Orioles claim Ty Blach, DFA Rondon, Recall Kline

[scOtt]

50 minutes ago, wildcard said:

I never liked Nick Swisher.  He was so full on himself.

Typical Skankee.

[scOtt]

14 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Last year Blach had 13 starts at a 4.25 ERA

and was pretty much a starter.

This year he only has 6 innings over 2 relief appearances. Maybe they want to put him in the rotation. He’s been a 4.50 era pitcher over 4 seasons.

Seems better than what we’ve been sending out there lately.

He must’ve been injured as I don’t see any AAA stats.

Quality start, 6 innings - 3 ER, is a 4.50 ERA...

[ChipTait]

And somehow Jimmy Yac is still on the team.

[Enjoy Terror]

2 hours ago, eddie83 said:

No way in the world it is a player who was sent all the way to AA.  

They call that “the shadow realm”.

[Enjoy Terror]

1 hour ago, wildcard said:

I never liked Nick Swisher.  He was so full on himself.

My only fact about Nick Swisher is that he’s married to the Cheerleader with Tourette’s (Sandy Sue) from cult comedy Not Another Teen Movie.

[Roll Tide]

1 hour ago, scOtt said:

Quality start, 6 innings - 3 ER, is a 4.50 ERA...

That's why I think he could be more than filler at least for a while. Our current group that's replacing Cashner have been awful.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Roll Tide said:

That's why I think he could be more than filler at least for a while. Our current group that's replacing Cashner have been awful.

Of course Cashner has also been awful since the trade.

[scOtt]

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Of course Cashner has also been awful since the trade.

Was GREAT at the end for us. Elias knew just when to dump him!

[Can_of_corn]

9 minutes ago, scOtt said:

Was GREAT at the end for us. Elias knew just when to dump him!

I posted a song to mock WC and it turned out to be pretty decent.

Good luck there.

[tntoriole]

4 hours ago, wildcard said:

Good pick up.  Innings eater.   Gives up a lot of hits but  can go 100 pitches/game.  Probably better than Brooks.   A left-hander.  A left-handed Eshelman.     Not in the long term picture but someone that might be around until the Bowie crowd arrives.   Has options this year and next year.   Has two years of service and will not get enough ML time to be a super two  this season so he will be cheap through next season.   Hasn't pitched since 7/20 so probably going to Norfolk to start on a 5 day schedule and  then be recalled.  JMO

Assets	Owns an excellent changeup, which complements his fastball well. Is both reliable and durable on the mound. Is a consistent performer who doesn't beat himself.
Flaws	Doesn't have a dominant fastball, and his breaking pitches are only average. Needs to cut down on his penchant for long balls in order to maximize output in MLB.
Career potential	Solid left-hander with a little upside.

Penchant for long balls hmm?  Well, welcome to the all time team for that kind of deal! 

[tntoriole]

Galvis is killing us...Bundy indulging his penchant for the long ball...I am just about give up on Dylan Bundy....he is just a disappointment most of the time.  

[Moose Milligan]

2 hours ago, Philip said:

Makes me wonder exactly what they did with Armstrong to fix him, (at least temporarily) and whether they can do the same with. Brach got DFA-Ed by the cubs too. 

Brach/Blach

needs to happen.

Roch had a post a week or so ago about Armstrong's improvements.  Can't remember the specifics but not a major overhaul or anything.  IIRC, slight adjustments.

[section18]

Did anyone mention Blach has a 50% ground ball rate that should help him at Oriole Park. I read that on another site.

[gmelson26]

16 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Yep.

Speaking of which, Paul Fry shows off some impressive outfield skills during batting practice.

The new meta, pitchers who are also late inning defensive replacements.

Edited August 4, 2019 by gmelson26

[sportsfan8703]

Blach is an innings eater. Even when looking at his milb stats he was a horse. He also gives us a LH SP option. 

Hopefully Rondon clears. We need to take all the upper minors SS options we can take. He was insurance in case Villar was traded. 

Blach, Books, Eshelman are all types that we should have OD next year for depth.