Stretching Out Ryan Meisinger?

Not only are these some really impressive stats, but he's averaging 2.5 innings per appearance. Are they intentionally stretching him out?

DATE OPP W L ERA SV IP H ER BB SO

04/30/2016 CSC 1 0 0.77 0 2.0 0 0 0 3

05/08/2016 @ASH 1 0 0.61 0 3.0 2 0 5

05/14/2016 GBO 0 0 0.59 0 0.2 0 0 1 1

05/19/2016 @LWD 0 0 0.49 1 3.0 2 0 7

05/24/2016 @GBO 0 0 0.42 1 3.0 2 0 5

05/28/2016 LWD 0 0 0.38 0 2.1 1 0 0 2

06/04/2016 @GBO 0 1 0.70 0 2.0 3 1 3

06/07/2016 @WV 0 0 0.94 0 3.0 4 1 3

06/11/2016 LWD 0 0 0.85 1 3.0 2 0 0 1

06/15/2016 KAN 0 0 0.78 0 3.0 2 0 0 4

TOTALS 2 1 0.72 3 25.0 18 2 3 34

Is stretching them out the reason neither has been promoted to Frederick? They're both completely dominant and 22 years old. They appear to belong in Frederick.

Both are two pitch pitchers so I doubt they are doing anything other than giving them multiple innings in order to get them more experience.

I know a scout from another organization that like both a bit. Feels they are both major league relievers at some point. Both should receive promotions to Frederick soon. This is the time of year when the new draftees come in and guys start to either get promotions or their releases.

Is stretching them out the reason neither has been promoted to Frederick? They're both completely dominant and 22 years old. They appear to belong in Frederick.

Let's see what happens after the Sally and Carolina League all-star breaks, which are next week.

Let's see what happens after the Sally and Carolina League all-star breaks, which are next week.

Yes, both are in the All-Star game. Expect them to see promotions after the game.

BTW, the Orioles are now employing a strategy of stretching out their "priority" relievers for pitch development purposes. They are not being groomed as starters.

Yes, both are in the All-Star game. Expect them to see promotions after the game.

BTW, the Orioles are now employing a strategy of stretching out their "priority" relievers for pitch development purposes. They are not being groomed as starters.

It makes sense. They get to work more on their secondaries and aren't just one inning guys. We've all seen how valuable Brach is at the MLB level.

Yes, both are in the All-Star game. Expect them to see promotions after the game.

BTW, the Orioles are now employing a strategy of stretching out their "priority" relievers for pitch development purposes. They are not being groomed as starters.

Thanks Tony. That's a great explanation.

It makes sense. They get to work more on their secondaries and aren't just one inning guys. We've all seen how valuable Brach is at the MLB level.

Yup, and I think they've done the same with Keller and others over the last couple of years.

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Meisinger's career Advanced-A debut.

He entered the game in a tough situation ...... runners on 1st and 3rd base with nobody out.

6 OUTS: 2 Strikeouts, 2 Groundouts, 1 Foulout, 1 Out Trying to Stretch a Double into a Triple

RYAN THOMAS MEISINGER O (vs. Advanced-A Salem, 6/26)

IP:l 2 *

H:;; 1 ll(1 Single)

R:l) 3

ER:)0

BB: 3

SO: 2

Pitches: 46 (28 Strikes, 18 Balls)

2016 ERA: 0.00 (Advanced-A Frederick)

* Entered the game with runners on 1st and 3rd base with nobody out.

PITCHES BY INNING

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23 (12 Strikes, 11 Balls) **

23 (16 Strikes, 71 Balls)

* Entered the 6th inning with runners on 1st and 3rd base with nobody out.

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Retired 6 out of the 7 batters that he faced, 3 via the strikeout.

Phenomenal strikes-to-balls ratio.

6 OUTS: 3 Strikeouts, 2 Flyouts, 1 Lineout

RYAN THOMAS MEISINGER O (vs. Advanced-A Winston-Salem, 7/11)

IP:l 2

H:;; 1 ll(1 Double)

R:l) 0

BB:)0

SO:)3

Pitches: 31 (23 Strikes, 8 Balls)

2016 ERA: 0.00 (Advanced-A Frederick)

PITCHES BY INNING

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18 (13 Strikes, 5 Balls)

13 (10 Strikes, 3 Balls)

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Meisinger entered the game with the bases loaded and 2 outs.

10 OUTS: 5 Strikeouts, 3 Flyouts, 2 Groundouts

RYAN THOMAS MEISINGER )))))) (vs. Advanced-A Winston-Salem, 7/27)

IP:l)l 3.33 ) *

H:lllll 1 ) (1 Single)

R:lllll 0

BB:l 1

SO:l 5

Pitches: )) Unavailable

2016 ERA: ) 2.70 ) (Advanced-A Frederick) 

* ) Entered the game with the bases loaded and 2 outs.

PITCHES BY INNING

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Unavailable

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Quite a performance - and perhaps notable that he went 3 and a third. Maybe they should try and stretch him to see if he can get up to 5 innings this year. His career stats include 110 SO's vs 23 W's in 110 innings. I think the O's could have pushed him along quicker, but 22 isn't too old. He's a fascinating prospect, imo, with some real value.

Barring trades, it looks like we'll have Scott, Cleavinger and Meisenger all in Bowie to start next year. A wave of cheap, effective relievers could be just what we need to re sign Manny and Schoop.

Quite a performance - and perhaps notable that he went 3 and a third. Maybe they should try and stretch him to see if he can get up to 5 innings this year. His career stats include 110 SO's vs 23 W's in 110 innings. I think the O's could have pushed him along quicker, but 22 isn't too old. He's a fascinating prospect, imo, with some real value.

Typo - that's 78 and a third innings - not 110.

* Entered the game with the bases loaded and 2 outs.

Worth noting, one of his five strikeouts took place in that bases loaded situation, and minimized the damage in what could have been a disastrous inning.