .850 OPS at AA ball at age 24 doesn’t exactly jump off the charts. If/when he shows he’s ready, he’ll be in Baltimore. The FO isn’t full of morons, they don’t “dislike” anybody for silly reasons, and they’re making the best read they can make.

by U2boy417 on Sep 4, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

While we're losing a bunch of games

we might as well try it out. And Orioles Hangout doesn’t know anything anyway.

"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones

by exitfare on Sep 5, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Over the last two years...

Reimold has a .910 OPS in AA in over 700 ABs.

Yeah, he’s 24, and he’s not likely to get much better than he is now, but the guy needs to get some major league at bats before he’s old and gray.

by dkdc on Sep 5, 2008 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your Eastern League OPS leaders

Name Team POS G AB OPS
Lou Montanez BOW LF 116 451 .986
Wilkin Ramirez ERI LF 110 433 .893
Jason Donald REA SS 92 362 .889
Mike Carp BIN 1B 134 478 .874
Daniel Murphy BIN 3B 95 357 .870
Nolan Reimold BOW RF 139 507 .868

Wieters not eligible on account of what looks like a 300AB minimum.

Where we're going, we don't need roads.

by sorengo99 on Sep 5, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’s nothing special but he deserves a shot.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on Sep 4, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

he could be a league-average left fielder

which is good while cheap

we already have a better one in luke, of course, but I bet they could find room for both of them.

It’s mildly infuriating to me that they don’t even let him try out AAA

by pipkin on Sep 5, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

defense

Does any one know his defensive abilities? WIth Jay Payton gone, and with a good spring training, Reimold could battle Lou Montanez next year for the 4th or maybe 5th outfield spot. But of course that changes if he sucks with the glove. Anyone know how good he is and what positions hes capable of playing?

by UMterp08 on Sep 5, 2008 9:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He’s played RF almost exclusively in the minors (which is another reason to think the Orioles have no long-term plans for him).

He probably doesn’t have the speed/range to play CF for any extended period of time, so that makes him a less-than-ideal fourth outfielder.

He does have a cannon for an arm, though.

by dkdc on Sep 5, 2008 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

again...

i think he’s basically a right handed luke scott. very workmanlike in the outfield, but not a liability. i have also heard the he’s got a cannon.

"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."

--Jerry Reed, on acting

by j.q. higgins on Sep 5, 2008 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

Scott is a pretty good comp for Reimold’s offensive upside too.

by dkdc on Sep 5, 2008 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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Yeah, looking at their minor league careers, they are pretty similar. If the O’s continue handling Reimold like this, he might be trapped in the minors until hes 26/27 like our boy Luke.

by UMterp08 on Sep 5, 2008 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think he’s basically a right handed luke scott. very workmanlike in the outfield

Luke has been pretty damn awesome defensively according to Dial’s def metrics at baseballthinkfactory.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

FWIW

Peter Schmuck said he’s going to address the “call up” issue soon, as people have been clamoring for info. I don’t know if he’ll be able to say much, but we might get a glimpse into what the Warehouse is thinking.

I agree with the sentiment that a full season at AA at age 24 with the .850 OPS doesn’t light up the radar. It’s interesting. Reimold will get a chance to audition in spring training. No need to surround him with losers at the big league. Similarly for Bergensen. MacPhail has been pretty consistent about development and the negative ramifications of rushing up young pitching. Lord knows the past says the O’s know how to screw up pitchers. Let this kid mature.

by drj on Sep 5, 2008 9:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ve always had doubts about Reimold. This season disappointed me, to be honest. He is what he is, and it’s probably not special.

"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum

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by SC on Sep 5, 2008 10:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

actually, let me be clear

I LOVED Reimold as a draft pick. Was totally psyched. But his minor league career has been filled with things that make you doubt him.

"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum

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by SC on Sep 5, 2008 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I disagree

I thought this was a good consolidation year for him. I’m definitely higher on him than I was a year ago.

He stayed healthy for a full season, and he managed to dramatically lower his strikeout rate without hurting his average, walk rate, or power.

He’s not going to be the future star I though he might be after 2005, but he’s going to contribute to some major league team.

by dkdc on Sep 5, 2008 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he might be good for a couple years. I wouldn’t turn down trading him as part of a nice deal, though.

"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum

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by SC on Sep 5, 2008 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

I’d absolutely be willing to move him in a need-for-need trade. I’m just afraid the O’s will sell low because they don’t regard him all that highly.

by dkdc on Sep 5, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right

This is what I’ve been saying. If we call him up he will give us slightly below or at the league average for 3-6 years which is not a slight but not overly impressive. However, like I’ve been saying if we can couple him with Roberts/Huff and get a stud prospect back AND not have to pay most of Huff’s contract I wouldn’t shed a tear.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Glad to see there’s actual reason used here instead of the blind homerism of the hangout. It’s true that Reimold hit well in AA ball last year and that he lowered his K rate this year, but he was also surrounded by Montanez’s great year and a half-year of Wieters, so, especially with the extra year, shouldnt his overall #s have gone up?

Fortunately, though, it’s not a huge concern, since with Scott we’ve finally managed to put a competent LF in our lineup.

by U2boy417 on Sep 5, 2008 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

the notion of lineup protection...

is dubious, according to BP.

"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."

--Jerry Reed, on acting

by j.q. higgins on Sep 5, 2008 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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Certainly has the quantity, and is nice to look over on a slow day at CC, but the quality really isn’t good at all.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have to say, the O’s have at least tried to get some youth into the lineup, they aren’t good by any means but it is better to be young and bad than old and bad.

Roberts 2B
Payton CF
Markakis RF
Huff 3B
Salazar 1B
Scott DH
Montanez LF
Cintron SS
Quiroz C

Is far and away better than

I guess it’s pretty pathetic that I am celebrating only having three guys who are too old in the lineup.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just don’t think the O’s have much in place that’s ready to be young and bad. Reimold and Bergesen aren’t phenoms that must have a shot asap.

Here’s the latest from Schmuck: Why Not Call Them up

This seem consistent with everything I’ve heard from MacPhail.

(People can ding Schmuck, but I think his blog has been better than anything Roch did. At least he’s trying to leak out some insight from within and making a better attempt to answer decent questions).

by drj on Sep 5, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Um...

They are afraid to bring up Reimold because he might go 1-for-12 and permanently ruin their perception of him?

That’s incredibly silly, even by Orioles management standards.

by dkdc on Sep 5, 2008 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I read the more relevant point to be they are trying to get Montanez more time, a guy who is on the 40 man roster and needs a decision to be made.

I think the comment about perception is kind of silly too.

by drj on Sep 5, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I see what Schmuck is saying

But it only applies to a few guys. Basically he is saying that you don’t want to rush guys because they could permanently damage their reputation and/or value as a prospect. Oscar Salazar is never going to be good, we don’t have to worry about that; but I would rather take the 1 in 1,000,000 chance that he turns out to be O.K. rather than put in Kevin Millar every night who isn’t going to be a part of a contending team when (if) we do contend.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reimold

I really don’t understand why there is not a whole lot of excitement for Reimold. He is a streaky hitter and projects to be a decent enough corner outfielder. Sure, he is not Markakis or anything, but a solid league average LFer to complement Adam Jones and Nick Markakis for the next six years? Not bad. Between Markakis, Jones, Wieters and Reimold, that’s not a bad start. Throw in a lot of good young pitching, and maybe the Orioles would be on to something if only we had a goddamned infield.

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by dfa on Sep 7, 2008 3:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs