Rays are calling up MLB’s #1 prospect(Wander Franco). Will MLB’s #2 prospect(Adley) be next?

[Legend_Of_Joey]

48 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Excited to see Franco.  He's been killing it in AAA.  

Norfolk is excited to see him promoted.

[OriolesMagic83]

I would rather have him working with our best prospects especially Adley and Hall (if he comes back this year).  There is probably more major league talent in Bowie than in Baltimore.

[OriolesMagic83]

I question whether the average O's fan knows who Adley is.  I don't mean the Hangout, I mean the fanbase as a whole. 

[Moose Milligan]

So does this mean that AR is now the #1 prospect?  

[Three Run Homer]

If Tampa wasn't contending for a playoff spot they might leave Franco at AAA.  It makes sense for them to call him up because he could help them win a World Series.  

Adley should at least be promoted to Norfolk, however.  

[Frobby]

6 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

I question whether the average O's fan knows who Adley is.  I don't mean the Hangout, I mean the fanbase as a whole. 

I think they do.    There was a lot of hype at the time of the selection.   Certainly there were plenty of fans familiar with Manny, Wieters and McDonald.   

I’m guessing Rutschman will go to Norfolk before any promotion to Baltimore is considered.   
 

[DrinkinWithFermi]

5 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

So does this mean that AR is now the #1 prospect?  

 

[Sports Guy]

6 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

I question whether the average O's fan knows who Adley is.  I don't mean the Hangout, I mean the fanbase as a whole. 

Yes of course they do.

[Sports Guy]

Did the Padres make a mistake calling up Tatis in 2019?  They weren't winning anything and Tatis never played in AAA.

[Aristotelian]

16 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Did the Padres make a mistake calling up Tatis in 2019?  They weren't winning anything and Tatis never played in AAA.

Absolutely. Imagine missing out on a free year of the best player in baseball and all they had to do was wait a couple weeks.

[MurphDogg]

14 hours ago, fansince1988 said:

I don't think it would move the needle at all on ticket sales. 

The Orioles drew 42,704 in Matt Wieters' first game in a season where they averaged under 24,000. It was their 6th most attended game of the season. The day before Wieters' debut, the attendance was 11,937. 

Matt Wieters' debut sold tickets, and there was a tail beyond that first game although how much of a tail is difficult to measure.

Adley would sell tickets too.

[Frobby]

22 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Did the Padres make a mistake calling up Tatis in 2019?  They weren't winning anything and Tatis never played in AAA.

Now that he’s signed for 14/$340 mm, whatever advantage may have been gained by having him play some AAA before his promotion seems like rounding error in terms of the financial consequences.    And obviously, the guy proved he was ready for the majors.  

[HowAboutThat]

I hope everybody enjoys this chitchat about “service time” because I guarantee you, even if nothing else changes in the next CBA,”service time” will.

[Frobby]

Just now, Philip said:

I hope everybody enjoys this chitchat about “service time” because I guarantee you, even if nothing else changes in the next CBA,”service time” will.

What makes you so sure?   Just because the media is gabbing about it doesn’t necessarily mean it will change.  Not much in life is guaranteed.  

[Aristotelian]

9 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Now that he’s signed for 14/$340 mm, whatever advantage may have been gained by having him play some AAA before his promotion seems like rounding error in terms of the financial consequences.    And obviously, the guy proved he was ready for the majors.  

If they had an extra year of service time to hold over his head I wonder if they could have gotten him down to $320M.