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On 11/16/2017 at 8:46 PM, MDtransplant757 said:

 

So a LOOGY ??? Meh.

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Beef Supreme said:

 

LOOGY's are people, too !!!

Or, there will be a LOOGY on the Orioles. O'Rourke could be the Orioles' LOOGY one day. I will say, "Hmm," not, "Meh."

 

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1 minute ago, birdwatcher55 said:

I don't provoke unless provoked. We're all entitled to our opinion here. It was a lousy signing in my opinion. If you like it, then embrace it. I don't happen to share your opinion.

I don't care for the signing myself. I doubt we will ever discuss him as a major player in the Orioles universe. I took your post as far more than that. And your opinion as simply another shot. But yeah. We all can say what we wish. Happy Holidays. 

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Made his second rehab appearance today and struck out all three batters he faced, as he did in his first outing.    Time to get him out of the GCL and see what he can do in Frederick or Bowie next time.   

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5 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

You know you're team is having problems when someone re-opens this thread from last year for a 30 year old who's basically done nothing in the majors.  

I've had a pretty good hunch for some time now that the Orioles are having problems. 

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On 11/18/2017 at 6:22 PM, Luke-OH said:

I just don't think he's a major league piece unfortunately.  He overachieved to get as far as he did, but for his sake I hope his finds success elsewhere.

Fun fact: His UVA teammate Danny Hultzen was drafted 2nd overall in 2011 and didn't make it past AA, Wilson was drafted 305th overall the same year and has thrown 145.1 MLB innings.

Even more fun fact: Hultzen finally made it to the majors last week, after a long series of injury derailments that make Dylan Bundy’s and Hunter Harvey’s look mild by comparison.    As I may have mentioned elsewhere, Hultzen grew up in my neighborhood.   His father was a neonatologist who was on duty at the hospital the day my daughter (same age as Hultzen) was born.   

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/after-eight-year-climb-danny-hultzen-is-finally-a-major-leaguer/

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Seen a couple dudes this year getting called up after toiling forever.

Brian Moran making his debut at 30 after being drafted in 2009.

Similiarly Enderson Franco was an international signee from 2009 as well— hasn’t played yet but he’s in San Fran.

Ryan Court was outrighted already but debuted at 31 years old this year, drafted 23rd round in 2011 like Hultzen.

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14 minutes ago, Enjoy Terror said:

Seen a couple dudes this year getting called up after toiling forever.

Brian Moran making his debut at 30 after being drafted in 2009.

Similiarly Enderson Franco was an international signee from 2009 as well— hasn’t played yet but he’s in San Fran.

Ryan Court was outrighted already but debuted at 31 years old this year, drafted 23rd round in 2011 like Hultzen.

Not as long a wait but Bubba Starling finally made it this year.  He was the selection after Bundy in the stacked 2011 draft.

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