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We had to do this fast. So, the quickest and most expedient way to do it was just to take that part of left field and push it back,” Elias said. “It’s kind of maybe a crude way of doing it, but we wanted to do it soon because we thought it was gonna help us win. I think over the next few years, as we renovate Camden Yards, we’ll probably look at ways of smoothing this out but keeping it a pitchers’ park.” Still, Angelos, like Elias, left the door open for outfield dimensions to be reconfigured again in the near future. “Let’s say it didn’t work out,” Angelos said. “Well, then you’d have to change it. It would be unfortunate because of X-million (spent). But you can’t be afraid to let your best people make decisions in the field.” https://theathletic.com/4388784/2023/04/07/orioles-camden-yards-left-wall-one-year/

Is the bat better than Norby’s? Norby seems to have a little more success at AAA and is a year younger

Elias alluded to it needing to be moved in a bit. Just a matter of when

Hopefully G-Rod puts pressure on the team with a great start on Tuesday. If so, could be a tough break for Wells. I would imagine he would be bullpen bound.

Agree with much of this except Gunnar. Dude is the #1 prospect in baseball. You hit him against everyone and hope that he makes the adjustment. You surely don't bench him for anyone. Adley didn't exactly light up the world batting right-handed last year, but I am sure no one wants to sit him. As for the right field wall, it is obvious that they moved it too far back. Makes me a little nervous that a data driven team like the Orioles somehow seems to have screwed this up. It clearly affects Hays and Mountcastle, and every IF prospect of any note in the minors hits right-handed.

You said, "This is why Elias should have moved some of his talent this offseason for the pitching this team needed. " This is a criticism. All I was asking was what you had in mind. Of course, no one knows everyone available for trade in the offseason, but I cannot remember the last significant pitcher traded in the offseason that no one had heard was on the block. This past offseason, we heard that the Brewers may be willing to move Burnes or Woodruff. I presume you would favor trading for one or maybe even both. If so, what would you have been willing to give up? Are there other trades that you had in mind? Is there maybe a team that has deep pitching in the minors that you think they should trade prospect for prospect with? I don't expect you to be all-knowing, but you write tons of articles regarding the Orioles, scout the prospects and presumably scout other teams in scouting the prospects, so I was just interested in your more informed opinion than mine. I respect your opinion. That's why I asked.

Not sure any combination of talent that would have been tolerable would have beat the Twins offer for Lopez. Who else was available? I suspect the plan is to see what they have in the rotation and in the minors for half a season. If in it, then they try to make a big deal, similar to what Astros did with Verlander.

78 pitches in 4.1 innings. Unless he develops some control and command, he is bound for the bullpen. Makes sense to try to still make him a starter, but I am beginning to believe his best possible outcome, and it would be a remote and amazing one, would be Josh Hader

Where would he play then? For some other team?

Definitely improved, but it’s frustrating how smartly run the teams with money are not to mention how crazy good the Rays are at spotting and developing talent. In the 80’s you could count of big market teams not being invested in development. This is no longer the case.

To be clear, a lot of my post was less a commentary on the Orioles and more a commentary on how impressive the Yankees and Rays guys have looked.

Definitely. Bats need to get going a bit. Henderson needs to make some adjustments.

Yes small sample size, but this Yankees team looks good and they have a ton of injuries.

Watching the Rays get out to a 9-0 start with a bunch of relievers they turned into very good starters. Then, watching the Yankees come to town with basically unheralded live arm after live arm starting and then coming out of the pen, it is very concerning the Orioles will never get there. Hell, even a guy we cut is killing us this series. I miss the days of the top of division being lousy at development. Depressing weekend.

There is a difference between predicting who the Orioles will pick and the consensus re the best player. Druw Jones was the easy pick. A guy that had shot up boards was the riskier one. That was basically my point. But agreed Holliday was going in the top 5

I have to say considering most no one was talking about Holliday for #1 overall, the Orioles sure seem to have hit on him. Give them credit. It was not the safest pick, at least in the court of public opinion.

The Orioles are going to have to make some tough decisions on who to trade, but it is not going to be this guy.

It might just be Wells to the pen when Bradish comes back.

Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays are not going to be on this team for too much longer.

Except they allowed Tillman to pitch up in the zone, which was interesting. Tillman was a bit ahead of the curve. Maybe not consciously so, but still ahead of the curve pitching up in the zone.

Was it Bergeson that had his leg broken on a come backer?

Agreed. Stuff happens especially with bigger guys. Halladay got so out of sync they had to send him down to fix him. It happens.

I have a feeling they are going to let him struggle this year. Probably too babied in the past. Not Grayson’s fault, orgs fault but probably were scared to death would be hurt.

It seems clear that the organization wants all guys to have position flexibility.

He isn’t awful in Right at Camden Yards because he knows it.