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Brandon Erbe: 3.1

We are all very aware that the pitching depth in the organization is rich.  The Orioles have managed (through drafting and trades) to position themselves to possibly have a devastating rotation in the near future.  The names are there: Matusz, Tillman, and Arrieta.  We affectionately refer to them as 'The Big 3'.  Sort of ESPN Celtics like, but whatever.

Another pitching prospect that many O's fans have certainly caught wind of is local boy Brandon Erbe.  Selected in the 3rd round of the '05 draft, Erbe was a childhood Birds fan growing up in Owings Mills.  Since being drafted, Brandon has definitely had his ups and downs.  This makes it hard to remember that Erbe, now playing in his fifth professional season, is ONLY 21 years old!

Throughout his minor league career, Brandon's stat line has had a consistent feel:  more losses than wins, a generally decent ERA, and a lot of K's.  His development has been called slow by many, which could be fair I suppose.  He features a low-mid 90's fastball, tight slider, another slower breaking pitch, a cutter of sorts, and is working on his change up.  Control can be an issue, but not to the point that it destroys his starts.

2009 has yielded a strange start for Erbe.  His record is a dismal 0-3, however this can be directly attributed to the face that Brandon Snyder is the only worthwhile hitter in the Bowie lineup.  He has a sparkling 1.29 ERA, has held opponents to a .157 BA, and is tied with GQ Arrieta for the team lead with 16 K's. 

Ladies and gentlemen, I feel confident in saying that Brandon Erbe has the stuff (both physically and mentally) to be an above average major leaguer.  I have had the chance to meet Brandon a few times and the guy fully understands that nothing will come easy now that Baltimore is the place for future pitching stars.  So here's to making the Big 3 into the Big 3.1, cheers all!

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Found my first typo

’can be directly attributed to the FACT, not FACE!!

Mood about O's rotation: Depressed : (

by sickuvitall on Apr 25, 2009 1:03 PM EDT reply actions  

You can edit it if you want

I do it all the time with my posts. You can’t edit comments, but you can edit just about anything else.

Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.

by duck on Apr 25, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

This season it seems like Erbe’s finally putting things together consistently. Hopefully he keeps that up.

What happens when Snyder gets promoted to Triple-A or the bigs? That’s a huge problem for Double-A.

by Dr Orpheus on Apr 25, 2009 6:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Our positional depth

is ridiculous. I think it is time to draft something other than pitching if the opportunity presents itself…

Mood about O's rotation: Depressed : (

by sickuvitall on Apr 25, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was thinking this same thing the other day.

I don’t know what position we have in the draft but a SS or 3B might make sense. Or is this what people talk about when they say these are the positions you sign when the pitchers are ready.

"Daddy, is Hevan like BIRDLAND?"
"No son, Hevan is BIRDLAND."

by BENNY BIRDMAN on Apr 26, 2009 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

I would agree with you

in most cases. However, I have two reasons why I think we should consider drafting a positional player:

1) When I said that our depth was ridiculous, I was actually being nice. It is beyond that. Our minor league teams have literally NOTHING to offer us in the next few years beyond Snyder. Rowell is more or less a lost cause…

2) It is becoming extremely difficult to come across quality players in free agency. As we have mentioned here before, more and more teams are locking up their young pitching and “buy” bats when we need them is not safe…recall the success we had this past off-season. We can easily be outbid in most cases by teams in our own division.

Mood about O's rotation: Depressed : (

by sickuvitall on Apr 26, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

My message got

chopped up somehow. It actually went like this:

As we have mentioned here before, more and more teams are locking up their young pitching and positional prospects (see Markakis, Longoria, Pedroia, etc.). To assume that we can “buy” bats when we need them is not safe…

Mood about O's rotation: Depressed : (

by sickuvitall on Apr 26, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

still don't draft for need.

You still have to take the best player available, even if younger bats are being extended. Drafting a hitter because you don’t have very many, could have you selecting Billy Rowell over Tim Lincecum. The MLB draft is too big of a crapshoot to be drafting for need.

by edsachs1 on Apr 27, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

RE: NEVER draft for need

Like last year when we got a catcher.

If you have the arms (not saying we do yet) then you go after what you need.

NEVER trade away young arms.

"Daddy, is Hevan like BIRDLAND?"
"No son, Hevan is BIRDLAND."

by BENNY BIRDMAN on Apr 26, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

um, dude

last year wasn’t drafting for need. last year was drafting the best player available (and in the entire draft, natch).

I’m with duck, always always always draft the best player available, regardless of cost, regardless of position. This ain’t football and football economics don’t apply. Though I guess Strasburg is about to test that theory.

by pipkin on Apr 26, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Actually.....

you don’t draft for need in football, either, at least not in the first 2 rounds. Un;ess it’s a QB. Then you’d better think REALLY hard.

Learned that from Ozzie Newsome. He’s good at that kind of stuff. :) But even Ozzie’s only 50% at drafting a QB in the 1st based on need.

Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.

by duck on Apr 26, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

tells you that you probably shouldn't do that either

cuz if Ozzie Newsome has trouble with it, well, then everybody will.

I’m a skins fan, but I respect the man’s work.

by pipkin on Apr 26, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

The thing with the Ravens draft every year

the only thing you can really say is “I don’t question what they do because they do it well”

The Orioles are on their way to geting that security in my mind.

The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST

by the fix is in on Apr 27, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

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