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Have Aquino and Lee passed Wright and Wilson on the starter depth chart?

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8 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Wright and wilson have struggled.  Lee and Aquino have been stretched out with 3 inning outings and are pitching well.

Have Wright and Wilson be passed on the starter depth chart?

Small sample size for all four.  I do believe that this is the year that pitchers (Starters) at the Orioles affiliates need to separate themselves from one and another as the openings for the rotation will be there for the taking going forward in 2018 and beyond.

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1 hour ago, wildcard said:

Wright and wilson have struggled.  Lee and Aquino have been stretched out with 3 inning outings and are pitching well.

Have Wright and Wilson be passed on the starter depth chart?

No!   Let them pitch in AAA and prove they can get those guys out.   

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3 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Where have Wright and Wilson proven they can get guys out?

Amen. Neither are options for the staff, still think Wright belongs in the pen, harness that emotion.

DD has really impressed me with the positional depth he has acquired but our SP depth scares me. 

I don't feel super confident in any other options. Verrett probably. 

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Just now, Rene88 said:

Amen. Neither are options for the staff, still think Wright belongs in the pen, harness that emotion.

DD has really impressed me with the positional depth he has acquired but our SP depth scares me. 

I don't feel super confident in any other options. Verrett probably. 

I'm more confident in Aquino and Lee over Verrett or Ynoa from what I've seen so far. 

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Aquino didn't exactly blow people away last year in Bowie, and Lee is still rebounding from his injury. Only got to throw 51 innings last season. He absolutely needs more work and time.

Yes, both of these guys are intriguing, because they've looked strong this spring, and they're lefties - which the O's starting corps is kind of short on. But both are still young and a bit raw. Further, Wilson and Wright are (hopefully) just going to serve as spot starters this year, at best. I'd rather guys like Aquino and Lee get stretched out in Norfolk and be ready to maybe assume more permanent roles down the line.

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6 hours ago, FlipTheBird said:

Aquino didn't exactly blow people away last year in Bowie, and Lee is still rebounding from his injury. Only got to throw 51 innings last season. He absolutely needs more work and time.

Yes, both of these guys are intriguing, because they've looked strong this spring, and they're lefties - which the O's starting corps is kind of short on. But both are still young and a bit raw. Further, Wilson and Wright are (hopefully) just going to serve as spot starters this year, at best. I'd rather guys like Aquino and Lee get stretched out in Norfolk and be ready to maybe assume more permanent roles down the line.

Why? I'd rather some light bulb clicks for all four of them and they're all BUSTING down the door to the majors. Certainly not rooting against Wilson and Wright.

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