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Yeah, he's 51 posts in and probably doesn't have a long lifespan here! I mean, we all get negative emotional reactions in game threads, but when you seem an extreme theme it's a red flag.

There we go, one back! Go Cedric!

No. Lately was the last at bat.

Really? Last time I checked, they get paid too.

Yet we've won the first two, so let's wait here!

Nah, looked like his cleat popped up and didn't touch the plate before he was tagged.

Well that was pretty much the worse case scenario. Nothing worse than getting nothing out of loaded bases and no outs.

This umpire is brutal!

Never seen a Bee delay before!

Wells gives up too many homers to be a closer. I'd rather go with Cano and matchups for a bit.

I was thinking the same thing! Maybe you should have your own Patreon button so people can donate to your submissions?

Was it? I was blacked out in Nagshead, NC. this seems to indicate MLB still sees that as the Orioles market.

I'll get more on them soon. I don't have much else on them right now besides what I've already put out.

I know we're off topic here but reading his amazing bio (thank you btw) the first thing that jumped out at me was there once teams called the St. Louis Perfectos and Boston Rustlers. THAT IS AWESOME! How is there not a movie about this guy? "One day in Detroit, Baltimore pitcher Harry Howell was ejected for arguing a call and Donlin responded by firing a ball at the umpire’s back." "Donlin batted .340 in his first season as a full-time regular, and his future seemed unlimited. But in March 1902 he went on a drinking binge in Baltimore, urinated in public, and accosted two chorus girls (No idea what accosted means but to get six months in jail for it suggests it might have been sketchy to say the least). He was sentenced to six months in prison and the Orioles released him." "The next summer Donlin was hitting .356 when he went on another bender in St. Louis. Cincinnati player-manager Joe Kelley suspended him for 30 days and then traded him to the New York Giants" "With his cap at a belligerent angle over one ear, a scar running down his left cheek from a knifing, and an ever-present plug of tobacco in his jaw, he looked the part of a rough, tough deadballer." "In the spring of 1907 he demanded the same $3,300 he had been paid in 1906, plus a $600 bonus if he stayed sober all year. Owner John Brush declined — and so Donlin held out and eventually went on the vaudeville circuit with his wife, missing the entire season. “It is too bad for him to give up baseball,” Hite admitted, “yet it’s so pleasant for us to be together. We study our parts together and rehearse at home.”11 And with characteristic confidence, Donlin proclaimed: “I can act. I’ll break the hearts of all the gals in the country.”12 Critics generally disagreed. Ward Morehouse, a theater reviewer, newspaper columnist, and playwright of note, pronounced that Turkey Mike “never was the actor he thought he was or wanted to be.” "Donlin, however, did return to the Giants for the 1908 season. Huge ovations greeted him at the home opener, with bleacherites yelling, “Oh, you Mabel’s Mike!” — a chant that emanated from the stands even when he made a routine play.14 In the ninth, the Giants were down by a run with two out and a man on second. Donlin worked the pitcher to a full count, then homered into the right-field bleachers to win the game. Thousands of fans mobbed the field, slapping him on his back as he rounded the bases, taking his cap, and ripping the buttons off his shirt — and it was the beginning of another great season for Donlin, who finished second in the NL in batting average (.334), hits (198), RBIs (106), total bases, and slugging percentage." His wife tragically died for cancer at just 29-years old. By 36-years old the on and off again player finally retired and became a full-time actor even starring in a story supposedly based on him called "Right Off the Bat." In 1917, War Department appointed him to teach baseball to US soldiers in France. In 1918 Donlin returned to California as a scout for the Boston Braves. "And then, two years later, Drebinger reported that the “committee conducting the baseball centennial celebration to be held in 1939 at Cooperstown, N.Y., commemorating the 100th anniversary of the origin of America’s national pastime, has asked the scribes to assist in selecting the first group of names to be inscribed on tablets in the Hall of Fame.” After citing such inner-circle superstars as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker and second-line talents Wee Willie Keeler, Ed Delahanty, Ross Youngs, Ed Roush, and Al Simmons, Drebinger quipped: “There are any number of others you might feel privileged to add to the general confusion.” And one of them was “… the unforgettable Mike Donlin…” Pretty interesting read for sure.

.320 is the average MLB OBP so yes, .350 would be a well above average OBP at the major league level. It's way too early to know whether Bradford will be able to do that or not. So far he's obviously shown the ability to draw walks against low minors pitchers. I'd like to see him moved quickly, similar to the path Fabian took this year, but his production at each level will decide that.

Not the best route but definitely has the closing speed to make up for it.

Nice to see Rom be able to say he pitched in the major leagues. Most kids drafted, even in the 3rd round can not say that. Saying that, unfortunately his inability to learn how to throw a quality changeup (his splitter kind of acts like one but he doesn't command it very well) combined with a 90 MPH straight fastball really doesn't give him much room for error. He only garnered 4 WHIFFs all game and had a 94% zcontact rate which means batters don't miss much when he throws the ball over the plate. Combine that with a just a 13% oSwing% and he wasn't getting guys to chase either. That's not a good combination for success and mirrors a bit of what I was seeing from him once he got to AAA. He got more guys to chase in AAA because well, they're AAA hitters, but the quality of stuff just never really improved and that jump in velocity that was hoped for never materialized.

Yep, I forgot him initially and just added him after remembering he did throw an inning with the FCL O's in a rehab assignment.

A few things here from my perspective. I think the fact that Santander has not been immediately put on the IL for his "chronic" back pain is for that very reason, it's been chronic all season yet he's been productive. Perhaps a few days off will calm things down. If he does go on the IL, I suspect Cowser will be the one who is recalled since he's been hitting well in AAA since his demotion. Both Stowers ( .171/.277/.268/.545) and Kjerstad (.178/.225/.311/.536) have struggled over the last two weeks. Also, the Orioles 40-man is starting to get a bit crowded with guys you don't want to lose so Kjerstad may need to get red hot or have major injury to occur to see the majors this year.

Great and informative post @Frobby. Maybe I missed it but could you put the Orioles #'s in the same way you did the other teams for easy comparison. How much money do the Orioles have tied up in multi-year contracts, etc (Lol, we know the answer but I think it would stand out if they placed along with the other teams). Just a thought. Is it ok for us to put this on the front page?

Updated with Westburg's graduation off the list and a big jump for Joshua Liranzo in the DSL.

And there we have it. Our first pro John Angelos post. Somebody had to do it. I think Tradeangelos' head just exploded somewhere though.

That article looked like it was written by a Moore staffer. Good Lord. Either way, Angelos may want to take the cash offered because he's not getting more if the budget issues continue in the state.

I can't see the spouse having to pay estate taxes because it's really half her team already by MD law.