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Matt Hobgood - is there hope? (No, there is not. Indy League bound.)

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He looked very good today. I chatted with him after the game and he said he is feeling stronger every week and hopes to be back at full strength by summer. I feel it will be more like nearer the end of the season, but in any event all is going well right now.

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Nice to see these results. Not sure what that 1 inning aberration was, but it has now been two 3 and 4 inning stints.

Nice to hear that he is feeling stronger and that he is not near full strength - that there should be more in the tank.

Very encouraging.

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I know everyone is apprehensive about getting too excited for Matt after undergoing shoulder surgery and never really showing any of the promise he displayed pre-draft. But if he's doing this well at less than 100% you have to be pretty excited moving forward. Thanks for the update Doc.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Even after going 3 & 4 1/3 in his last 2 outings, O's r not considering moving Matt Hobgood to rotation now. Happy with his progress in pen.</p>— Steve Melewski (@masnSteve) <a href="

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Here's my nephew in an interview with Brett Hollander. Please ignore the Tommy John comment in the notes. He didn't have Tommy John surgery.

http://www.wbal.com/article/99792/50/template-story/Matt-Hobgood-Is-Working-His-Way-Back

Hi there...sorry that I don't know your name. I was wondering if Matt still views himself as a starting pitcher?

Thanks in advance

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Nice interview. Would be very very encouraging if he can make it to Frederick at some point this year even if its only a few games near the end.

Yeah, but I think they're taking it slow with him and I think that's smart. His performance is very encouraging, but I don't want to put too much stress on his arm or body this year. If he can ease through Delmarva for a full season, that wouldn't be a bad thing. Give him that time and another offseason and then start being more aggressive. I won't be mad if he's in Frederick, but if he is I hope it's as a reliever in relatively short stints.

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Here's my nephew in an interview with Brett Hollander. Please ignore the Tommy John comment in the notes. He didn't have Tommy John surgery.

http://www.wbal.com/article/99792/50/template-story/Matt-Hobgood-Is-Working-His-Way-Back

Thanks very much for posting this. It's great to see Matt having some success after the physical struggles he's had.

It sounds like his velocity is not quite all the way back. He said he was throwing 88-92, touching 93. But that's something to pay attention to later. For now, I'm just hoping for him to have a healthy year, get in maybe 80 IP, and make it to Frederick at some point.

It's interesting to see that he's not striking out that many guys, and his GB rate is lower than when he first arrived, but he's allowing very few hits and hasn't given up a homer. His BABIP must be extremely low, and probably will come up as the season progresses.

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