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He was awesome at Camden Yards and still puts on a hell of a show. I'm not rushing out to see him again, but I'm really glad I went last time.

I really don't think it's particularly close. He's an interesting prospect, but Ortiz is pretty much a universal top 100 guy with elite defense at a premium position who has also put up better offensive numbers than Stowers. If things break right for Stowers he might have some 3 WAR seasons in a his future, but he's got a whole lot of swing and miss to overcome. Stowers would basically be a throw in for a trade at this point. Ortiz could help bring back something of real value.

Stowers should probably be in the majors, but not on our roster. Ortiz should definitely be in the majors. They aren't particularly close in terms of upside as prospects.

When you hit 25 in AAA that tends to happen. I really don't see the Os finding a spot for him.

I know this is incredibly off-topic, but that's an absurd comment to make about the player with the 2nd highest completion percentage in the NFL. Hating on Lamar is like hating on Adley or Gunnar. Makes 0 sense.

100% agree. It's not hyperbole to say that he's the best player on the best team in the American League. That should get him a few MVP votes (obviously not 1st place) on top of a near unanimous ROTY.

I can't imagine he's more frustrated than Ortiz - who is the better player and was drafted 2 years before him.

The Rays have the best bullpen in baseball right now. The Orioles lost the best closer in baseball after the trade deadline had passed. I have no idea what you're expecting.

Looks like you're able to just view the tickets without waiting now.

Don't let reality get in the way of his rage.

Definitely a play he should have made. He couldn't get it out of his glove clean.

Love an efficient (10 pitch, 2K) inning to kick things off after getting the early lead. Going 7+ would be massive for our pen.

No idea, but it's all insane. Acting like Cowser keeping things light in the clubhouse is a negative is wild to me. His teammates love him. Does that mean the team should stop with all of the water themed celebrations? Adley does goofy things all time - should he be reprimanded for not being a competitor?

I'd think these prices will go down a good bit once there is more availability. Only premium plans have had the opportunity to purchase at this point.

There are pages and pages of posts. I've responded to multiple of yours which included such gems as "Show me another team with rookies that underperform as much as the Orioles when they first come up?" and citing the Reds as a team where every prospect succeeds out of the gate because of a successful player that's almost 26 (and isn't a rookie) while their best prospect struggles. The larger point about our players being taught to be very selective and needing to scale it back in the Majors is fine - the rest of your argument is not.

The argument is not whether Gunnar was too selective at the plate at the start of this year. The argument he made was that the Orioles have more underachieving prospects than any other team. We don't. Is the point here that rookies / young players sometimes have things to work on? Why is that news?

You have 0 evidence that more selective hitters struggle more starting out. You argued that Baltimore's young players underachieve starting out and cited the Reds as an example of a team who's young players exceed expectations. You have yet to provide any evidence that this is actually true. (Hint: that evidence doesn't exist).

It was when it was announced yesterday.

Steer didn't just come up. He struggled when he came up last year and then is better this year. Cowser could do the same thing next year. Steer is also 25 right now and will be 26 before Cowser turns 24. McClain has been awesome, but you're also working with a really small sample size. Elly was rated way higher than McClain, but has performed much worse so far in the majors. That sort of thing happens. You're taking small sample sizes and trying to make some kind of grand proclamation that doesn't hold any weight. Sure, some of our prospects have struggled out of the gate, but that is bound to happen when you have 6 or 7 come up in a 2 year span. Westburg was on fire out of the gate - do you think he was coached differently than Cowser / Adley? Gunnar was really solid when he came up last year, but then struggled to drive the ball at the start of this year. Was there a difference in how they coached him in the offseason? You're way too focused on small sample sizes. There is no evidence that Orioles prospects struggle more out of the gate than players from other teams.

What are you even talking about? Some guys from the minors will fail? You do realize how often Top 100 ranked prospects fail, right? Stowers struggled, but he's never been a highly touted prospect. Ortiz struggled, but he basically got 0 opportunities. You still haven't elaborated on all these prospects from the Reds that are performing better than the Orioles prospects. Why is Elly -- former top 5 prospect -- performing worse than Westburg?

It had nothing to do with Detroit. He had a no-trade clause and utilized it. They had a deal in place with LA.

This is such an absurd post. Adley came up and was immediately a 5+ WAR player last year. Gunnar is a 5+ WAR player this year at 22. Westburg has been fine as a rookie. Grayson struggled at the start of the year, but has righted the ship after working on things and looks really strong in the second half. Who are you talking about on the Reds? Matt McClain has been awesome, but beyond that it isn't anything crazy. Elly is ridiculously exciting, but he's been worth 1 WAR -- the same as Westburg in nearly twice as many games.

Don't add context - that doesn't fit his narrative. Maybe we should have gone all in for Cease -- we could have had his 8+ ERA in August if we were willing to offer up some real prospects at the deadline.

Mullins has 1 season above a .350 OBP. I'm sure we hope he can do that, but he can still be a very good MLB player if he has a .330 - .340 OBP with elite speed and defense.

100%. I don't think Fabian is anything close to Mayo as a prospect and I don't expect that same drop in K rate, but he doesn't need to do as much to see the field with his glove.