Kevin Gausman Today, 2013

[Brooks The Great]

He's doing fine just at the pace (and the place) that he is at right now.

I hope that Gausman stays in AA for another month, then goes up to AAA for the final 2-and-a-half months of the season.

Half of a (minor league, 5-month) season at AA where is is progressing very nicely, and half a season at AAA, where I hope that he keeps right on rolling.

I disagree with a conservative plan for Gausman. Call up Gausman now.

Gausman is an advanced, polished college pitcher. He doesn't need to be handled carefully. Look at what the Reds did with Mike Leake. He's a much less talented pitcher, but he skipped the minor leagues altogether and he has been in their rotation going on 4 seasons already, providing major value by eating innings and giving his team a decent chance to win most of the time. Gausman is a potential ace. He would help the Orioles win games now, and he's better than everyone else we've tried - Garcia, Jurrjens, Stinson, Johnson.

He's got the best stuff, and his control and ability to miss bats are better than anyone else we have in the minors.

The Orioles need to call him up now.

[waroriole]

Oh, I forgot, I have to prove myself to you. Thanks for reminding me:)

You think I am a liar? Why would I say that? I was shocked myself.

Search it. I don't have permission to search threads I don't believe. There is only 50 different threads on here at any given time.

Yeah, I didn't think anyone said that.

[Loophole]

He's doing fine just at the pace (and the place) that he is at right now.

I hope that Gausman stays in AA for another month, then goes up to AAA for the final 2-and-a-half months of the season.

Half of a (minor league, 5-month) season at AA where is is progressing very nicely, and half a season at AAA, where I hope that he keeps right on rolling.

Maaaaan. Where'd Manny be right now if you were in charge?

[OFFNY]

Maaaaan. Where'd Manny be right now if you were in charge?

First of all, we're talking about Gausman, not Machado. Gausman is a starting pitcher, and Machado is a position player. Secondly, every player (pitchers and positions players) are all judged and brought along on an individual basis. I didn't have a problem with Machado coming up when he did last year. I didn't know if it would work out well or not, and I was surprised that they called him up straight from AA-Bowie (as almost all were), but I wasn't necessarily alarmed about it.

Where would the Orioles be if you were in charge ???

[Loophole]

First of all, we're talking about Gausman, not Machado. Gausman is a starting pitcher, and Machado is a position player. Secondly, every player (pitchers and positions players) are all judged and brought along on an individual basis. I didn't have a problem with Machado coming up when he did last year. I didn't know if it would work out well or not, and I was surprised that they called him up straight from AA-Bowie (as almost all were), but I wasn't necessarily alarmed about it. Where would the Orioles be if you were in charge ???

Oh, they'd probably be on the moon. I'm very serious about space travel and I think it'd really give them the boost they need (to be astronauts).

[Bagel Necklace]

Gausman is an advanced, polished college pitcher.

Agree w this... its not like we have some proven track record of bringing pitchers along in our minor league system, just about every arm we have tried to nurture along in the farm the past decade has disappointed. Whats the harm in letting him learn up in the majors, its not like we have a logjam of talented options like the Reds or Braves.

I will go a step further and say Gausman would probably be better off learning from the big league coaches and taking his lumps up here.

[SteveO]

He's doing fine just at the pace (and the place) that he is at right now.

I hope that Gausman stays in AA for another month, then goes up to AAA for the final 2-and-a-half months of the season.

Half of a (minor league, 5-month) season at AA where is is progressing very nicely, and half a season at AAA, where I hope that he keeps right on rolling.

I tend to agree that he could use some more seasoning. I do think they should be more aggressive than you have proposed though. Should he put together say 3-4 more good starts at AA its time to move him to AAA IMO. Then make a judgement based on his performance there.

Gausman played in the SEC which I get is different than minor league ball but it is a very competitive setting and he is a more polished product than say Bundy who came out of high school. I would be slightly surprised if he does not make the club by the time the rosters expand in Sept.

[Il BuonO]

I tend to agree that he could use some more seasoning. I do think they should be more aggressive than you have proposed though. Should he put together say 3-4 more good starts at AA its time to move him to AAA IMO. Then make a judgement based on his performance there.

Gausman played in the SEC which I get is different than minor league ball but it is a very competitive setting and he is a more polished product than say Bundy who came out of high school. I would be slightly surprised if he does not make the club by the time the rosters expand in Sept.

DD said AA is enough of a proving ground and we saw that with Machado. I agree with you about the SEC and he's pitched in some big games, too.

The 3-4 starts you speak of is just enough time for them to get Wada up here and find out he's not the answer either. Then, it's on to Gausman. No AAA.

[OFFNY]

DD said AA is enough of a proving ground and we saw that with Machado. I agree with you about the SEC and he's pitched in some big games, too.

The 3-4 starts you speak of is just enough time for them to get Wada up here and find out he's not the answer either. Then, it's on to Gausman. No AAA.

I have a feeling that Gausman will be coming directly up to the Orioles in early June, at which point he will have gone past the deadlines for both free agency, and arbitration.

Matusz (the University of San Diego) came up directly from AA-Bowie in 2009 also. He came up in early August, but that was because he had started said season at Advanced-A Frederick for a little over 2 months, then went up to AA-Bowie for 2 months before getting the (major league) call.

[OFFNY]

DD said AA is enough of a proving ground and we saw that with Machado. I agree with you about the SEC and he's pitched in some big games, too.

The 3-4 starts you speak of is just enough time for them to get Wada up here and find out he's not the answer either. Then, it's on to Gausman. No AAA.

I have a feeling that Gausman will be coming directly up to the Orioles in early June, at which point he will have gone past the deadlines for both free agency, and arbitration.

Matusz (the University of San Diego) came up directly from AA-Bowie in 2009 also. He came up in early August, but that was because he had started said season at Advanced-A Frederick for a little over 2 months, then went up to AA-Bowie for 2 months before getting the (major league) call.

He's up.

[LayzieDES]

Powdered Do-nut day at the park?

[OFFNY]

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TORONTO BLUE JAYS O (MAY 23rd) *

Melky Cabrera - LF

Jose Bautista - RF

Edwin Encarnacion - 1B

Adam Lind - DH

J.P. Arencibia - C

Brett Lawrie - 3B

Colby Rasmus - CF

Emilio Bonifacio - 2B

Munenori Kawasaki - SS

Brandon Morrow - RHP (1-3, 5.16 ERA)

* Gausman's Career Major League Debut

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

[Tx Oriole]

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TORONTO BLUE JAYS O (MAY 23rd) *

Melky Cabrera - LF

Jose Bautista - RF

Edwin Encarnacion - 1B

Adam Lind - DH

J.P. Arencibia - C

Brett Lawrie - 3B

Colby Rasmus - CF

Emilio Bonifacio - 2B

Munenori Kawasaki - SS

Brandon Morrow - RHP (1-3, 5.16 ERA)

* Gausman's Career Major League Debut

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

Any news who is off the 40 so Gausman could be added?

[Crazysilver03]

Any news who is off the 40 so Gausman could be added?

Burnett DFA.

[OFFNY]

Any news who is off the 40 so Gausman could be added?

Sorry, I'm just the goofball that posts the lineups and the pitching lines.

Alex Burnett was DFA'd.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/05/orioles-designate-alex-burnett-for-assignment.html

Thanks.