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Orioles have acquired RHP Tom Eshelman from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for International Signing Bonus Slots

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Hank Scorpio
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This guy is 25 years old? He looks like my accountant.

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Pre appendicitis report. https://baseballcensus.com/2017/10/05/philadelphia-phillies-thomas-eshelman-scouting-report-baseball-player-evaluation-video-2017/

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I think he looks a little like Mac from Super Troopers and for that reason I like the move.  

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This seems largely like a nothing to see here type move to me. Does anyone have any more information on Eshelman. Does he have a shot? Is there something that Elias and company can tweak to help get him closer to his second round potential? Or is this simply a Triple-A rotation filler move while giving up something that expires in less than a month and has next to no value to us anymore?

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7 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

They've gotten atleast 4 players from the Phillies this period. What do you think the average amount sent is?

$500 K. Again. It's not the money. It's the ability to spend the money. Up until July 1 2019. Then that ability vanishes. It's pretty much future considerations or cash. Professional courtesies. 

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Biggest jump/fall

Here are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2018 preseason list to the 2019 preseason list:

Jump: Luis Garcia, SS (2018: 23 | 2019: 4) -- Made a big splash in his pro debut by winning the GCL batting title.

Fall: Tom Eshelman, RHP (2018: 16 | 2019: NR) -- The command/control artist really struggled in his return to Triple-A.

2 minutes ago, jamalshw said:

This seems largely like a nothing to see here type move to me. Does anyone have any more information on Eshelman. Does he have a shot? Is there something that Elias and company can tweak to help get him closer to his second round potential? Or is this simply a Triple-A rotation filler move while giving up something that expires in less than a month and has next to no value to us anymore?

https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-2019-top-30-prospects-list-c304030276

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Just now, jamalshw said:

This seems largely like a nothing to see here type move to me. Does anyone have any more information on Eshelman. Does he have a shot? Is there something that Elias and company can tweak to help get him closer to his second round potential? Or is this simply a Triple-A rotation filler move while giving up something that expires in less than a month and has next to no value to us anymore?

Based on the skimming of his reports, he is just a filler/guy with an arm. He can locate pitches, but none of them are particularly good (or as @Luke-OH says: "plus pitches.") Has a high ERA and WHIP. 

Maybe they think analytics can help him?

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