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I really haven't been convinced Akin is going to be a starter for some time now, but now I'm wondering if he's a major league pitcher at all. But that's what this year was about. They've found out that Akin is who is was in the minors, and that's a guy who cannot command consistently and major league hitters have feasted on him.
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I don't think Hyde has anything to do with his roster or who he has to start. that is all Elias and Syd. their computer programs tell them Akin was the best guy to start. It's a program that needs some more data.
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Honestly, I hope Hyde keep Akin out there to give up like 20 runs. Elias keeps shoving Akln down his throat because his "analytics" says his pitches should work. Unfortunately analytics doesn't take command into consideration. He's always been this guy. He can not consistently command throughout a game.
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Nice to see Mundy break out of his mini slump. Henderson had two hits after starting out 0-for-3 and Mischel Deson collected two more hits in the FCL.
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Baseball Reference have finally added both leagues. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=BAL&year=2021
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I don't have a strong opinion on their drafting strategy since I don't have all the data they are going off of, but I do find it interesting that the strategy is almost the polar opposite of the Dodgers and Angels this year. I'm in the wait and see and while I have always preferred a balance approach (college juniors and high school players with upside), I will be interesting to see how this works.
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College Baseball Players and Agents
Tony-OH replied to Yossarian's topic in O's Amateur Draft and International Signings
They get "advisors" that help them work through the contracts. The advisors are almost always agents that have hand shake agreements that the kid will sign with them before they sign their official contracts. Hopefully it's a rule that will change with the new NCAA rules because it was always just dumb. -
2021 Orioles Draft Tracker
Tony-OH replied to weams's topic in O's Amateur Draft and International Signings
Thanks, saw that as well but I'll wait until it's announced since things could happen that could change the situation. -
Perhaps. It did seem doubtful that he would be good enough to play in the NBA when the Orioles drafted him, but they certainly knew he was going to go back and play his senior year. Either way, he appears to have made the right choice. He's playing the sport he love the most and his command issues and the Orioles lack of pitching development when he would have been in the system suggests he would have struggled to make the major leagues.
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But I think you are missing the fact that they are not getting younger. Every year over 21 hurts their value although this year that's being overlooked a bit because of the missed COVID year. Can they go back, sure. But at 23 or 24 years old for some, what kind of leverage would they have then? Zero. At that point it's a matter of whether they want to give pro ball a try or not.
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2021 Orioles Draft Tracker
Tony-OH replied to weams's topic in O's Amateur Draft and International Signings
I really wasn't trying to put down any of the guys you mentioned, particularly Westburg who has done well in his debut professional season. I was just saying the jury is out on the strategy and draft picks. -
2021 Orioles Draft Tracker
Tony-OH replied to weams's topic in O's Amateur Draft and International Signings
Please post all signings and announced bonuses in this thread to make it easier for me to track. Thanks, -
Probably the most I know about him comes from this video https://www.mlb.com/video/anthony-sanders-on-mishael-deson Sounds like a good kid and some game action: https://www.mlb.com/video/deson-on-being-part-of-the-o-s?t=mlb-pipeline Koby Perez on him having the highest upside of the guys (Vavra and Nevin) received in the Givens trade. Overall I see a young lanky kid (6-3.. 155) with a lot of room to add muscle to his physique as he matures. It sounds like he definitely has some tools to work from so when you add in the projectable body and the fact he's one of the youngest guys the Orioles brought over to the FCL and you can see how high they are on him. He's off to a good start in the FCL so he's definitely one of the guys people should keep an eye on down there.
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And if I recall right, after the penalties for going over the amount of money, they paid something like $30 million for him overall. All I know was the first reports I got about him from player development people at the time were not exactly glowing. Saying all that, he does have the ability to barrel up a ball and has raw power and is good enough in the other areas that he still could provide some value. I wonder if his current slump is from being rusty or just not 100%?
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No real position and no game power.