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8 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

I think a lot of people have been ignoring Gray Fenter, but I watched an outing of his and I gotta say he's definitely on the prospect radar. I've seen him up to 95 MPH this year with an hammer 12-6 curveball. I think he'll throw harder in a relief role and could be a 96-97 guy with a hard curve. 

Over his last 12 starts since June 1st, batter have slashed .187/.279/.235/.514 off him and he has a 1.53 ERA, 60 Ks and 20 BBs over the 47 IP. His command is not always great, but he gets a ton of swing and miss on his fastball as well as the curve. He'll be 24 next year so the Orioles might want to consider making that switch to the pen and putting him on the fast track.

They’ve been pretty careful with his innings.   As you noted, 47 IP over 12 outings, three of which were relief appearances of 3 - 3.1 innings and also three 3 inning starts.    In his last one, he was pulled despite throwing only 27 pitches in 3 innings.    But, they’ve also let him go 5 innings four times in that span.     I’m a little surprised he hasn’t been moved to Frederick.    

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I was at the game last night.  Not sure what Fenter is working on to better his stuff, but he was dominant.  Only two hard hit balls against him - one deep down the left field line but a good 30-50 fe

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I checked out Fenter's last start and it's the best I've seen him, the slider was solid average, that's a new pitch this year and it's the first time I've seen this good. The strikethrowing ability wi

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Piggybacked on Rom again yesterday. 3 IP, 2 H, 5 K, 0 BB He's thrown more than 75 innings in Delmarva the last 2 seasons and is 23 years old. I'd like to see him in Frederick for the second half.

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1 hour ago, WalkWithElias said:

Maybe they’ll even skip him to Bowie considering his age and stuff if they put him in the pen. That could put him in like to potentially be up by 2021. Not sure how long before he has to be on the 40 man. 

He is Rule 5 eligible this year. Presumably the Orioles will not add him to the 40 man roster and nobody will take him since he has never played above Delmarva. If he has success next season, he may well be added to the 40 man roster after next year.

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11 hours ago, MurphDogg said:

He is Rule 5 eligible this year. Presumably the Orioles will not add him to the 40 man roster and nobody will take him since he has never played above Delmarva. If he has success next season, he may well be added to the 40 man roster after next year.

Hmmm. I think they add him. Actually, I have no idea what they'd do, but I'd certainly consider adding him. If I'm the Tigers, for example, I stash him on the ML roster in the bullpen and see if the arm plays. The cost is virtually nothing if you have to cut him and I'm sure they have some space (or several other teams).

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7 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

Hmmm. I think they add him. Actually, I have no idea what they'd do, but I'd certainly consider adding him. If I'm the Tigers, for example, I stash him on the ML roster in the bullpen and see if the arm plays. The cost is virtually nothing if you have to cut him and I'm sure they have some space (or several other teams).

Stranger things have happened, and who knows how the 26-man roster impacts Rule 5 considerations, but he is short for me. Players have three options after being added to the 40-man roster and it is very unlikely he contributes at the MLB level prior to 2022, so he (and the team) lose some long term flexibility if he is added. I think there is enough guys ahead of him to risk it, if someone takes him and is able to carry him the whole season then so be it. 

I expect better teams will leave more interesting players that have had success at the high-A or AA level exposed and Fenter will not be under serious consideration to be picked.

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7 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

Hmmm. I think they add him. Actually, I have no idea what they'd do, but I'd certainly consider adding him. If I'm the Tigers, for example, I stash him on the ML roster in the bullpen and see if the arm plays. The cost is virtually nothing if you have to cut him and I'm sure they have some space (or several other teams).

I agree.   If his fastball and curve are that good he might  get claimed. Put him on the 40 man.

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2 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

Stranger things have happened, and who knows how the 26-man roster impacts Rule 5 considerations, but he is short for me. Players have  three options after being added to the 40-man roster and it is very unlikely he contributes at the MLB level prior to 2022, so he (and the team) lose some long term flexibility if he is added. I think there is enough guys ahead of him to risk it, if someone takes him and is able to carry him the whole season then so be it. 

2022? Really.  He could go through Frederick and Bowie next year  and  be in the majors sometime  in 2021.

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9 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

Hmmm. I think they add him. Actually, I have no idea what they'd do, but I'd certainly consider adding him. If I'm the Tigers, for example, I stash him on the ML roster in the bullpen and see if the arm plays. The cost is virtually nothing if you have to cut him and I'm sure they have some space (or several other teams).

I don't think he gets selected. Teams are risk adverse, even when the stakes are as low as the Rule 5 draft. In order to take a guy in the low minors, teams need to see a significant potential reward. I don't think Fenter provides that. 

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4 minutes ago, wildcard said:

2022? Really.  He could go through Frederick and Bowie next year  and  be in the majors sometime  in 2021.

He could reach the Majors in 2021 but I don't think he would really be a contributor until 2022, and that is best case scenario. I probably could have worded that better.

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I hear you guys. I just think the profile is not the same as the typical young, A- player. On paper, the two-pitch mix plays. He's just behind because of injury. 

I'm not saying you're wrong. You two probably know a lot more than me. I just think his arm is worth protecting.

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14 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

I hear you guys. I just think the profile is not the same as the typical young, A- player. On paper, the two-pitch mix plays. He's just behind because of injury. 

I'm not saying you're wrong. You two probably know a lot more than me. I just think his arm is worth protecting.

I think it plays too, but in relief only and the command is fringe and even that hasn't been tested against age appropriate hitters. 

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56 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

I don't think he gets selected. Teams are risk adverse, even when the stakes are as low as the Rule 5 draft. In order to take a guy in the low minors, teams need to see a significant potential reward. I don't think Fenter provides that. 

Agreed. I think Fenter has some talent and he's an interesting guy, but I'm not sure he's a guy you take in a Rule 5. He has a set up guy upside for me.

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