Wada's Return May Be Sooner than Expected: Showalter

[Gurgi]

Is this guy even going to pitch for the Orioles this year? We need a decent starter pretty bad.

[Rene88]

Yeah the number of hits is scary, yikes.

[Crazysilver03]

Is this guy even going to pitch for the Orioles this year? We need a decent starter pretty bad.

Well I am sure he will be up in September. It is just a matter of if he will pitch in the majors before then.

[WEAVERMAN]

Yeah the number of hits is scary, yikes.

He needs more time to regain his form. He'll be better in 2014. The Orioles just have to pick up his option. I am sure they will.

[Can_of_corn]

He needs more time to regain his form. He'll be better in 2014. The Orioles just have to pick up his option. I am sure they will.

You think it is a lock that they pick up his 5 million option?

I don't.

They might try and sign him for substantially less then that.

[Crazysilver03]

He needs more time to regain his form. He'll be better in 2014. The Orioles just have to pick up his option. I am sure they will.

I doubt they pick up the option. They can probably convince him to resign for a modest $1-2M (or perhaps even minor league contract). And that is if he doesn't decide to return to Japan.

[WEAVERMAN]

I doubt they pick up the option. They can probably convince him to resign for a modest $1-2M (or perhaps even minor league contract). And that is if he doesn't decide to return to Japan.

He wants to pitch in MLB. I am sure he'll consider any fair deal if they don't pick up the option.

[sportsfan8703]

Our competition can lose tonight because we're playing the rangers and realistically we're probably more likely to win a WC spot than the division.

[Rene88]

$5 million option? No waaaay that is optioned.

[OFFNY]

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Wada walked the first batter of the game on 4 pitches.

After that, he threw 75 pitches, 56 for strikes, 19 for balls from that point until the end of the 6th inning.

In the 7th inning, he got one out, then surrendered a solo home run and a walk before departing.

TSUYOSHI WADA O (vs. AAA-Charlotte, 7/19)

IP:. 6.33

H:o 6

R:O 3

BB: 3

SO: 4

Pitches: 94 (64 Strikes, 30 Balls)

2013 ERA: 5.67 (AAA-Norfolk)

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PITCHES BY INNING

11 (71 Strikes, 4 Balls)

19 (11 Strikes, 8 Balls)

13 (10 Strikes, 3 Balls)

11 (91 Strikes, 2 Balls)

11 (71 Strikes, 4 Balls)

14 (12 Strikes, 2 Balls)

15 (81 Strikes, 7 Balls) *

* Wada recorded 1 out before departing in the 7th inning.

[Rene88]

Yawn....

[Il BuonO]

Wada gonna do, DD? Fish or cut bait?

[mdbdotcom]

He's made a lot of progress. It takes 14-16 months to make a complete recovery from TJS. Wada is at the 14 month point now. A few more outings and he may be ready.

[Art Wing]

$5 million option? No waaaay that is optioned.

I agree but I'd love to bring him back for the ML minimum.

[tntoriole]

He's made a lot of progress. It takes 14-16 months to make a complete recovery from TJS. Wada is at the 14 month point now. A few more outings and he may be ready.

I agree. He had the one really bad outing, but all of his other starts have been pretty solid to good.