Flacco shows up...Plus Florimon Goes all Ichiro

by OsandRoyals on Aug 25, 2009 11:25 AM EDT

Michael Flacco and Pedro Florimon, Jr. won MILB's players of the week.

So what did they have to say about the two players?

Down in Bluefield Flacco went on a hot streak hitting .480 to get on base at a .500 clip. That's almost Wieters-esque. Anyway he also had three doubles, which as a develops should start becoming homeruns.

.480 (12-25), 1 R, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 SB, .600 SLG
Michael Flacco, who was taken by the Orioles in the late rounds of this year's Draft, showed what he's capable of this week, lifting his batting average from last week's .240 mark to .270 by Sunday. He knocked in a run in every Bluefield game but one, and even in that one -- Saturday's -- he was 2-for-4 with a double. Flacco turned in two three-hit games this week, and it appears he's getting the hang of hitting consistently against professional pitching.

Meanwhile over at class-A Frederick Pedro Florimon Jr. decided to go Ichoro on us. His batting average for the week is slightly worse than Flacco's so he "only" hit .462. However he did it by hitting more one more double and triple than Flacco to give Florimon the higher slugging percentage. Oh yeah, he also stole 2 bases so presuming he stole second he was in scoring position over half the time he was on base. Leadoff man of the future?

.462 (12-26), 3 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 4 SO, 2 SB, .692 SLG
Pedro Florimon Jr., who came to the Orioles system as a 17-year-old in 2004, turned it on this week, hitting safely multiple times in his first three games and then singling in each of his last three. In a Tuesday doubleheader, Florimon combined to go 4-for-6 with three RBIs, three doubles and a run scored. He fell a home run short of the cycle on Wednesday -- the 165-pounder can be forgiven for only knocking eight longballs all season, and his 5-for-5 day with two RBIs and a run scored illustrates just how perfectly he can do the job without 400-foot blasts. Through the end of the week, he added three more hits, a sacrifice fly and a pair of stolen bases.

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Nice

I know it’s a one in a million shot, but it would be so awesome if Michael Flacco made the majors.

I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry

by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

Wacko For Flacco x2!!!!!!!!!

"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Isn't Flacco relatively old?

I’ll wait until he performs at a higher level.

Florimon was the “it” boy through May or June, but has fallen off the map since and has descended into non-prospect status once again.

"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer

by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 11:56 AM EDT reply actions

21, I think

So not terribly old for his level, and he came out of a JuCo.

"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year

by getxstoked on Aug 25, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

He's 22 with his 23rd in January

Which makes Flacco fairly advanced for his level, but I’ll cut him some slack as junior college competition is a joke, even when compared to rookie ball.

"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer

by Baltimo on Aug 26, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions

great stuff!

thanks for digging it up.

"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009

by zknower on Aug 27, 2009 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

According to the Baltimore sun

Flacco missed two years so while he’s old for his level he’s not nearly as advanced as someone his age should be. So he’s developed physically but is probably closer to rookie level skillwise. I’d expect some fairly rapid movement. The quote’s below

“But a mysterious back ailment, never fully diagnosed, sidelined Mike for the next two years.”

And no problem. I was half-surprised when I saw an Oriole on the list, and when I saw the second I figured people might be interested

by OsandRoyals on Aug 28, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions