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    Grade the Gausman Deal

    in Orioles Talk

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    On 8/11/2018 at 3:15 PM, Moose Milligan said:

    Terrible pitching, too.  Terrible coaching and player development.

    Someone, anyone, explain to me how Gausman was absolutely indispensable.  I'd love to know.  Was anyone able to objectively look at that guy and see a future Cy Young award winner?  A top of the rotation starter?  All Star?  Wins leader, strikeout leader?  ERA leader?  IP leader?   

    No, no, no, no, no, no, and no.

    What'd Gausman do especially well while he was here?  How is he any different than someone else's 3 or 4 starter?  Why's everyone around here so butthurt about losing a #3 starter for a team that probably won't be any good for the next 2-3 seasons and is going through a rebuild?  Why is the Kevin Gausman trade such a stupid trade when there's absolutely nothing unique about him?

    I saw a guy with a hard fastball that was straight as an arrow with spotty command and spotty command of his secondary pitches.  Yeah, he's got an impressive arm but so do a lot of others, guys in the high 90s aren't hard to find these days.  Sometimes he looked great, sometimes he didn't.  That's the definition of a #3 starter.  

    People are so afraid that it'll be another Arrieta situation.  Whatever.  First, let's stop pretending like we're the only fanbase to ever give up on a guy to go on and have success elsewhere.  I'm pretty sure every fanbase outside of the Yankees and Sox mopes around with this woe is us crap and thinking that they're the ones that have a unique problem of giving up on players who go on to have good careers elsewhere.  Just.  Stop.  We're not special snowflakes like we think we are.

    The thing about Arrieta is that it wasn't ever going to happen here for him.  So if Gausman goes to to Atlanta and wins a Cy Young, we'll know that it wasn't going to happen here for him, either.  And we'll know what we've known all along, that this franchise has sucked for years and player development, especially pitching.  So if we can agree that it would never have happened here for Arrieta and never would have happened here for Gausman, why's everyone pearl clutching?  

    I really don't get it, someone clue me in.  Why's everyone so petrified of another Arrieta situation when we all know Arrieta never could have achieved those heights here?  What's the outcome you'd have preferred, holding onto Arrieta and just screwing him up more?  So what if Gausman goes to the Braves and lights it up, he wasn't going to do it here, right?  Adair, Peterson, Wallace, McDowell all couldn't get through to him and bring to life this magical pitching God that the OH braintrust has been glorifying for years.

    The only measure of hope would be to hire a pitching coach in the offseason that could have made a difference for him.  That's it.  And hope isn't a plan.

    Excellent post!

    Jonathan Villar- Our new 2B?

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

    Im pleased with what Ive seen so far...but in my view theres ultimately no way the Orioles got a better player in that package than Schoop. I saw Jonathan in LA when they played the Dodgers. He asked me why the Dodgers would trade him for (among others)an infielder that is older than he is, and I didn't have a great answer.I told him that I thought it was a money thing. He just shrugged.

    I assume, you mean, Orioles?

    Villar, is only 7 months older, than Schoop. Not that big of a difference. And under more control, too.

    Updates on Hunter Harvey

    in Orioles Talk

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    1 hour ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

    Per Roch, Harvey will resume a throwing program Monday. Threw off a mound in Sarasota today, but stopped due to forearm stiffness. Won't throw from the mound on Monday and will start building back up to it.

    He had so many injuries, I'm starting to lose count.

    He's already had TJ surgery, right?

    Man, I wish he could stay healthy.

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