Duquette on XM radio

[Tx Oriole]

Terry Crowley speaks of Mancini in glowing terms, calling him "about as blue chip as you get for as much as he's played."

Mancini, an eighth-round pick in 2013 out of Notre Dame, batted .314/.341/.527 with 14 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 32 RBIs in 52 games at Frederick and .359/.395/.586 with 29 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 57 RBIs in 84 games at Bowie.

"He's a tremendous fastball hitter," Crowley said during a recent interview. "This kid doesn't have to cheat and get it started to hit a fastball. He'll be standing at the plate and if you throw him 96 (mph), he'll turn it around, and if that same pitch is a curveball in the dirt, he won't move a muscle. That's the difference between him and some others. This is a good-looking hitter and I don't say that very often. I've learned to take a wait-and-see attitude because hitting is so tough."

From Roch Kubatko column, 10/25/2015

I agree with the Crow. In spades. I saw Mancini several times this last year. His bat speed is amazing. He is going to be a beast.

I hope so.

[Can_of_corn]

Mike Mussina. Erik Bedard.

The Hotel.

[25 Nuggets]

It would help if they'd blow up the ugly hotel. It looks like that changed the wind around the park such that a neutral-trending-pitcher's park turned into an actual hitter's park about the time the hotel was built. For most of it's first ~15-20 years OPACY was both a slight pitcher's park and a good HR park.

That is true. It's amazing now things not even in the ballpark have an effect on park factors.

[El Gordo]

No mention of Latos as an option.

[Rene88]

Here is a guess:

Astros sign Gallado

Astros trade Feldman to the O's for Trumbo.

O's sign Pedro Alvarez to DH.

O's balance their lineup and add a starter.

You are such a great poster. This is genius! Thanks for posting.

[sportsfan8703]

Delmon played right field.

Isn't it about time for Delmon to sign his yearly deal with us for a ST invite? And why not bring back Tommy Hunter? I'm only somewhat laughing. But seriously, if both guys would take milb deals with a ST invite, that would be pretty cool. I just don't know what the market is for Hunter. I do feel comfortable saying Hunter is better than Chaz Roe.

[Rene88]

Terry Crowley speaks of Mancini in glowing terms, calling him "about as blue chip as you get for as much as he's played."

Mancini, an eighth-round pick in 2013 out of Notre Dame, batted .314/.341/.527 with 14 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 32 RBIs in 52 games at Frederick and .359/.395/.586 with 29 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 57 RBIs in 84 games at Bowie.

"He's a tremendous fastball hitter," Crowley said during a recent interview. "This kid doesn't have to cheat and get it started to hit a fastball. He'll be standing at the plate and if you throw him 96 (mph), he'll turn it around, and if that same pitch is a curveball in the dirt, he won't move a muscle. That's the difference between him and some others. This is a good-looking hitter and I don't say that very often. I've learned to take a wait-and-see attitude because hitting is so tough."

From Roch Kubatko column, 10/25/2015

I agree with the Crow. In spades. I saw Mancini several times this last year. His bat speed is amazing. He is going to be a beast.

Same here. We will see what he looks like this year but looked like a man among boys.

[Fuzzball22]

Heard Duquette and he sounded like he just woke up. It was like pulling teeth to get him to talk. After talking about free agents (and he didnt have much to say) Bowden said lets try to have a converstion here and asked about players in the minors. Mentioned Bundy, Harvey and someone else whose name i didnt catch. Then talked about Mancini and Sisco

[Bahama O's Fan]

No mention of Latos as an option.

So that's who he is really thinking of

[Aristotelian]

Isn't it about time for Delmon to sign his yearly deal with us for a ST invite? And why not bring back Tommy Hunter? I'm only somewhat laughing. But seriously, if both guys would take milb deals with a ST invite, that would be pretty cool. I just don't know what the market is for Hunter. I do feel comfortable saying Hunter is better than Chaz Roe.

No room for Hunter on the big league club, and he will probably get a MLB deal with someone before taking a minor league deal with the O's.

[LA2]

Who do you believe, Cotillo or Dan Duquette?

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Duquette because he went to great lengths to explain why he wants to keep the draft pick, including describing the compensation pick for losing Chen as not being high enough, and didn't disagree with the interviewers' inference that the O's wouldn't be going after Gallardo.

[LA2]

Same here. We will see what he looks like this year but looked like a man among boys.

Any observations on his defensive skills and intelligence on the basepaths?

[weams]

Same here. We will see what he looks like this year but looked like a man among boys.

He was really good.