2019 #1 Prospect: Adley Rutschman - C

[TGO]

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

Elias is going to want him at Norfolk because that is where that where the pitching is going to be this season.  But he has to go through Frederick and Bowie first.

Frederick will have last year's Delmarva staff, which is as important or more so than the staff heading to Norfolk this year. Might also have Knight repeating the level. And Hall should be at Bowie. 

[Frobby]

2 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Elias is going to want him at Norfolk because that is where that where the pitching is going to be this season.  But he has to go through Frederick and Bowie first.

I think Elias will worry more about Rutshman’s personal development than about which pitchers he catches.    He’ll get Rodriguez, Rom and others at Fredrick, Hall and maybe Hanifee at Bowie.     If he’s ready for Norfolk at some point, so be it, but I don’t know that they’ll rush him that much.  I’ll worry about it when I see how he’s doing.    

[wildcard]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think Hall and Rodriguez are going to be in Norfolk this season.

Wrong thread.  This is the AR thread and that is who I was talking about.

[wildcard]

3 minutes ago, TGO said:

Frederick will have last year's Delmarva staff, which is as important or more so than the staff heading to Norfolk this year. Might also have Knight repeating the level. And Hall should be at Bowie. 

I can't see AR spending the whole season in Frederick.

I expect AR to move up faster than any of the pitchers.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

Wrong thread.  This is the AR thread and that is who I was talking about.

You said " Elias is going to want him at Norfolk because that is where that where the pitching is going to be this season ".

"The pitching" is, imo, Hall and Rodriguez.

[eddie83]

13 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I agree, I was asking for opinions.

I don't think so.

I really doubt it. Amateur and college ball. Heck he pitched in college some. 

For me the wear and tear is more about slowing down the bat. 

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

I can't see AR spending the whole season in Frederick.

I expect AR to move up faster than any of the pitchers.

I can’t see that either. Half year in Frederick, half year in Bowie. Starts in Norfolk in 21. 

[Greg Pappas]

While Frederick may be the early favorite, I would not be surprised to see Rutsch start in Delmarva.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, eddie83 said:

I can’t see that either. Half year in Frederick, half year in Bowie. Starts in Norfolk in 21. 

For additional seasoning wink, wink.

[TGO]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

I can’t see that either. Half year in Frederick, half year in Bowie. Starts in Norfolk in 21. 

This is what I suggested. Not sure how wildcard read into my response that he should stay in Frederick all year. 

[eddie83]

2 minutes ago, TGO said:

This is what I suggested. Not sure how wildcard read into my response that he should stay in Frederick all year. 

Yeah. He is stays there all year they are really dragging it out. 

[eddie83]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

For additional seasoning wink, wink.

Of course.  

[LookinUp]

1 hour ago, eddie83 said:

I also think Buck pushed Matt hard. Played him in a ton of games. 

I'm also not a scout, but I remember Wieters first at bat in Baltimore. His bat looked slow even then. It's incredible to me how a guy can be such an elite hitter until the very top of the ladder. I do wonder if different coaching and/or analytics could have helped unlock him at the ML level. That's not as much of an "he was over worked" opinion as it is a "the O's might have been outsmarted" opinion.

34 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Elias is going to want him at Norfolk because that is where that where the pitching is going to be this season.  But he has to go through Frederick and Bowie first.

I think your ideas that either Grayson or AR get promoted very aggressively are likely wrong. Elias has been very conservative in that regard. With that said, the truly elite often have a way of forcing the organization's hand a bit. It's possible both move faster than any of us (except you, lol) could have imagined. 

[Just Regular]

I'm hopeful he'll lead Bowie into the playoffs as a genuine half year contributor, and that Rodriguez will do enough to earn a second level next year.  The future will be close enough to taste if those three (figuring Hall for full season to try and tame the walks monster) can become the cream of the Eastern League by Labor Day.

[weams]