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I heard he’s out with “illness”…. Anyone know anything more?

A good throw holds him to 2nd base. The lousy throw (the airmail soft lob toss) cost them 3rd base- can't you argue the extra base resulted from the poor throw and award an error on the throw? I'm happy he got a triple, but I'd score it a double and E on the throw....

Not a fan of rentals. Too much damage to the long term health of the team. This article does a nice job revisiting the Eduardo Rodriguez for Andrew Miller deal- https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/platform/amp/2020/2/20/21143947/eduardo-rodriguez-andrew-miller-red-sox-orioles-trade-retrospective

I thought about starting a similar thread… IMO- Untouchable: Holliday, Mayo, Grayson Rodriguez Borderline untouchable: Kjerstad, Cowser Tradeable for a good return: Norby, Prieto, Ortiz, Mountcastle, Stowers, Hall

I wouldn’t play him over any of them. Just curious what he’d do over a full year. If I were a team in tank mode I’d acquire him and see what he does with a real chance to play. His offensive upside certainly might be limited, but how do you improve your offensive game seeing MLB pitching once a week?

We all know we could use an ACE/TOR pitcher…. But our offense is inconsistent. And it seems like we have a lot of “sometimes” hitters but not we don’t really have many hitters who are consistent… production from middle of the order seems lacking in particular….

Eduardo Rodriguez. Left-handed, pitching extremely well, and near Ace level. Give them Stowers, and any 1 of Westburg, Norby, or Mayo.

Maybe this needs its own thread but I echo the sentiments of whoever said we need to replace Thank God I'm a Country Boy for 7th inning stretch. Enough already. It was barely tolerable in the 70's/80's, but just play something else for heaven's sake... I'll take pretty much anything at this point...

Time to send him up to Aberdeen so he can hit .112 like everyone else... What is it about that place??? Geez....

We always seem to sign the Ubaldo Jiminez's and Alex Cobb's of the world, along with the Kyle Gibson's and Jordan Lyles's and Adam Frazier's. We finish last a lot.

As of now he seems like it. I have read some scouting reports indicate there's a bit of "swing and miss" there, which would give some cause for concern. Don't remember reading anything like that with Bryce Harper.... Next year will have a loaded top 10. Jace Jung may be the "safest" pick with chance to be a star. Termarr Johnson is extremely highly regarded and HS RHP Dylan Lesko may have the best stuff for a High Schooler in a very long time. (and heaven knows, the O's could use some pitching....)

I see Rodriguez, Rutschman, and maybe Hall/Baumann if they stay healthy, and maybe Cowser... I know there is a huge 2nd tier that might be good one day (Westburg, Henderson, etc.)... Does that really set us apart? I imagine every team has 2-3 top guys and a ton of maybe-good-one-day types.... ?

Gunnar Henderson(who I still hold out a lot of hope for) is down to .204 at A ball. My biggest 3 disappointments this year: 1. Heston Kjerstad 2. Dean Kremer 3. Yusniel Diaz

Is seeing all the guys fail who I had hoped might be useful guys for the next competitive team. Keegan Akin Zac Lowther Alex Wells Dean Kremer Yusniel Diaz and seeing injuries/misfortune rob guys of development and experience and opportunity: Heston Kjerstad Austin Hays/Anthony Santander Terrin Vavra DL Hall Anthony Servideo Rylan Bannon

PREDICTION: At some point the O's give up on Mckenna and either release him or include him in some trade... ... and he becomes a solid starter/borderline stud for another team!

Pittsburgh took RHP Owen Sharts... Not to be outdone, the White Sox nabbed C Colby Smelley...!

This could be my favorite pick of the past 2 drafts....

Not impressed with Hill. Big guy who throws hard, sure... but terrible command, injury-prone mechanics, and he really didn't perform well in his few starts this year= and that was before he needed Tommy John....

WINNER!!!!

Solometto will be the next player taken, won't be there when we are on the clock....

This season is a monumental disappointment for me. Not because the Major League Orioles are so terrible- that was expected. But because: No pitcher has emerged as a viable rotation candidate including: Kremer, Akin, Lowther, among others Yusniel Diaz continues to stink. Injuries have slowed the progress of DL Hall, Michael Baumann, among others Heston Kjerstad may never be healthy enough to play

My guess is he'll be gone by the time we get our next pick, but I really want this guy desperately: https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2021/06/15/chase-burns-2021-mlb-draft-profile/

...or relief pitching for that matter...!! Seriously, even if D.L. Hall and Greyson Rodriguez stay healthy and become quality starters, that's 2 out of 5 rotation slots. I guess if Means comes back and stays healthy, that could be 3. Sadly, we've seen nothing from Kramer, Lowther, Akin, Lopez, to think they'll make it as starters....

I'm going to go with Watson. Elias likes those toolsy athletic middle infield types. Plus, he got burned on starting pitchers in the past. Yes, he could take Davis if there... yes, he could go underslot strategy and take Cowser. I don't know if getting burned going underslot last year will influence his decision to not try it again this year... I'm going with Khalil Watson. Predict the Pick!