Keith Law takes another shot at the O's

[mikegallo]

Well that could be due to them not being given a chance early on maybe from societal pressures to change positions or even before. There are more right handed pitchers than left handed pitchers but that doesn't mean it's because they are better pitchers as a group. If taller guys are more successful then is it because they throw with more velocity? We've had former NBA players who couldn't crack 90mph on our team and his downward plane didn't seem to help much at all. Lincecum is one of the smallest guys in baseball but that hasn't slowed him down. Pedro as well.

http://sabr.org/research/does-pitcher-s-height-matter

Maybe DD HAS found the next Moneyball in short players?

DD's hole offseason has been Moneyball down to a tee....He literally is trying to win as many games as possible as cheap as possible which is what Moneyball REALLY IS.

Not to mention his hole OBP obsession, which given this teams stats last year is needed sorely.

[Mr Snuffleupagus]

How much flack does Law give Boston for signing dice-K?

We could literally sign 200 Asian pitchers, like this, at this price, and I assure you we'd get more from our money then Boston has.

[Justinlstn]

on the height thing. Erik Bedard was 5'6" out of HS and now he is 6'1". So it is possible he can grow more. and i agree i've never been a fan of Law. The only positive thing he has ever said about the Orioles is when we drafted Machado.

[BrunoCherrytown]

But how good is the kid's softball game?

Too soon?

I like that DD is taking chances on the international front. Can't knock him there.

[Oriolidae85]

Law must be a lush, with all the shots he's been taking at the Orioles over the years...but seriously, he can be critical of any team. And he is wrong just as much as he is right.

[Frobby]

Yeah I have to agree, 80-83 if it's right bothers me. I was 5'10 and sat 85-86 at 17 and I sure didn't get 550k. I never thought there would be perks to living in Korea.

There must be something about Law's report that isn't correct. No way they spent $550 k for a kid with the profile he describes.

[UpstateNYfan]

The O's spend how much money on Hobgood?? He is likely never to come close to be worth what he was given....and yet people get rattled over this signing!! Save the energy for more things.

[LookitsPuck]

Law needs to come out with an apology. Completely off on the height as well as the velocity.

Way to go.

[Bazooka Jones]

Of course Law ignores the fact that, at 17, the kid may not be done growing.

:agree: Law does seem bent out of shape for some reason. I think most people should be applauding all of the jobs that DD is filling in order to better the organization, including international scouting.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Hey, Old Hoss Radbourn was like 5'9" and that dude used to pitch 600 innings a season.

[jtschrei]

Not going to dig it up, but in an ESPN chat last week, Law also made a snide remark about the O's signing the softball player from New Zealand... who Law actually said was from Australia, which was wrong.

Whatever. Law shoots from the hip. Only time will tell if he's right about the "top H.S. pitcher in Korea." That's all I need to hear. I like the move.

[allstar1579]

There must be something about Law's report that isn't correct. No way they spent $550 k for a kid with the profile he describes.

Yeah I'm thinking the same thing, something just doesn't add up there. From the Sun article it says he sits high 80's with an above avg. curve. I can see that being worth the investment if they think he's going to grow some more and they control him for 6 years now. It's REALLY snarky, even for Keith, which is what kinda bothers me though, he usually doesn't take shots like that unless he's pretty sure about what he's talking about.

[Sports Guy]

That height matter with pitchers?? That's the most absurd thing I've ever heard.

I am not even neccassarily talking about this exact tweet and whether his info on this pitcher is right or wrong...and let's face it, this thread wasn't started on that premise either.

The intention of this thread was to complain that Law said something that people don't like because he bashed their team.

Who cares? The Orioles blow and are a joke. It doesn't matter if I say it, Chaos says it, Law says it, Royle says it or Heyman says it...Everyone would be right.

People get so bent out of shape when national people take shots at "their team". There is a reason they are taking those shots.

[TiredofLosing20]

If you believe LJ's link Law is just flat out inaccurate, which is simply inexcusable.

Another poster stated that he is always negative towards the O's but I think that is generally for good reason (the O's do very little positive) and I am not someone who needs my O's news sugar coated by any means but it appears to me that he has lost some objectivity here.

[Fan4Life]

I am not even neccassarily talking about this exact tweet and whether his info on this pitcher is right or wrong...and let's face it, this thread wasn't started on that premise either.

The intention of this thread was to complain that Law said something that people don't like because he bashed their team.

Who cares? The Orioles blow and are a joke. It doesn't matter if I say it, Chaos says it, Law says it, Royle says it or Heyman says it...Everyone would be right.

People get so bent out of shape when national people take shots at "their team". There is a reason they are taking those shots.

It matters whether or not Law has the facts correct. He was bashing the signing based on specific information (which may or may not be true) and then tied that information into a bash of the organization. Sounds a lot like you actually.