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Tremendous? Maybe for AAA. Johnson is the only one that has had any success in the majors. Someone calls the move from AAA to the majors the biggest jump in sports.

I am glad for the options but I am a little more temper about making a successful jump.

Didn't Beato set a record for most scoreless innings to start a career? I would say he had some success in the majors.

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Tremendous? Maybe for AAA. Johnson is the only one that has had any success in the majors. Someone calls the move from AAA to the majors the biggest jump in sports.

I am glad for the options but I am a little more temper about making a successful jump.

Eh, ok. If you can call 38 IP ( sss ) three years ago a success. Even then his walk rate was unacceptable (4.2 BB/9). My contention is with Johnson that he knows how to pitch but his stuff isn't great. So, he has to nibble at the corners trying to get ML hitters out which in turn drives up an already high walk rate he carries (3.9 BB/9) from the minors.

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Tremendous? Maybe for AAA. Johnson is the only one that has had any success in the majors. Someone calls the move from AAA to the majors the biggest jump in sports.

I am glad for the options but I am a little more temper about making a successful jump.

I didn't mean that I expect these guys to be tremendous in the majors, just that they've done about everything you can ask in order to give the O's some choices if we need to reach down there.

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I didn't mean that I expect these guys to be tremendous in the majors, just that they've done about everything you can ask in order to give the O's some choices if we need to reach down there.

Absolutely. Which is what there chance will be all about should they sustain it.

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Tremendous? Maybe for AAA. Johnson is the only one that has had any success in the majors. Someone calls the move from AAA to the majors the biggest jump in sports.

I am glad for the options but I am a little more tempered about making a successful jump.

Tempered? You were pushing Dariel Alvarez like he was your first born.

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Eh, ok. If you can call 38 IP ( sss ) three years ago a success. Even then his walk rate was unacceptable (4.2 BB/9). My contention is with Johnson that he knows how to pitch but his stuff isn't great. So, he has to nibble at the corners trying to get ML hitters out which in turn drives up an already high walk rate he carries (3.9 BB/9) from the minors.

I think a bump from 3.9 to 4.2 in 38 innings is statistical noise. Even if it wasn't it would most likely be attributed toward the increased selectiveness of major league hitters.

I do think the industry as a whole has decided that Johnson is not a major league pitcher.

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(AUGUST 31st)

Steve Johnson has left AAA-Norfolk, and is headed to Baltimore as 1 of the Orioles' September 1st call-ups.

https://twitter.com/masnRoch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

This may be one of the best birthday presents that Johnson has ever gotten ...... he turns 28 years-old today.

The full article about the birthday boy:

Orioles Prepared to Select Steve Johnson's Contract

(By Roch Kubatko)

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2015/08/orioles-prepared-to-select-steve-johnsons-contract.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

The Orioles won't dig deep into Triple-A Norfolk's roster when their own 25-man roster can expand on Tuesday. The Tides are making a run at the playoffs, and the Orioles don't want to leave them at a competitive disadvantage, though helping the major league club remains the top priority.

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