Now I know why they call his splitter a split change as opposed to just plain splitter. It fades away from LH hitters but it doesn’t dive straight down like the traditional splitter. For that reason it looks like he throws almost exclusively to LH hitters. I’d love to know why his is different.
I didn't see any of Phoebus, Bertania, and Lopez pitch.
Tom Phoebus took his control problems to the NL after the 1970 WS in the Pat Dobson trade and his career was over after 1972.
Frank Bertania had a regular issue 1965 Topps (individual) card and was then featured on an Orioles rookie stars card in 1966 with Dave Johnson and Gene Brabender. He was done after 1970 and his age 26 season.
Marcelino Lopez had a WHIP of 1.39 but nonetheless had a 2.08 ERA in 1970. He was dealt after the season and done after 1972 also. If you bought a pack of 2nd-series Topps cards from 1972, Lopez was the Oriole you did not want to see.
With the Fangraphs article about running out of roster spots, as well as @Frobby posting about the potential of this being a better team this year than last, it got me thinking about what is the optimal roster for the Orioles. I thought there might be some variances so a good discussion topic. I know it has been discussed before, but now that we are into the season, what is your optimal 13 position players that you would expect to give the Os the best chance to win a World Series? I plan to do a separate thread on the pitchers.
Untouchable to state the obvious. How high will Basallo and Mayo rank when the major sites do their reranks post draft. We could have 3 in the top 10. Holliday, Mayo, and Basallo.
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