Orioles Promote Tolliver

[WEAVERMAN]

Kind of reminds me of a shorter Andrew Miller.

Tolliver will be better than Miller.

The young man is off to a good start. I am happy for him.

[OFFNY]

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Ashur Tolliver will wear #40.

https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/735204640409694208

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oooooooooooo TOLLIVER

OOOOOooooooooooooo 40

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Congratulations to Ashur Tolliver on getting his first Major League W.

He wasn't great, as he allowed a single and a walk, but he did manage to secure 2 outs without allowing the Rays to increase their 2-run lead to keep the Orioles in the game.

[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looks like a 7lb 10oz keeper to me! Beyond blessed. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaverickDrake?src=hash">#MaverickDrake</a> <a href="https://t.co/yKIV81ZGFx">pic.twitter.com/yKIV81ZGFx</a></p>— Ashur Tolliver (@ATollie24) <a href="

">July 7, 2016</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looks like a 7lb 10oz keeper to me! Beyond blessed. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaverickDrake?src=hash">#MaverickDrake</a> <a href="https://t.co/yKIV81ZGFx">pic.twitter.com/yKIV81ZGFx</a></p>— Ashur Tolliver (@ATollie24) <a href="

">July 7, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Congratulations to Tolliver and his wife.

[clapdiddy]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looks like a 7lb 10oz keeper to me! Beyond blessed. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaverickDrake?src=hash">#MaverickDrake</a> <a href="https://t.co/yKIV81ZGFx">pic.twitter.com/yKIV81ZGFx</a></p>— Ashur Tolliver (@ATollie24) <a href="

">July 7, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Beautiful family. Awesome picture.

[Frobby]

The Angels claimed Tolliver on waivers. I think we may regret losing him in future seasons.

[stef]

The Angels claimed Tolliver on waivers. I think we may regret losing him in future seasons.

Briefly discussed in the Lobstein thread but I agree with you.

per Roch:

Ashur Tolliver was lost to the Angels on a waiver claim after the Orioles designated him on Wednesday to create a 40-man spot for lefty Kyle Lobstein, who subsequently was designated and outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk. I?ve heard that multiple teams put in claims and the Angels got him after the three ahead of them passed.

Tolliver, 28, is a late-blooming left-hander with a fastball that climbs in the mid-90s. He?s behind Hart on the specialist scale, but still seemed like a guy worth keeping or at least attempting to trade, given the interest in him. But I don?t know all the inner-workings here.

I do know that scouts from outside the organization wondered why Tolliver was exposed to waivers. He may be nothing more than organizational filler or he comes back to haunt the Orioles. It would be boring if we already knew the outcome.

[sportsfan8703]

The Angels claimed Tolliver on waivers. I think we may regret losing him in future seasons.

Maybe. But he can't stay healthy. Probably didn't want to risk losing another player over a guy that can't stay healthy much less be successful at a high level.