Hobgood MAY be behind schedule

[DrShorebird]

Just a quick and UNOFFICIAL update on Matt Hobgood's progress in Sarasota. My sources in Sarasota feel that Matt is not progressing according to plan. They also suggest that he still seems to have some soreness in his shoulder. I don't know when his scheduled follow-up MRI is to occur, but I'll see what I can find out. Again, this is not confirmed or official.

[UpstateNYfan]

How would you ever know if he is on schedule?? He was a nice story and all, the O's got sucked in he has become a huge #1 mistake.!

[crowmst3k!]

Meanwhile, Mike Minor is putting up a 2.42 ERA in AAA for the Braves.

[jabba72]

Hobgood was an economizer pick. Nothing more. You would think Jordan would have found some higher rated players at #5. Hopefully he can still turn his career around.

[JDubs]

Is the news ever good with this kid?

[Gurgi]

Give him a bat and see if he can play 1st or DH. He was a California Player of the Year and a lot of that has hitting.

[Gurgi]

I think he must of come to us injured. He didnt have any velocity when he got to Bluefield. What a total bummer.

If you had to predict it right now I would say he never pitches an inning in the big leagues.

[eb45]

Meanwhile, Tyler Matzek has a 2.27 ERA. Wait, no, that's his WHIP. His ERA is 9.22. Maybe Hobgood was a bad pick, but Matzek would have been far more crippling.

[Stotle]

Meanwhile, Tyler Matzek has a 2.27 ERA. Wait, no, that's his WHIP. His ERA is 9.22. Maybe Hobgood was a bad pick, but Matzek would have been far more crippling.

Huh? How are either "crippling"?

[Can_of_corn]

Meanwhile, Tyler Matzek has a 2.27 ERA. Wait, no, that's his WHIP. His ERA is 9.22. Maybe Hobgood was a bad pick, but Matzek would have been far more crippling.

Matzek went 5-1 2.92 ERA with 88K's in 89.1 innings last season. Heck he is averaging over K/inning now. He does have serious control problems but I would rather take my chances with him.

Not sure how he would have been "crippling" in any case.

[Can_of_corn]

Huh? How are either "crippling"?

Maybe he means the O's wouldn't have signed all those overslot guys that are not really producing at a high level if they had signed Matzek.

[eb45]

Matzek's 3.9M bonus vs. Hobgood's 2.4. Also it was a shot at all the people complaining that picking Hobgood over Matzek was "crippling", "unjustifiable", or my personal favorite, that it "failed up" the Orioles' farm system.

[SrMeowMeow]

I really hope that nobody said picking Hobgood "failed up" our system. Because that doesn't mean anything.

[wildcard]

Aaron Crow says hi from the KC bullpen and will be moved to the rotation sometime in the next year.

http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543070&c_id=kc#sectionType=career

[Dr. FLK]

Huh? How are either "crippling"?

Maybe crippling is an exaggeration, but throwing away a 1st round pick certainly is a setback.