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22 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I don’t necessarily think that’s the case.   Kremer would probably be in AAA right now if he hadn’t started the year on the IL.   Let’s not forget he had 52 innings of AA experience last year.   He isn’t putting up the numbers of Lowther, Wells and Zimmermann just now, but his arsenal may be more effective against major league hitters than those three’s.    I’m not stating that as a certain fact, but it’s possible O’s management will see it that way.  

I guess my view is that I don't think Elias necessarily cares about that for purposes of deciding who gets starts in Baltimore this year.  I think they want Kremer to stay healthy and in the minors all year, maybe he moves to Norfolk in August but I don't see him being pushed more than that this season.

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7/2 vs Yard Dogs - Confident, athletic pitcher who is not afraid to throw any pitch in any count. Fastball sat 91-93 and touched 94. Was able to use the pitch to get ground balls and also was able to

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I was at both games last night  and while I'm no scout it looked like his curve was thrown for a lot of strikes and seemed to be his best pitch. The last inning was some bad luck. The 1st baserunner w

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Kremer looked like the guy we saw last year last night. Kremer worked 92-95 with a plus CB while working on his slider a bit more. The slider doesn't have a ton of tilt or depth, but he keeps it low a

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4 minutes ago, Big Mac said:

I guess my view is that I don't think Elias necessarily cares about that for purposes of deciding who gets starts in Baltimore this year.  I think they want Kremer to stay healthy and in the minors all year, maybe he moves to Norfolk in August but I don't see him being pushed more than that this season.

To be honest, now that AAA is using major league balls, I think it’s crazy to jump pitchers from AA to the majors without giving them at least several AAA outings to get a feel for the ball and show they’ve been able to make that adjustment.   I don’t think we will see anybody (especially starting pitchers) making that jump.    

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To be honest, now that AAA is using major league balls, I think it’s crazy to jump pitchers from AA to the majors without giving them at least several AAA outings to get a feel for the ball and show they’ve been able to make that adjustment.   I don’t think we will see anybody (especially starting pitchers) making that jump.    

Completely agree. 

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To be honest, now that AAA is using major league balls, I think it’s crazy to jump pitchers from AA to the majors without giving them at least several AAA outings to get a feel for the ball and show they’ve been able to make that adjustment.   I don’t think we will see anybody (especially starting pitchers) making that jump.    

Completely agree with this and there are plenty of openings to give AAA starts to some of these guys if that's what the organization would like to do. 

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I never thought it was a good idea to skip AAA - even worse idea now.

I think Kremer follows Akin and Lowther. I'd like to see them move him up to Norfolk if he has another good start. As Frobby said, he spent the second half of last season in AA.

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Kremer with six shutout innings tonight on only 67 pitches.

Does anyone know how accurate the Hartford radar gun is? I'm watching on milb.tv and Kremer has been t93 tonight sitting 91-92.  He also keeps throwing a pitch that's 87-88 and I can't exactly tell what it is. 

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Does anyone know how accurate the Hartford radar gun is? I'm watching on milb.tv and Kremer has been t93 tonight sitting 91-92.  He also keeps throwing a pitch that's 87-88 and I can't exactly tell what it is. 

It's pretty spot on. 

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It's pretty spot on. 

I thought so, and the velocity on his curve (~77) seemed right.  I thought he threw a little bit harder but the fastball command looks very good and the curve looks like a strong offering. 

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I thought so, and the velocity on his curve (~77) seemed right.  I thought he threw a little bit harder but the fastball command looks very good and the curve looks like a strong offering. 

He's usually 91-94, he was routinely up to 96-97 back when he was a reliever, but I don't know if I've seen or heard of more than a 95 as a starter. The 87-88 might be him tweaking his slider? I'll let you know what I think when I watch it later. 

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