Elias on Rodriguez and Rutschman

[Frobby]

On an interview during the broadcast, Elias basically said that Grayson Rodriguez and Adley Rutschman would be given a shot at making the club out of spring training next year.   

I don’t necessarily believe him, but that’s what he said.   

Ben McDonald asked Elias how aggressive the O’s wouid be in free agency this offseason and Elias started to answer, but just then Taveras robbed Severino of a homer on a great catch at the wall that warranted an interruption for comment and a replay, and then Hays was thrown out stealing on the very next pitch and the inning ended before Elias resumed his answer.   The next inning, McDonald commented that he was sorry Elias hadn’t had a chance to answer the question.    For Elias’ part, he was probably happy to be rescued and get the hell out of there.   

I hate in when game action interrupts a good interview.  

 

[Moose Milligan]

Yeah, I've got a chance at a date with Emily Ratajkowski, too.  The only chance that G-Rod and AR make it out of ST on the 25 man roster for Opening Day is if the current clock manipulation rules are negotiated away in the next collective bargaining agreement.

If those rules are the same in 2022 as they are now?  We'll be waiting for a few weeks.

God, I hate it when an in-game interview interrupts the game.  It's a sign that the game just isn't interesting enough.  @Philipshouldn't be allowed to comment on this thread, too, since it contains information collected from an in-game interview which he so loathes.

[Ruzious]

I turned on the game about a minute before the catch by Taveras.  That catch was really unfortunate in more ways than one, lol.  And I don't believe him for a second.    

[HowAboutThat]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

On an interview during the broadcast, Elias basically said that Grayson Rodriguez and Adley Rutschman would be given a shot at making the club out of spring training next year.   

I don’t necessarily believe him, but that’s what he said.   

Ben McDonald asked Elias how aggressive the O’s wouid be in free agency this offseason and Elias started to answer, but just then Taveras robbed Severino of a homer on a great catch at the wall that warranted an interruption for comment and a replay, and then Hays was thrown out stealing on the very next pitch and the inning ended before Elias resumed his answer.   The next inning, McDonald commented that he was sorry Elias hadn’t had a chance to answer the question.    For Elias’ part, he was probably happy to be rescued and get the hell out of there.   

I hate in when game action interrupts a good interview.  

 

I appreciate that you disagree with me but your anecdote perfectly illustrates the problem to which I refer.

[Moose Milligan]

10 minutes ago, Philip said:

I appreciate that you disagree with me but your anecdote perfectly illustrates the problem to which I refer.

I think you can admit to yourself that it's only you that has a problem with this.

[Frobby]

18 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Yeah, I've got a chance at a date with Emily Ratajkowski, too

I’ve met your fiancée, and you already outkicked your coverage, my friend.  And you can tell her I said so.   

As to Emily Ratajkowski, I’d never heard of her until now.

[Moose Milligan]

Anyway, I'm not so concerned as to when G-Rod and AR will be up.  I think we can all agree that they should make the OD roster but if the service clock manipulation rule is still in place, they'll be in the minors until that date passes.  And while none of us like that, gaining an extra year of time is worth it.  

I'm more concerned about what the rest of the roster will look like with G-Rod and AR.  Damn shame Taveras had to make a great play because I would have liked to have heard what Elias would have said about how aggressive they'll be in free agency, though I wouldn't believe any of it either.

They need some good players on the team to compliment them.  I'd like to see AR catch for good pitchers, not Harvey types.  

[ChosenOne21]

Let's not kid ourselves. There's a zero percent chance Rodriguez and Rutschman start next year in the majors unless they change the service time rules

[RZNJ]

54 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Yeah, I've got a chance at a date with Emily Ratajkowski, too.  The only chance that G-Rod and AR make it out of ST on the 25 man roster for Opening Day is if the current clock manipulation rules are negotiated away in the next collective bargaining agreement.

If those rules are the same in 2022 as they are now?  We'll be waiting for a few weeks.

God, I hate it when an in-game interview interrupts the game.  It's a sign that the game just isn't interesting enough.  @Philipshouldn't be allowed to comment on this thread, too, since it contains information collected from an in-game interview which he so loathes.

There's a chance the rules will change.  There's NO chance Emily Whatshername will give you shot.

[Frobby]

Here’s the Elias quote:

“Grayson just completed a tremendous season and is a consensus top pitching prospect in baseball,” said Elias. “He’s had a very successful season. Made every start. ... He is going to be in major league spring training next year. When you faced Double-A the way that he did, I think you’ve put yourself in the legitimate competition to make the team out of spring training. So, we’ll have to see how he looks coming in, but we couldn’t be more excited to have him.

“And likewise for Adley. Adley was the top overall pick in 2019 and everybody knows his story. But he missed all of last year because of the pandemic. He was at the alternate site for a couple of months, but really played no organized minor league baseball games, despite being the top overall pick the previous year. So, we wanted him to get a full professional season under his belt and he’s done that. He’s been tremendous at Double-A and now at Triple-A. Huge numbers. Player of the Year type of year that he’s had, and the defense has been spectacular.

“So both of those guys, it couldn’t have gone any better. They are both going to be in major league spring training next year and will be central parts of major league spring training. So we’ll just see how that goes.”

https://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2021/09/mullins-goes-3030-elias-on-masn-and-more.html

[Frobby]

More Melewski commentary.  
https://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2021/09/what-is-baltimore-eta-for-minor-league-award-winners.html

[Frobby]

Luis: If service time wasn’t a factor, would you start Grayson Rodriguez in Baltimore next year?

42	Kevin Goldstein: yes

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kevin-goldstein-fangraphs-chat-9-27-2021/

[OriolesMagic83]

On 9/25/2021 at 8:08 AM, Frobby said:

On an interview during the broadcast, Elias basically said that Grayson Rodriguez and Adley Rutschman would be given a shot at making the club out of spring training next year.   

I don’t necessarily believe him, but that’s what he said.   

Ben McDonald asked Elias how aggressive the O’s wouid be in free agency this offseason and Elias started to answer, but just then Taveras robbed Severino of a homer on a great catch at the wall that warranted an interruption for comment and a replay, and then Hays was thrown out stealing on the very next pitch and the inning ended before Elias resumed his answer.   The next inning, McDonald commented that he was sorry Elias hadn’t had a chance to answer the question.    For Elias’ part, he was probably happy to be rescued and get the hell out of there.   

I hate in when game action interrupts a good interview.  

 

MASN needs to be ready w/ "now a word from our sponsors" ad.  I can't believe MASN dropped the ball. 

[Hank Scorpio]

On 9/25/2021 at 10:08 AM, Frobby said:

I’ve met your fiancée, and you already outkicked your coverage, my friend.  And you can tell her I said so.   

As to Emily Ratajkowski, I’d never heard of her until now.

Someone is marrying his ass?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Moshagge3]

I don't see any chance that both (1) the service time rules stay the same and (2) the season begins on time without a work stoppage.