GoBirds05
08-06-2007, 01:01 PM
Time for another spot light on the Orioles pitching, especially the farm hands. From high class A ball up to the majors, the Orioles and their affiliates tote league leading strikeout pitchers. Frederick has #1,2,5,&6 strikeot pitchers in the Carolina league with Hernandez, Spoone, Berken and Erbe..Spoone also touts the third best WHIP and fifth best ERA in the league..of the top 10 ERA leaders only Julio Pimentel from the Blue Rocks is younger, and he has been in A+ ball for 3 years before this year..
In the AA Eastern League, Radhames Liz leads the league in Ks similar to Hernandez and Spoone in A ball. 6 ahead of the second best K pitcher, and 21 ahead of the third highest K total. He has the fifth lowest qualifying ERA, and compared to the 4 above him he is the second youngest, and has the second lowest batting average against..the four above him include two 4th rounders, a 2nd rounder, and a 1st rounder.
In the AAA International League, Garrett Olson is an example for baby birds everywhere. The southpaw is even younger than the aforementioned Liz, and like him, leads his league in Ks. He trails only superprospect Kevin Slowey (2nd rounder) in ERA, as well as WHIP, and sports a .205 batting average against.
In his last 10 AAA starts, Olson has been even better. 6-1 with a 1.45 ERA and .82WHIP while striking out more than 1 per inning. He made 2 starts in MLB in the middle of these last 10 AAA starts, and is hopefully going to return to major league action soon.
Right with Olson and Liz is Hayden Penn, who has been out all year with injuries. He is younger than either of Liz or Olson, and has amased great statistics at AAA already a full year ago. He was 7-4 with a 2.26 ERA striking out just under 1 per inning, with a 1.06 WHIP. He had a cup of coffee in the majors making 7 starts, but they were awful. However being the youngest of the three, he has tons of time to prep for a return to the majors, as he has shown he can dominate every other level. He turns just 23 in October.
Fellow 23-yr old Adam Loewen pitched behind Erik Bedard on Team Canadas first World Baseball Classic team, and shut out Team USA in an upset. He already has 120 Ks in 142.2 Major league innings, and is seen as a lock for Baltimores rotation in the future.
In the Majors lefty Erik Bedard is making a Cy young campaign and barring an injury, has pretty much locked up the strikeout title. He aims to set the single season Oriole record in strikeouts, and has already amassed 600+ Ks in his young Career.
Also in the majors, Daniel Cabrera is having a down year on the strikeout side, but is known for his ability to put hitters away when he can get ahead. Still two years younger than teammate Bedard, Cabrera still has time to mature, and still has #1 potential. Potential that teammates and pitching coach Leo Mazzone think he can still find.
On another note, in the GCL league, 19 yr old Luis Noel of the GCL Orioles is third in the league in strikeouts with a 5-0 record and a 2.14 ERA.
At low A Delmarva new draftee Timothy Bascom has a 2.96 ERA and 1.07 WHIP allowing hitters to hit only .203 while striking out 41 in his first 48.2 IP in his first 8 starts. He went 5 perfect innings in his first professional start.
Its lookin up for Baltimore's staff of the future...we will be seeing the all too infamous commercials on MASN for years to come...
Strike Three, Batter.
In the AA Eastern League, Radhames Liz leads the league in Ks similar to Hernandez and Spoone in A ball. 6 ahead of the second best K pitcher, and 21 ahead of the third highest K total. He has the fifth lowest qualifying ERA, and compared to the 4 above him he is the second youngest, and has the second lowest batting average against..the four above him include two 4th rounders, a 2nd rounder, and a 1st rounder.
In the AAA International League, Garrett Olson is an example for baby birds everywhere. The southpaw is even younger than the aforementioned Liz, and like him, leads his league in Ks. He trails only superprospect Kevin Slowey (2nd rounder) in ERA, as well as WHIP, and sports a .205 batting average against.
In his last 10 AAA starts, Olson has been even better. 6-1 with a 1.45 ERA and .82WHIP while striking out more than 1 per inning. He made 2 starts in MLB in the middle of these last 10 AAA starts, and is hopefully going to return to major league action soon.
Right with Olson and Liz is Hayden Penn, who has been out all year with injuries. He is younger than either of Liz or Olson, and has amased great statistics at AAA already a full year ago. He was 7-4 with a 2.26 ERA striking out just under 1 per inning, with a 1.06 WHIP. He had a cup of coffee in the majors making 7 starts, but they were awful. However being the youngest of the three, he has tons of time to prep for a return to the majors, as he has shown he can dominate every other level. He turns just 23 in October.
Fellow 23-yr old Adam Loewen pitched behind Erik Bedard on Team Canadas first World Baseball Classic team, and shut out Team USA in an upset. He already has 120 Ks in 142.2 Major league innings, and is seen as a lock for Baltimores rotation in the future.
In the Majors lefty Erik Bedard is making a Cy young campaign and barring an injury, has pretty much locked up the strikeout title. He aims to set the single season Oriole record in strikeouts, and has already amassed 600+ Ks in his young Career.
Also in the majors, Daniel Cabrera is having a down year on the strikeout side, but is known for his ability to put hitters away when he can get ahead. Still two years younger than teammate Bedard, Cabrera still has time to mature, and still has #1 potential. Potential that teammates and pitching coach Leo Mazzone think he can still find.
On another note, in the GCL league, 19 yr old Luis Noel of the GCL Orioles is third in the league in strikeouts with a 5-0 record and a 2.14 ERA.
At low A Delmarva new draftee Timothy Bascom has a 2.96 ERA and 1.07 WHIP allowing hitters to hit only .203 while striking out 41 in his first 48.2 IP in his first 8 starts. He went 5 perfect innings in his first professional start.
Its lookin up for Baltimore's staff of the future...we will be seeing the all too infamous commercials on MASN for years to come...
Strike Three, Batter.