This Start for Miggy?

[Bahama O's Fan]

How important is it? Is he fighting for a spot or is it going to be given to him regardless?

[JLee2027]

Fighting in my opinion.

[weams]

Fighting in my opinion.

He was able to throw one 89 MPH. A lot of high pitch count at bats.

[Tx Oriole]

How important is it? Is he fighting for a spot or is it going to be given to him regardless?

That's a good question. What do you think? I really don't know

the answer to that.

[weams]

That's a good question. What do you think? I really don't know

the answer to that.

He escaped giving up only the one run, but he is not facing the 27 Yanks. It looks like Miguel at 85%

[ChuckS]

He escaped giving up only the one run, but he is not facing the 27 Yanks. It looks like Miguel at 85%

The curve and splitter look decent today.

Hard to get by on a 87-89 MPH fastball unless you have super command. He really needs to get that fastball back up to the 90-92 range to have a chance this season.

[Barnaby Graves]

Put him in the bullpen and see if his velocity picks up.

If he starts now he will be shelled.

[Orioles0615]

How important is it? Is he fighting for a spot or is it going to be given to him regardless?

I think regardless he gets the spot, and I think they stick with him for a month too long. Hope Im wrong though

[weams]

The curve and splitter look decent today.

Hard to get by on a 87-89 MPH fastball unless you have super command. He really needs to get that fastball back up to the 90-92 range to have a chance this season.

It's really only 87. And it is on the Ed Smith gun that had Tillman at 96.

[weams]

Put him in the bullpen and see if his velocity picks up.

If he starts now he will be shelled.

They said that was not realistic earlier.

[Barnaby Graves]

They said that was not realistic earlier.

I just don't see how he is going to be a major league starter. He looks incredibly vulnerable.

[weams]

I just don't see how he is going to be a major league starter. He looks incredibly vulnerable.

They said he would not be part of our bullpen.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Five innings, one run, not too bad.

[25 Nuggets]

I really think we're looking at Bud Norris redux here. He makes the team by default (thanks to Gausman starting on the DL), gets creamed for a few starts, and is dismissed at the Orioles' earliest convenience. Meanwhile the team loses a few games they could have won.

[ChuckS]

I'm fine with starting him out in the rotation just because we don't have many other better options. Hopefully his velocity picks up.

The organization needs to have a quick hook though. If he is getting hit hard after three or four starts they need to bring the next warm body up. It could be a situation where Wright or Wilson get the fifth starter spot out of Spring Training and Gausman replaces Miguel in the middle of the month after a couple bad starts.