Orioles trade Michael Ohlman to Cardinals

[Nigel Tufnel]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Michael Ohlman wasn't in my Orioles top 15 (listed here <a href="http://t.co/1CqJ0BuIHo">http://t.co/1CqJ0BuIHo</a>) because he's a poor receiver who didn't hit at all in 2014.</p>— keithlaw (@keithlaw) <a href="

">February 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[weams]

Roch Kubatko

The Orioles selected Ohlman in the 11th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) High School. They most likely would have moved him to a new position if he remained in the organization.

The 40-man roster currently includes catchers Matt Wieters, Caleb Joseph and Steve Clevenger. The Orioles also will bring catchers J.P. Arencibia, Ryan Lavarnway and Brian Ward to camp.

[backwardsk]

Roch Kubatko

Do we no longer have the guy from Oakland that we got for Johnson?

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[luismatos4prez]

I never thought much of Ohlman. I thought he should have been taken off the roster before Quintin Berry.

I always assume cash considerations means we're getting like $50,000 at best. Does anyone know if this is accurate?

[weams]

Do we no longer have the guy from Oakland that we got for Johnson?

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I think we have Frietas, but he is not on the 40 man.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=freita001dav

[stef]

So, from the '09 draft we are left with:

Tim Berry

and

Givens, Tolliver and Hobgood.

Anyone else?

[weams]

So, from the '09 draft we are left with:

Tim Berry

and

Givens, Tolliver and Hobgood.

Anyone else?

I am really glad that we have been drafting better.

[CharmCityHokie]

So, from the '09 draft we are left with:

Tim Berry

and

Givens, Tolliver and Hobgood.

Anyone else?

Wow, what a rough draft...http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=BAL&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year

[CWalston108]

Wow, what a rough draft...http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=BAL&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year

What hurts even more is when you consider the fact that mike trout was still on the board.

[Pheasants]

Could he become the next Jason Werth? Good hitter, weak catcher, finally changed positions. As I understand, Werth refused to while with Orioles. I don't know what Ohlman thought of it.

[Can_of_corn]

Could he become the next Jason Werth? Good hitter, weak catcher, finally changed positions. As I understand, Werth refused to while with Orioles. I don't know what Ohlman thought of it.

Werth has a combined 802 OPS in the minors.

Ohlman has a 720.

Werth had his first cup of coffee at 23.

Ohlman put up a 627 OPS in AA at 23.

I don't think the two are that comparable.

[Redskins Rick]

I would like to see if Ohlman's offense would have bounced back with a switch to 1B or corner outfield. I wonder if the Cardinals keep him at catcher.

I know the organization had high hopes for the guy.

He never passed my own eye test, weak arm to 2nd, and just wasn't very impressive behind the plate, and actually at bat for that matter.

Hopefully, the change of scenery will allow him to refocus and progress up.

[Tony-OH]

Werth has a combined 802 OPS in the minors.

Ohlman has a 720.

Werth had his first cup of coffee at 23.

Ohlman put up a 627 OPS in AA at 23.

I don't think the two are that comparable.

Perspective is always nice.

[ArtVanDelay]

Wow, what a rough draft...http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=BAL&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year

Who would have thought that the best pick in the entire draft class would be the last guy taken. The 50th rounder. That draft class is flat out embarrassing.

[ArtVanDelay]

What hurts even more is when you consider the fact that mike trout was still on the board.

Mike Trout was on the board for a long time after the Hobgood. It's not like the Orioles would have selected Trout if they didn't select Hobgood. Zack Wheeler was taken the pick after Hobgood. I would have loved to have gotten him.