Losing Loewen?

[sector7g]

Wouldn't it be great if they just went ahead and picked him up in the Rule V?!

Not really, he'd have to be on our active roster all year.

[ChaosLex]

Absolutely disgusting. We baby him for years-and-years, standing by his side through countless injuries, and he returns the favor by signing with a rival ballclub.

I hope he never sees a day in the majors.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Why are people shocked? No franchise in the history of sports has mis-handled the draft and developing prosecpts worse than the Orioles of the last decade. Not even the Detroit Lions have been this bad (although it's close).

[byrdz]

The O's toook a chance on Loewen, should have, and it didn't work out. Shouldn't be too hard to move on though considering our stockpile of young arms in the minors that are already more promising than he ever was.

[Lucky Jim]

Why are people shocked? No franchise in the history of sports has mis-handled the draft and developing prosecpts worse than the Orioles of the last decade. Not even the Detroit Lions have been this bad (although it's close).

I don't really see how this is a big deal. I don't particularly like Loewen's decision (if indeed, this is what it is) but it doesn't seem like mismanagement by the Orioles. Other than an injury, what does this situation (which is very unique) have to do with our drafting and developing?

[wildbill1978]

Why are people shocked? No franchise in the history of sports has mis-handled the draft and developing prosecpts worse than the Orioles of the last decade. Not even the Detroit Lions have been this bad (although it's close).

Oh please, this has nothing to do with mis-handling the draft or developing prospects...when Loewen was drafted everyone here was happy. He had to given him a ML deal or he would have gone back into the draft. This is another one of those things that really bug me about sports players. He had his agent working on a deal with us, and then all of a sudden another team sweeps in...loyalty doesn't exist anymore and it drives me bonkers...

[rooter]

Am I missing something? Did he sign with another club? That's how everyone is talking.

[ChrisAF79]

I respect Adam and whatever decision he makes, however, if he signs with the Blue Jays it would definitely be somewhat of a slap in the face to the O's.

[Pedro Cerrano]

I don't really see how this is a big deal. I don't particularly like Loewen's decision (if indeed, this is what it is) but it doesn't seem like mismanagement by the Orioles. Other than an injury, what does this situation (which is very unique) have to do with our drafting and developing?

Speaking very genreally, this again boils down to a top pick in the draft that, in the end, provided us with next to nothing in terms of on-field performance.

[rooter]

BTW, screw all this niceness and respect for Loewen. If he signs with the Jays, then he is an **expletive deleted**. Plain and simple.

[Frobby]

I just hope Mark Teixeira is as loyal to his hometown team as Loewen apparently is to his.

[wickedwitch]

You've got to be kidding me. :cussing: Screw him.

The O's should done this before they invited him to the instructional league.

[Enjoy Terror]

This is really interesting. Roch is pretty certain, but the Sun has MacPhail himself saying otherwise.

I guess we know what Roch is going to be for halloween.

Haloti Ngatas jock strap.

[WebLink21]

Wow, how ungrateful is this kid? I would hate to rick injury on anyone, but..........

[NewMarketSean]

If Roch is this certain, I have to wonder if AM is either trying to employ some kind of strategy (maybe he's mad at Toronto or something), or he's friggin' clueless.