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2021 Orioles #9 Prospect - Heston Kjerstad - OF


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1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

Was there people questioning this? I knew there were people questioning him going back and finishing his degree and missing instructs before anyone knew of the myocarditis diagnosis, but I don't recall reading anyone questioning his desire to get better and play baseball again. Maybe I missed it though.

Yeah I think most of the dopey remarks were before the myocarditis diagnosis was revealed.   In any event, he seems to have a very good and mature attitude.   Now, will he play well?   That remains to be seen.  

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19 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Was there people questioning this? I knew there were people questioning him going back and finishing his degree and missing instructs before anyone knew of the myocarditis diagnosis, but I don't recall reading anyone questioning his desire to get better and play baseball again. Maybe I missed it though.

 

18 hours ago, Frobby said:

Yeah I think most of the dopey remarks were before the myocarditis diagnosis was revealed.   In any event, he seems to have a very good and mature attitude.   Now, will he play well?   That remains to be seen.  

I don't think it was super prevalent by any stretch, but there were a couple at least asking whether or not he may just call it a career now that he got his money (with the medical aspect as part of it, of course).

Regardless, it's good to see that he apparently truly loves the sport and is eager to get back.

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20 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Was there people questioning this? I knew there were people questioning him going back and finishing his degree and missing instructs before anyone knew of the myocarditis diagnosis, but I don't recall reading anyone questioning his desire to get better and play baseball again. Maybe I missed it though.

I believe last spring when he had to be shutdown again someone posted rumors of him possibly having anxiety issues or a lack of desire to play baseball. 

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1 hour ago, BohKnowsBmore said:

 

I don't think it was super prevalent by any stretch, but there were a couple at least asking whether or not he may just call it a career now that he got his money (with the medical aspect as part of it, of course).

Regardless, it's good to see that he apparently truly loves the sport and is eager to get back.

 

1 hour ago, RZNJ said:

I believe last spring when he had to be shutdown again someone posted rumors of him possibly having anxiety issues or a lack of desire to play baseball. 

Honestly, had the Orioles handled the PR part of this better, it would have stopped a lot of this kind of stuff. It's easy to look at how much access the press has had with this instructs and look back and wonder why anyone would have had any questions about Kjerstad, but the Orioles kept everyone, including some personnel in the minors in total darkness. 

All they had to say is Kjerstad is dealing with a medical condition and won't be at training camp and his return is currently unknown. That doesn't violate any HIPPA concerns and is better then allowing rumors to start circulating. 

I'll be honest, I heard some things as well, but didn't report them because I wasn't sure and I don't pass on rumors on young men's health outside of baseball injuries. 

The Orioles communication about minor league players injuries needs to improve. It makes no sense to treat them like state secrets but that's how the current regime has decided to run things. 

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On 11/8/2021 at 9:56 AM, Tony-OH said:

 

Honestly, had the Orioles handled the PR part of this better, it would have stopped a lot of this kind of stuff. It's easy to look at how much access the press has had with this instructs and look back and wonder why anyone would have had any questions about Kjerstad, but the Orioles kept everyone, including some personnel in the minors in total darkness. 

All they had to say is Kjerstad is dealing with a medical condition and won't be at training camp and his return is currently unknown. That doesn't violate any HIPPA concerns and is better then allowing rumors to start circulating. 

I'll be honest, I heard some things as well, but didn't report them because I wasn't sure and I don't pass on rumors on young men's health outside of baseball injuries. 

The Orioles communication about minor league players injuries needs to improve. It makes no sense to treat them like state secrets but that's how the current regime has decided to run things. 

Since I don’t follow other teams closely, I have no idea whether other teams are as secretive as the Orioles about this stuff these days.   

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