Thato'sfan

Those are Alex Wells’ stats. For some reason he is listed as Eddie Paparella.?

He started the game last night. He gave up back to back singles before the game was rained out. No injury.

Having Mountcastle as the DH of the future, barring significant defensive improvement, is fine by me. Fielding a solid defense while keeping his impact bat would be great. That being said, this wouldn't be possible until late 2019 or if Davis or Trumbo on the DL.

Yeah, Mountcastle can work on his defense for a bit. If he’s taking, call him up and you get the extra year of control.

From Stewart, I would take Seth Smith's platoon bat with better outfield defense any day of the week. That would be a very respectable career and a solid player for any team.

well Nunez was once a highly touted prospect...he has better tools than Joseph or Dosch

worst case scenario, you plug Villar back at 2nd if he is a poor defensive SS. We arent going for a championship, playing a solid SS would only up Villar's trade value(and our enjoyment of games as fans).

Pitchers tend to benefit from having a body fat percentage higher than what would be expected of athletes. It is energy to tap into through the grind of a season.

He is 24. He is 6'8". Sometimes taller guys take a long time to figure out their mechanics and command. He certainly has the stuff to succeed. A high risk project with extremely high reward. If he can't smooth the inconsistencies in his command, he might be relegated to the bullpen.

a couple of years ago he was arguably the best pitching prospect. The stuff and velo is certainly there.

It’s his son I think.

Yeah, I would've loved touki toussaint. But now that we have a lot of pitchers with #3 ceilings and a few with frontline potential I feel a lot more comfortable with not trading for pitchers. Well thought out trade by the O's. In delmarva: Hanifee has #3 ceiling and could push the ceiling higher with more polish and improvement of secondaries(which have taken some steps forward, just need more consistency). Hall has TOR potential Bishop could be a back end starter In Frederick: Lowther has back end upside Baumann has back end upside Wells has back end upside Sedlock could still become a mid rotation arm(longshot) Dietz has mid rotation ceiling In Bowie: Luis Ortiz has #3 projections, could be even better with improved conditioning and fitness Dillon Tate has ceiling of #3 or a #2 if he can improve fastball command and secondary consistency Akin has #3 ceiling Kremer has #3 ceiling Brian Gonzalez has back end upside Zimmerman has backend/mid-rotation upside Harvey has TOR upside In Norfolk: John means has back end upside Josh Rogers has back end upside David Hess has back end upside In Baltimore: Bundy has mid rotation upside Ramirez has back end upside Cobb can be a mid rotation guy and is under contract through 2021 Cashner is under team control through 2020 if we use the team option and is a mid/backend guy Oh and Grayson Rodriguez has TOR potential.

similar tools, but Encarnacion is a better defender and athlete/runner. He projects to stay at third. May have better bat to ball skills and definitely has a higher ceiling. Reyes' ceiling was limited due to defensive questions and contact questions. For Encarnacion, like many raw prospects, the questions are based on ability to carry performance against more advanced pitching(IMO, he will; reminds me of Mountcastle from 2016 but with a position).

I actually think the Gausman deal, compared to the Gray deal isn't as bad as some are saying. yes, the Gray deal had three top 100 guys. But one was trending downward for over a full season and is struggling in AAA(jorge Mateo), an injured high ceiling pitcher who required tommy john and will be 25 for the 2019 season(also don't know how he will bounce back from the injury and hasn't played in 2018), and an outfielder coming off a serious knee injury(for me, he was the centerpiece and has the highest ceiling, currently in the MLB). We got 2.5 million in international cash, which could be used to sign some quality talent other than VVM. We dumped a ton of salary which can be reinvested into scouting and analytics. We might have gotten a prospect with the highest ceiling in the system in Jean Carlos Encarnacion. He will stick at third with a plus arm and solid defense. He has plus raw power. You say he has obvious flaws, I assume that being his K/BB ratio. I'm not concerned, the kid is only 20 and will mature. Look at Mountcastle's stats in low A, they are extremely similar. Nobody is complaining about Mountcastle. And yes Mountcastle is a year younger, but different guys are a bit more/less polished at different ages and thus take differing developmental timelines. We might have gotten a backend starter in Zimmerman. IMO, Zimmerman has a higher ceiling than most believe. I think he will play up as he has a good low 90s sinker from the left side, has shown the ability to miss bats, and has two solid secondaries along with good command. I think he could play up to be a mid rotation guy even though he has #4/5 stuff. We got a catcher with a great batting eye, 23 yrs old and now in AA. He might not have a good hit tool, but he has average-above average power. Defense allows him to stick at catcher. He has upside of a starter and a floor of backup catcher. We also got a MLB-ready reliever dominating in AAA. 23 yrs old, fastball sits at 93-96 with a solid slider. He will be at the very least a cost-controlled middle reliever, with the potential of being a 7th inning guy. That, while uninspiring, is valuable. The Gausman deal IS uninspiring, but IMO has more value to this organization than the Gray package would have.

i think he was referring to Jonathan Villar