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0-2, and Rutschman just calmly laces a three-run double. He's just on another level.

Nice job there by Baumann to get out of that. His stuff was crisp in that inning.

That was the curve Baumann had pre injury.

If it wasn't said by George Carlin, you can say it!

Wow, bad mistake by Adley. Can't backhand a curveball away. That's going to always bounce back and he knows that. Wonder if he got crossed up.

Another piss poor less than six inning start from an Orioles starter. Watching Orioles starters really tire after about 75 pitches makes me wonder if they were prepared enough in spring training.

Another two strike pitch. Wells just can't miss bats.

Wells really needs a strikeout pitch as a starter. Another two strike RBI off an Orioles pitcher.

I'll tip my hat to Clevinger and the White Sox so far. They really have played a nice game. Right now, one bad pitch is the difference.

No chance to score there now Santander.

Disappointing..

He had a nice read on that for sure. Vavra is a scrapper who is typically a heads up player.

Yikes, not sure what Mullins was doing there. Got a bad read.

Let's be honest, if you saw a guy who looked like Clevinger stealing copper or catalytic converters, you would not be surprised.

Kevin Brown needs to stop calling the Orioles Baltimore like he's some national announcers. It's The Orioles.

Clevinger just owns anyone who wears and Orioles jersey.

That makes more sense than any analysis.

Yeah, no way he could do better than .544 OPS. lol There was plenty of PAs available for him without taking someone's job. Did she say why they never gave him any PAs against left-handed pitching after hitting them hard his whole career? What wizardry decides he should never get PAs against lefties but Henderson should?

It may be "his call" on the final lineup. But Hyde is not rocking the boat and going against the "advanced scouting" and "wizards" unless someone is injured.

This we agree on!

What RZNJ said.

I literally thought the same thing.

Gotta love the early season when a good game completely can turn your season stats around! lol It's part of the reason to never get too excited or too down on guys through short stretch. Saying that, Kjestad has done a good job of controlling the strike zone and hitting the ball hard. No EVs are available, but I would not be surprised if he's not in AAA by late May, early June.

Well, no one can ever be SURE a minor league player will do well in the show, but minor league stats tend to be a good indicator, particularly AAA stats. On top of it all, I just like the fact that he hits the ball very hard, can go the other way, can drive the ball the other way, and can hit pitchers that are right and left handed with no drop off. Your observations are not wrong, but it's hard to take too much out of his major league stats because he rarely played consistently and never against lefties where he's had success, success that I think helps him also hitting right-handers. The thing is with Stowers is at times he will look very bad, sometimes several PAs in a row, and just when a pitcher thinks they can beat him inside he turns on one for about 430 feet. I've just seen him do it so many times in the minors. I agree, he's adequate at best defensively, but I think he would be a fine fit for Camden RF. So ultimately, do I think he's a future All-Star? Probably not. Do I think he can be league average 2-4 WIN major league outfielder, absolutely. He just needs someone willing to send him out there everyday.

I've seen Stowers swing terribly at two pitches and then hit a 450 feet home run. I've seen him strike out badly in two plate appearances then smack a long homer in his 3rd PA. It's just the kind of player he is honestly. There is always going to be some above average miss in his swing, but he'll make adjustments and if given everyday PAs, he's performed well in the minors. I'd rather him be in AAA though playing then sitting and never playing at the major league level. Since the Orioles are hell bent on him not facing lefties, they are losing out on something he does well so they really should move him in a deal to a team that will give him that shot. I'm fine with O'Hearn being the 25/26th man since the Orioles have shown no indication they plan to use their entire roster very often.