Legend_Of_Joey

Those areas that lose affiliated teams would probably be used as part of the "Dream League" and/or expanded on for the Frontier/Atlantic/Can-Am League (if the last one wants to exist again.)

Teams would be limited to 5 affiliates, 4 of which are "MiLB" teams and 1 "complex" (Gulf Coast/Arizona Rookie) So the Orioles would lose 1 of Norfolk, Bowie, Frederick, Delmarva, or Aberdeen.

"Lord Castle" seems to be the choice of the Minors.

I wonder if this is a correlation to them starting almost immediately after the MiLB season ended instead of having to ramp these guys back up.

Brooks looks like he is about to drop kick Etch...

I saw Akin and Ortiz in person. Ortiz, even after the weight loss, was still quite a bit larger. Akin isn't a small boy, but he carries it a lot better.

I'm sure Davis and Boras were happy with the contract.

If Ortiz is in it, the tires will dig a moat from the bullpen to the mound...

Akin in Norfolk and hope he can learn to be more "pitch efficent." Ortiz to the treadmill. He might get gassed coming in from the bullpen...

I don't see Martin making it to Opening Day on the 26 man roster, unless something big happens. I think he starts off in Norfolk atleast. I think Villar ends up at short and an Alberto/Wilkerson platoon at 2nd. Catching....Not sure. Severino, unless he gets traded. Sisco, unless they move him or move on from him. Wynns, unless they get rid of him. If they protect Cumberland, do they give him a shot?

But he wouldn't have a shortened name.

Same. Was sitting on the third base side too.

His first highlight was a line drive towards the line. Stevie laid out and made a diving stop and threw the runner out at first.

Don't forget, last season he had other highlight reel plays at 3rd base, including the diving stop and throw against the Nats in his first start and a "run and throw" to keep the game tied against the Braves, plus the running, sliding, over the shoulder catch as a second baseman in the last game of the season.

Guess I'll keep a closer eye on my mail.

So, Wells is being Wells.

I could see Muckinhirn not being protected or drafted, having a good spring, starting off pretty good in Norfolk and getting to Baltimore in May. I don't see the hype in Cumberland. He has been projected as a "bat first" catcher who should be moved from behind the plate, as his durability seems to be an issue (almost like he caught the Susac bug.)

Yeah, it's not like he still would have had to jump, crash into the fence and still hold on to the ball or anything... I swear, some people just find anything to nitpick.

If it was a low wall all the way around, Stevie would have been sitting with him.

Baby steps.

Elias has accomplished the nearly impossible.

What the hell just happened...

He was already holding his left arm down.