The Future edges closer: Patton & Arrieta to Norfolk.
by OEutaw on Jun 11, 2009 1:04 PM EDT
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Roch: Norfolk's Rotation Just Became Sick
I'm told that pitchers Troy Patton and Jake Arrieta are, indeed, moving up to Triple-A Norfolk, where they'll join elite prospect Chris Tillman in a beefed-up rotation.
I guess there's still room for someone else once the Orioles activate Koji Uehara, but it just got a lot more crowded down there.
Time keeps on tickin', tickin', tickin'... into the future. And it seems to be happening a lot sooner than most people expected. Can't be long before Matusz is moved up to Bowie, he doesn't have anything left to prove at single-A. Then it's just a matter of - what, months? - before we're seeing these guys at Camden Yards.
To repeat: 2/3 of the Big Three are now at triple-A. If you want to start holding your breath, you might actually make it.
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To quote Jimmy Dugan...
“We’re gonna win…”
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
by Brotz13 on Jun 11, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and also, this is totally random and off-topic of this post...
…but we drafted Joe Flacco’s brother Mike today. How cool would it be if he worked out, and we started winning, and we’d have Flacco’s playing right next door to each other? Pretty awesome in my opinion.
by LenaO on Jun 11, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Mike Flacco turns out good, fine
But not every Orioles fan is a Ravens fan, and I personally would get pretty sick of all the Flacco talk. There’s already enough Ravens nonsense going on with the O’s. I know it’s basically inevitable, and makes good business sense for the club, so I ignore it, but I don’t have to like it.
by pipkin on Jun 11, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be surprised
If either Flacco is playing professional sports in 5 years.
by dkdc on Jun 11, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ummm
Joe is pretty darn good, Mike may not be anything special at baseball, but in a league where Kyle Boller has stuck around for 6 years then I am sure Joe will. Ok thats enough football.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 11, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, once you start a game as an nfl quarterback...
barring calamitous injury, it’s hard to get rid of you.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Jun 12, 2009 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who has the better rotation
Norfolk or Baltimore?
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jun 11, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Norfolk, by a mile
but it don’t mean shit unless the hitters learn how to hit again. This offense right is just offensive!
Hey Smails, you scratched my anchor!
by elktonfan on Jun 11, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tillman, Arrieta, Hernandez, Patton, Warm Body
That has to be the best rotation in the minor leagues.
by dkdc on Jun 11, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 5th spot may even be Liz
Either that or Waters. A step up from a warm body, but probably not by too much.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 11, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Waters is the definition of "warm body"
by pipkin on Jun 12, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Livingston, maybe?
"I don't have a hit-and-run sign, and I believe it's the worst play in baseball." - Earl Weaver
by duck on Jun 12, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have
so many arms to sort through over the next two-plus years. Damn this is gonna be interesting. There are so many x-factors outside of the Big 3 that competition should be fierce for starting spots in Baltimore.
Koji and Dave Hernandez will likely end up in the pen, unless we just send Dave back down to Norfolk for awhile (making Norfolk’s starting five the best EVER).
Jeremy Guthrie be warned, your job is most certainly not guaranteed for much longer sir. Get your shit together, we would love to have you as our FIFTH starter next season!
by sickuvitall on Jun 11, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Barring an absolute continually can't get out of the second inning meltdown
Guthrie’s job is guaranteed for the near future.
You don’t throw away a pitcher after just two months of suckdom.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jun 11, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Per Roch
David has been optioned to make room for Koji. I guess this means Norfolks rotation is even more so a beast now than before.
by LenaO on Jun 11, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ironman8 will be glad to have closure on that subject.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 11, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
these guys won't be good right out of the box
Guts will be around for a bit, I’m sure.
by pipkin on Jun 11, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's not get too ahead of ourselves.
We’ve had other pitchers who have done well in the minors. That doesn’t mean they will be aces in the big league.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Jun 12, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not this well though
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 12, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nor this many.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Jun 12, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we don't smoke, we don't drink
NOR FOLK NOR FOLK
by thewaywardO on Jun 11, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You need a new sig, O
today is KOJI day
by typozzz on Jun 11, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
change it to "I miss offense"
"Take on Me" - a-ha
by exitfare on Jun 11, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh joy!
Ape vs. robot: ape always wins.
by Ghost of Floyd Rayford on Jun 11, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quite a whitebread group here
"Take on Me" - a-ha
by exitfare on Jun 11, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The O's are a pretty whitebread team
I think because they’re not very good at international scouting. So that means a lot of Americans. And American baseball players are usually white.
by pipkin on Jun 11, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am going to miss Jake and Troy in Bowie
Those guys were excellent with fans and we will miss them. With that said how about that rotation in Norfolk? I am sure the IL is on notice when the opponent is Norfolk.
Brandon Snyder, 1B. Remember that name.
by Baysox39 on Jun 11, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here in the Norfolk area
We are glad to take them off your hands.
by VB O's Guy on Jun 12, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not promote Matusz as well?
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 Jun 11, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good question! Gotta be on the agenda soon.
by O'sFan21 on Jun 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Likely after the Carolina/California League All-Star Game.
So, in about two weeks, we’ll see Matusz at Bowie.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jun 11, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matusz started last night in what would be his last start before the Minor league break.
So right after makes sense.
by kba26 on Jun 12, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rain shortened game last night in Frederick
4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 K
by kba26 on Jun 12, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The game was actually cancelled
So the stats will never show up in his official record.
His unofficial numbers on the year are a 2.04 ERA with 58 hits allowed and a 82/23 K/BB in 70.2 innings.
That is almost Wieters-level dominance.
by dkdc on Jun 12, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You asked for it
They delivered
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-sp.osnotes12jun12,0,7934740.story
He expected to make his next start in AA (near the bottom of the article)
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 12, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's good news
I never made to to Bowie for Arrieta or Tillman, hopefully I’ll get myself down there to see Matusz before he moves up.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Jun 12, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DEAL WITH IT!
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Jun 12, 2009 7:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can run, too
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
by Brotz13 on Jun 12, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baez is a renaissance man of baseball
"Take on Me" - a-ha
by exitfare on Jun 12, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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