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You know what I wasn't expecting? Mono and a pandemic.

If anyone would be willing to throw him strikes I figure it would be the ones with good fastballs.

So it's not a showcase? How can it even be a showcase this season when no one can see anything?

Left, right, they can throw with their feet if they get guys out.

I think the spring is also used to get top prospects experience playing with and against major league talent.

He did managed 10.8 K/9 while putting up a 13.5 ERA in 2018. ?

Just means that Kjerstad needs to pick up the slack. That shouldn't be an issue.

What does McGregor know about throwing fastballs by people? ?

I'm not used to the O's being first, not sure how I'd react.

What about him? He played two more seasons after playing for the O's.

Twenty eight four innings starts is still 28 starts. ?

I'm waiting for the day a manager says of his guy, "You know his stat line looks pretty good but he's been a lucky SOB.".

Trey's been having a very rough spring with the glove.

Sure they can. Cobb and Davis will be off the books by 2023.

You know those MRIs ain't cheap! There is zero chance I am on board with a Felix throwing in the mid 80's as closer for 1M. We probably have guys in the pen who throw change ups harder than Felix's fastball these days.

Should be a lot more of that with the new balls.

And MurphDogg set the original bar at 28. ? Nice quote tho. ?

Sure. But that seems like a more unlikely explanation than that the O's prefer 4 seam fastballs.

I think it has more to do with the O's not valuing someone who relies on a 2 seam fastball as much as someone who uses the 4 seamer. I've don't recall seeing any evidence that the 2 seam fastball is harder on the arm.

Yea, after ten years of pitching professionally he probably needs to polish his craft.

Soroka and Hudson made 29 and 32 respectively in 2019. So it does happen.

First off what guy trying to make a team isn't going to be complimentary. Secondly, and by far more importantly, I said "too much credit". Holt isn't the only guy involved here so you should spread around the kudos.

That's what Norfolk and pitchers with options are for.

Hold up. Let's not give Holt too much credit here. The Orioles signed Harvey on the 17th of February. This article, showing that Harvey had already been working at the Baseball Performance Center, came out on the 11th. https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/high-school/former-mets-star-matt-harvey-trying-to-get-career-back-on-track-at-bpc-must/article_4d53d08a-6be1-5d02-b43d-bc58980264d1.html