5th Starter Watch

[connja]

Bundy will be restricted to 70 innings this season.

Isn't that a bit rediculous? He's 2 years removed from Tommy John now. Put him out there and see how it goes. If you need to shut him down in Augest, you'll know it then.

[JayThomas]

Really too bad Matusz has been on the pine all of ST. They stretched him out the past 2 years and they had intended to stretch him out again this year. He is a lefty and did much better against RH hitters last season than he'd done in prior years. He could've been a real candidate for the #5 spot this season. Oh well, if wishes were fishes.

[Aristotelian]

Ubaldo has really good stuff IMO. Tillman does in the starts where his curve and change are there (so like 3 times a season)

Fair enough. Junk is an overstatement. However, neither guy has plus velocity any more. All the guys after Gausman rely on other aspects of pitching and labor to get by.

[MDtransplant757]

Really too bad Matusz has been on the pine all of ST. They stretched him out the past 2 years and they had intended to stretch him out again this year. He is a lefty and did much better against RH hitters last season than he'd done in prior years. He could've been a real candidate for the #5 spot this season. Oh well, if wishes were fishes.

Wasn't he our #2 in 2011?

[El Gordo]

5th starter watch? What about the #'s 1, 2,3, and 4 starter watch?

[O's84]

5th starter watch? What about the #'s 1, 2,3, and 4 starter watch?

They've given the search up.

[Redskins Rick]

Buck quoted today in Melewski's article on MASN:

"Mike (Wright) is throwing the ball good down here. (Odrisamer) Despaigne has had a couple of crisp outings. We just have to get our five guys before we leave here ready to go. And it could be Tyler Wilson. There is some competition there that I don't think people understand."

[Going Underground]

Wilson pitched 3 1/3 innings in essentially a piggyback start behind Tillman at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin. He coaxed a fly ball to the fence that was caught to end a bases-loaded jam in the second inning, then scattered two hits and struck out two over the next three innings to make an appearance Showalter said was in line with what they expect of him.

“Tyler’s a guy that’s been a winning pitcher since 10th grade in high school,” Showalter said. “He has a great presentation. He is confident. He’s not scared of the competition. There’s a lot to like about him. Sometimes he gets forgotten about, but not by us. He’s a very trustworthy pitcher because you know what you’re going to get.”

“You can’t have one without the other,” Showalter said. “Mike [Wright] is throwing the ball good down here and [Odrisamer] Despaigne has had a couple of good, crisp outings – not statistically, but it makes you feel better about it. We’ve just got to get our five guys before we leave here ready to go, and it could be Tyler Wilson.”

Asked a second time whether Wilson could break camp with the team and be in the rotation, Showalter said again: “There’s some competition here that people haven’t grasped.”

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-buck-showalter-orioles-have-rotation-competition-after-strong-tyler-wilson-outing-20160315-story.html

[bobmc]

Wilson pitched 3 1/3 innings in essentially a piggyback start behind Tillman at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin. He coaxed a fly ball to the fence that was caught to end a bases-loaded jam in the second inning, then scattered two hits and struck out two over the next three innings to make an appearance Showalter said was in line with what they expect of him.

?Tyler?s a guy that?s been a winning pitcher since 10th grade in high school,? Showalter said. ?He has a great presentation. He is confident. He?s not scared of the competition. There?s a lot to like about him. Sometimes he gets forgotten about, but not by us. He?s a very trustworthy pitcher because you know what you?re going to get.?

?You can?t have one without the other,? Showalter said. ?Mike [Wright] is throwing the ball good down here and [Odrisamer] Despaigne has had a couple of good, crisp outings ? not statistically, but it makes you feel better about it. We?ve just got to get our five guys before we leave here ready to go, and it could be Tyler Wilson.?

Asked a second time whether Wilson could break camp with the team and be in the rotation, Showalter said again: ?There?s some competition here that people haven?t grasped.?

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-buck-showalter-orioles-have-rotation-competition-after-strong-tyler-wilson-outing-20160315-story.html

When Buck says "people", who do you think he is teasing? Players like Gonzo, Tilly, e.g., or just random fans and media? He's not really "calling anyone specific out". I think fans/media, in general, but Gonzo specifically, who has options.

WWAD? (Aristotle)

[Aristotelian]

Worley today:

3.1 IP, 4 ER, 6R, 8 H, 1 K, 0 BB vs. Red Sox. Error by Walker led to a big inning.

Spring stats: 9.1 IP, 6.75 ERA, 7 ER, 13 H, 1 BB, 6 K.

[Rene88]

Worley today:

3.1 IP, 4 ER, 6R, 8 H, 1 K, 0 BB vs. Red Sox. Error by Walker led to a big inning.

Spring stats: 9.1 IP, 6.75 ERA, 7 ER, 13 H, 1 BB, 6 K.

Worley did not make a good case for himself, he fits right in with the rest of the staff.

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[TouchemAll]

5th starter watch? What about the #'s 1, 2,3, and 4 starter watch?

LOL thats a GOOD question with this bunch. Is there really a 1,2,3 or 4 for that matter in this bunch?

[Aristotelian]

Five scoreless with 2 K for Mike Wright. Twins lineup was mostly AAA but did include Sano and Park.

Current spring stats:

1-1, 5.40 ERA, 11 IP, 14 H, 3 BB, 12 K.

[Redskins Rick]

Isn't that a bit rediculous? He's 2 years removed from Tommy John now. Put him out there and see how it goes. If you need to shut him down in Augest, you'll know it then.

Im pretty sure, this is standard SOP for young pitchers and TJ surgery.

[wildcard]

Still think Worley would be fine as a "long reliever", as much as those exist these days. With the O's staff, it could absolutely exist. Although I admit I'm intrigued if MacFarland is going to consistently throw 93 with that more over-the-top delivery. Option vs. blowing $2.6 million.

The O's will not necessarily be blowing 2.6m if they release Worley. If they release Worley by this Saturday March 19th they would only have to pay him 433K. If the release him before the season opener they would have to pay 650K.

Here is the termination clause in the current CBA.

ARTICLE IX Termination Pay

B. Spring Training

A Player whose Contract is terminated by a Club under paragraph 7(b)(2) of the Uniform Player?s Contract for failure to exhibit suffi- cient skill or competitive ability shall be entitled to receive termination pay from the Club in an amount equal to thirty (30) days? payment at the rate stipulated in paragraph 2 of his Contract, if the termination occurs during spring training but on or before the 16th day prior to the start of the championship season. If the termination occurs during spring training, but subsequent to the 16th day prior to the start of the championship season, the Player?s termination pay shall be in an amount equal to forty-five (45) days? payment at the rate stipulated in paragraph 2 of his Contract.