Tracking Ex Oriole Thread

[Il BuonO]

Another gem from Hammell. 7IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K. His ERA for the season is now 2.02 and his WHIP is .69.

I was really hoping in the off season they would extend an offer to him. I broached the subject a couple times in the off season but it didn't get much traction. He wasn't healthy last year and I thought he would at least be closer to what we saw in 2012 without having us stuck with a long term commitment.

He signed for $6 million. That's looking like quite the bargain compared to Ubaldo.

[Rene88]

Not sure his stats this year, but Fernando Rodney just closed out the Rangers and looked filthy.

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[Il BuonO]

Sure looks like a great move now but I guarantee that 90% of OH would have been outraged if that was THE move for a starter this offseason. You throw enough stuff against the wall and something will stick. The questions is why was Hammel so bad last year and back to 2012 form this year? If the knee was still bothering him last year, the O's should have taken that into consideration.

Like I said, when I brought it up I was usually met with just the response you're talking about. I don't think he was ever comfortable last year with the knee and who knows why they didn't take it into consideration. Curious, too, because he was a deal that Dan pulled the trigger on initially.

I sometimes feel like Dan is the cut bait and run guy. Not that it's a bad thing, but it could be if a guy like Hammel who I consider a competitor and isn't seriously damaged can be effective isn't given the proper consideration. Maybe they didn't like the outlook for even short term medical success. Maybe it wasn't in Dan's hands.

We all know what happens to medical decisions around here.

[MrOrange82]

I was really hoping in the off season they would extend an offer to him. I broached the subject a couple times in the off season but it didn't get much traction. He wasn't healthy last year and I thought he would at least be closer to what we saw in 2012 without having us stuck with a long term commitment.

He signed for $6 million. That's looking like quite the bargain compared to Ubaldo.

In 2012, Jason Hammel was 4-1 in his first six starts for the O's with a 2.11 ERA. From that point onward (i.e., including 12 starts before he got hurt) he was 4-5 with a 4.08 ERA.

He was lousy last year, and not very good for most of his career apart from a chunk of a respectable 2012.

Much like Ubaldo, Hammel's following a not-entirely-surprising trajectory thus far. If he keeps throwing gems, it's inarguable that the Cubs will have found themselves a bargain...but I'd be shocked if that turned out to be the case, and no one would have been able to predict such season from Hammel.

[Il BuonO]

Obviously there was no way to predict it. I was going for 4th or 5th starter production out of him until we could get to Gausman without tying up money for the foreseeable future.

[Rene88]

E Santana's numbers are filthy.

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[webbrick2010]

Josh Hader

5 BB's

35 K's

in 23.2 Innings... 3.42 ERA

One bad outing, 5 excellent outings

just turned 20 in High A ball.

[weams]

Josh Hader

5 BB's

35 K's

in 23.2 Innings... 3.42 ERA

One bad outing, 5 excellent outings

just turned 20 in High A ball.

Bud Norris had a bad outing too.

He pitched 24 innings with 17 ks and 6 walks in the majors.

[mcgraw238]

Bud Norris had a bad outing too.

He pitched 24 innings with 17 ks and 6 walks in the majors.

I have been critical of the Norris trade at times, but I have been impressed with his efforts thus far other than the one start. It's a long season so we will see how he holds up.

[Frobby]

Josh Hader

5 BB's

35 K's

in 23.2 Innings... 3.42 ERA

One bad outing, 5 excellent outings

just turned 20 in High A ball.

Bud Norris had a bad outing too.

He pitched 24 innings with 17 ks and 6 walks in the majors.

I hated to give up Hader, and I am glad to see he is doing well in A+ ball. I note that they are being very careful with his innings.

[webbrick2010]

I hated to give up Hader, and I am glad to see he is doing well in A+ ball. I note that they are being very careful with his innings.

So far Bud has been better than I thought he would be, LJ Hoes is off to a horrible start, Hader looks special but has a long way to go... and of course their is the first round pick.

Don't think it will ever go down as a win for the O's.... but it will take several years to play out.

[Bahama O's Fan]

So far Bud has been better than I thought he would be, LJ Hoes is off to a horrible start, Hader looks special but has a long way to go... and of course their is the first round pick.

Don't think it will ever go down as a win for the O's.... but it will take several years to play out.

We gave up our first round pick? I thought it was some other type of pick? Can someone correct me?

[webbrick2010]

We gave up our first round pick? I thought it was some other type of pick? Can someone correct me?

Compensatory first round pick... like a 1A, picks between first and second round... I think it's the 35th player drafted.

Of course we did give up our first round for Ubaldo, and our second round for Cruz... so we won't be getting much in this year's draft.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Thanks; and is there anyway this can go back to the O's section? Please?

[Can_of_corn]

Thanks; and is there anyway this can go back to the O's section? Please?

Why?

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