Who’s your choice for most pleasant surprise of 2019?

[Ruzious]

2 hours ago, LookinUp said:

I think he gets almost no hype on this board, and I think Frobby's right about why he doesn't. People talk a ton about Hall, GRod, Akin, Lowther, Pop, Kremer and probably others before Knight. 

Why should we? Because his results at the highest levels of college ball were excellent. He's not a 98-100 mph guy, but I think his stuff is plenty good to be a #2/#3 ML pitcher.

(Note: I'm obviously a little off with my assessment of his stuff. That has to be why he fell in the draft a bit and isn't a highly touted guy yet. Hopefully that statement about a change up that he made on the radio is a hint of improvements in stuff to come.)

I thought this was just for the majors... and Selma Hayek.  

But now that you mention it, Kremer's a good choice.  Seems like he has a good chance of making Baltimore's roster at some point this year.   

[NCRaven]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Please don't group him with honest curmudgeons such as myself.

I don't always agree with you, but you don't post uninformed drivel.  Although, you do like flogging the occasional dead horse.  Was that another Roberts PED reference?  :-)

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, NCRaven said:

I don't always agree with you, but you don't post uninformed drivel.  Although, you do like flogging the occasional dead horse.  Was that another Roberts PED reference? 

Sure was.

Next I'll mention Delmon Young's history of hate crimes.

[DrungoHazewood]

15 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Please don't group him with honest curmudgeons such as myself.

Sorry, I'll come up with a better term for him.  Sophist?  That may be giving too much credit.  Polemicist?  Mountebank?  Maybe I should look for words people have used post-1750.

[weams]

18 hours ago, spiritof66 said:

1. Smith

2. Someone not now in the organization. 

Ah, the field. 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Sorry, I'll come up with a better term for him.  Sophist?  That may be giving too much credit.  Polemicist?  Mountebank?  Maybe I should look for words people have used post-1750.

Or you could go pre-1750 and use something like crosspatch

[DrungoHazewood]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Or you could go pre-1750 and use something like crosspatch

How about crank?  An ill-tempered person with an obsession.  Used to be a synonym of "fan".

[mdbdotcom]

18 hours ago, spiritof66 said:

1. Smith

2. Someone not now in the organization. 

JJ Hardy. That would be a surprise.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, DrungoHazewood said:

How about crank?  An ill-tempered person with an obsession.  Used to be a synonym of "fan".

It is agreed upon.

[LookinUp]

28 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

I thought this was just for the majors... and Selma Hayek.  

But now that you mention it, Kremer's a good choice.  Seems like he has a good chance of making Baltimore's roster at some point this year.   

I tried the majors - Castro - but really don't have a lot of confidence in any of them. I really think the vast majority of potential FV is in Mullins and a couple of bullpen arms. The rest might have the upside of average regulars this year. Cobb, Villar and Givens could be good, but that's not really a surprise. They've all been good before.

[weams]

30 minutes ago, NCRaven said:

I don't always agree with you, but you don't post uninformed drivel.  Although, you do like flogging the occasional dead horse.  Was that another Roberts PED reference? 

Let's clarify for all. Brian Roberts, like David Ortiz, used PEDs to achieve the level of success they had in the MLB. Thanks. 

[SteveA]

Like many others, I'll go with Dwight Smith Jr.

Former 1st round pick.   Passed up in Toronto by glitzier prospects.   Change of scenery, something to prove..

[spiritof66]

29 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

JJ Hardy. That would be a surprise.

I was going to mention that we're probably too late for Lew Ford (who turned 42 last summer), but I was trying to uphold the dignity of the board.

[mdbdotcom]

1 minute ago, spiritof66 said:

I was going to mention that we're probably too late for Lew Ford (who turned 42 last summer), but I was trying to uphold the dignity of the board.

Isn't that a bit like trying to uphold the dignity of the Orioles pitching staff?

[sportsfan8703]

Jackson and Smith. I think they just needed a change of scenery.