Rough start for Chance Sisco

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, orioles22 said:

Yes, I don't expect him to play in Baltimore this year and probably not next year. I hope we aren't still losing 100 in 2021.

99 or bust.

[OriolesMagic83]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Not Wynns?

I was hoping for Caleb Joseph.  That guy was a nugget!

[bpilktree]

1 hour ago, ChuckS said:

I expect they will be very deliberate with him as they've been with our other top prospects.  No need to waste a year of team control on a 100 loss team. 

I think catchers are different they only have so many innings in those knees.  I think they will be a little more aggressive with him. I expect Delmarva and Fredrick this year then Bowie Norfolk next year and ready to take over in 2021 by then we should have a different rule on eligibility.

[Frobby]

16 hours ago, orioles22 said:

I was hoping he (assuming we draft him) could spend some time in Frederick this summer and be ready for Bowie in April. The best player in college baseball ought to be ready for the Carolina League.

He might be.   Wieters didn’t play the season he was drafted, then went straight to the Carolina League the next year and dominated.   (He did play in the Hawaiian Winter League in the offseason.)

That said, last year’s top college position player, C Joey Bart, played short season A ball the year he was drafted.    So did the last college position player drafted no. 1 overall, Dansby Swanson.    So did Buster Posey.    

On the other hand, the highest college position player Elias drafted, Alex Bregman, went to low A for a month and was promoted to Hi A.

The fact that Rutschman needs to learn some of the nuances of pro catching might be a reason to limit him to short season ball.   

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

He might be.   Wieters didn’t play the season he was drafted, then went straight to the Carolina League the next year and dominated.   (He did play in the Hawaiian Winter League in the offseason.)

That said, last year’s top college position player, C Joey Bart, played short season A ball the year he was drafted.    So did the last college position player drafted no. 1 overall, Dansby Swanson.    So did Buster Posey.    

On the other hand, the highest college position player Elias drafted, Alex Bregman, went to low A for a month and was promoted to Hi A.

The fact that Rutschman needs to learn some of the nuances of pro catching might be a reason to limit him to short season ball.   

Players are signed much earlier now. 

[Frobby]

23 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Players are signed much earlier now. 

One of the best rule changes they ever made was pushing up the signing deadline.   

[Can_of_corn]

12 minutes ago, Frobby said:

One of the best rule changes they ever made was pushing up the signing deadline.   

Right up there with letting them throw overhand.

[orioles22]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

He might be.   Wieters didn’t play the season he was drafted, then went straight to the Carolina League the next year and dominated.   (He did play in the Hawaiian Winter League in the offseason.)

That said, last year’s top college position player, C Joey Bart, played short season A ball the year he was drafted.    So did the last college position player drafted no. 1 overall, Dansby Swanson.    So did Buster Posey.    

On the other hand, the highest college position player Elias drafted, Alex Bregman, went to low A for a month and was promoted to Hi A.

The fact that Rutschman needs to learn some of the nuances of pro catching might be a reason to limit him to short season ball.   

If he shows up at Delmarva, the rest of the league may revolt with us already at 41-11. Joking, of course - whatever is best for him. I just hope we draft him.

[Bubble Buddy]

55 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Right up there with letting them throw overhand.

I don't know. Lots of arm problems could have been avoided.. 

[Frobby]

7 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Right up there with letting them throw overhand.

May be time to reverse that one.    That would fix the velocity problem!

[Yardball85]

On 5/30/2019 at 12:12 PM, Yardball85 said:

4 hits last night.  When is he coming up to replace Wynns?  

Looking forward to Chance keeping the hot bat going.  Though Texas is starting two lefties, so we may not see him just yet.