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I would say the fact that the Orioles have not already announced that they have exercised their option on Jose Iglesias is a bit of a concern. With no other every day SS ready from within the system, if the Orioles don't exercise Iglesias' option means they are in total tear it down financially mode and bringing in anyone won't happen.

Who is the #13 and#14 prospects?

Unfortunately I was really busy this morning and forgot to upload the profile. I will get it on this evening but wanted to at least announced the prospects to keep us on schedule. http://www.orioleshangout.com/2020/10/19/12-2020-prospect-yusniel-diaz-rf/

Unfortunately I was really busy this morning and forgot to upload the profile. I will get it on this evening but wanted to at least announced the prospects to keep us on schedule. http://www.orioleshangout.com/2020/10/19/11-2020-prospect-zac-lowther-lhp/

Like I've said before, I don't buy that was really the reason the two coaches were let go either, but we will know for sure after we see how Elias handles his arbitration eligible players.

Let's put it this way. If the team is really making coaching decisions based off money, they are not in on a Korean free agent.

I think this is misnomer though. I could be wrong and haven't done the research, but that average is typically brought down by those awful starts where a pitch may not make it the 4th inning. Just doing quick analysis, John Means averaged 4.3 Innings a start if you just divide his innings by starts, but he pitched into the sixth inning in all five of his September starts when he was healthy and focused. So is he a 4 inning pitch or more of a guy that will get you at least into the 6th? Akin only got into the 6h one time in six starts and this was a problem in the minors for him as well. In 2019, he only pitched into the 6th inning 7 times in 25 starts against AAA hitters. He was frequently around 90 pitches in the 5th inning against AAA hitters. He was better in AA, but he's just a guy that gets into a lot of deep counts and doesn't seem to get many quick outs. Now can he be a 5th starter with his stuff and penchant for getting in pitch count trouble, probably, but he'll need to improve this aspect in order to be viable option as a starter in my opinion unless that staff has some real aces that will rest most of the bullpen on most of their starts..

He never got to the 5th inning in 4 of his 6 starts. That's a concern more than his one really bad start at the end of the year. It was part of his issue in the minors as well. It takes him a lot of pitches to get outs. He gets in a lot of deep counts.

Lowther was hurt a bit in my eyes by not getting an invite to camp until late and then not getting a lot of glowing reports due to his late inclusion. Honestly, they are 10a and 10b but I have statcast data on Akins pitches and none of Lowther so that swung it a little bit. If you picked Lowther you weren't wrong per se.

Cool, where did you find this?

When bullpens go back to their previous size, I'm not sure a pitcher who only good for 4-5 innings a start is going to remain a starter. I think you need guys who are going to get you 6 and hopefully into the 7th a decent amount of times. Sure, pitchers nowadays aren't expected to go much over 100 pitches, but unless MLB wants to keep the extended rosters, I think starters will need to give you more than what Akin gave in his limited time this year.

Yep, but I do like Kremer a little more than the next group though overall. Saying that, they are similar 50 ceiling pitchers.

He wasn't a high walk guy in the minors so I think this comes down a bit as he gets more comfortable in the majors. He nibbled a bit too much but as he gains confidence in the curveball and cutter I think we'll see those numbers come down.

If you see my response in the poll question I explained why this happened. Just a bit of a change of heart after I made the poll. Wasn't trying to mess with anyone honestly.

This will be announced on Monday!

https://www.orioleshangout.com/2020/10/16/10-2020-prospect-keegan-akin-lhp/

Everyone that picked Kremer/Lowther gets credit. Honestly, the more I looked over Akin's statcast info the more I'll give a chance that he can stick as a starter, assuming he can get his pitch counts down. Saying that, this is where not getting much info on Lowther hurt him a bit. I guess I just looked at as his late addition to the camp was a little bit of a strike against him as Elias didn't think enough of him to get in innings against good hitting competition. Plus there is still some concern that his stuff won't play at the major league level effectively, limited him to 5th starter status. Saying that, they were very, very close but at the last second I switched Akin and Lowther because I think Akin's floor is an impact multi inning reliever. I'm still a believer in Lowther a bit, but just need more information.

https://www.orioleshangout.com/2020/10/16/9-2020-prospect-dean-kremer-rhb/

Here's my thinking here. We don't have a ton of stuff to go on but his draft position and the amount of bonus he got along with his abbreviated junior year. This is one of those situations where if he comes through on his promise, he's an everyday SS or 3B. Apparently the tools are there and I'm going to give Elias and company the benefit of the doubt at this point.

I think Baumann would have had a chance to make his major league debut this year before the injury. If he doesn't make his major league debut next year I'd be shocked. I would not be surprised if he's not pushing for a rotation spot out of spring training.

It's not the ceiling here but the likelihood of reaching that ceiling. I choose to go with Hall over Baumann because of his extreme ceiling but think Baumann has a better chance of reaching that ceiling. Also remember I said I could have built a case for 5-7 to be in any order. Don't get too caught up in the pure numbers here.

Who are the #9 and #10 prospects?

https://www.orioleshangout.com/2020/10/15/8-2020-prospect-jordan-westburg-ss-3b/

https://www.orioleshangout.com/2020/10/15/7-2020-prospect-michael-baumann-rhp/

SG said, "if the Orioles are worried he is becomes a reliever, they should look to trade him this offseason." I think you are taking his comment out of context and suggesting he wants to move him. I don't think anyone should want to move Hall at this point, especially after a camp that it's hard to make any final judgements off of.