Kyle Stowers 2022

[geschinger]

3 hours ago, justD said:

Between Matt Blood's consistently glowing reports and times like this where injury information is nowhere to be found, I'm thinking the strategy is heavy on having all the prospects look like future superstars in order to get the best return in any trade negotiations. 

After all, a big part of accumulation of elite pipeline talent is prepping to acquire ML pitching and the like, right?

 

I'm not sure it's a strategy rather than media covering the Orioles not doing a great job getting the details out.  On the Norfolk TV broadcast from last week they said it was just a bruise.  A few days later Connolly tweeted it's a bruise and he's swinging a bat and improving.  Roch tweets today that he took BP and may be in the lineup today or very soon after.  

That doesn't sound to me like the team is trying to hide injury information but that it's not being reported where fans might see it?   What I don't know if this is the media dropping the ball or if this is a normal amount of reporting for an injury of a prospect the caliber of Stowers.

[Tony-OH]

4 hours ago, justD said:

Between Matt Blood's consistently glowing reports and times like this where injury information is nowhere to be found, I'm thinking the strategy is heavy on having all the prospects look like future superstars in order to get the best return in any trade negotiations. 

After all, a big part of accumulation of elite pipeline talent is prepping to acquire ML pitching and the like, right?

 

From what I heard, the Rangers staff threw a party when Blood was hired by the Orioles. He likes to be interviewed and spew his propaganda and then move on. The Orioles lack of information on players is certainly in order to hide as much as they can from other teams so they can get the fan boy blogs to tell everyone how great every is so the echo chamber across the national prospect sites can plug their players. 

That's not to say there's not talent in the system, there certainly is, but I take everything and anything from Blood's mouth with a bag full of salt.

[Tony-OH]

24 minutes ago, geschinger said:

I'm not sure it's a strategy rather than media covering the Orioles not doing a great job getting the details out.  On the Norfolk TV broadcast from last week they said it was just a bruise.  A few days later Connolly tweeted it's a bruise and he's swinging a bat and improving.  Roch tweets today that he took BP and may be in the lineup today or very soon after.  

That doesn't sound to me like the team is trying to hide injury information but that it's not being reported where fans might see it?   What I don't know if this is the media dropping the ball or if this is a normal amount of reporting for an injury of a prospect the caliber of Stowers.

Roch is not dumb. He gets the same old stuff from the team about day to day, bruises and such so there really isn't more to report until he finally got the BP stuff.

[geschinger]

2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Roch is not dumb. He gets the same old stuff from the team about day to day, bruises and such so there really isn't more to report until he finally got the BP stuff.

I guess what my question is whether or not the Orioles are being cagey or misleading or otherwise doing something wrong when it comes to releasing information on Stowers injury or is this par for the course for MLB organizations when it comes to prospects of the statute of Stowers.

[Tony-OH]

2 minutes ago, geschinger said:

I guess what my question is whether or not the Orioles are being cagey or misleading or otherwise doing something wrong when it comes to releasing information on Stowers injury or is this par for the course for MLB organizations when it comes to prospects of the statute of Stowers.

The Orioles are doing what they've done since Elias purged all the old school guys from the minor league system and scouting. They keep everything close to the vest for information about everything and everybody. 

I think Elias sees no benefit in getting any information out that he doesn't have to and since it's pretty obvious the entire organization from ownership down does not care about provide fans information or 1st class broadcasts, or you know, winning at the major league level, it kinda is what it is at this point.

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

24 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

The Orioles are doing what they've done since Elias purged all the old school guys from the minor league system and scouting. They keep everything close to the vest for information about everything and everybody. 

I think Elias sees no benefit in getting any information out that he doesn't have to and since it's pretty obvious the entire organization from ownership down does not care about provide fans information or 1st class broadcasts, or you know, winning at the major league level, it kinda is what it is at this point.

 

And apparently any injury updates on top prospect Adley Rutschman is now regarded as a state secret and on a need to know basis only. 

[Tony-OH]

35 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

And apparently any injury updates on top prospect Adley Rutschman is now regarded as a state secret and on a need to know basis only. 

Well of course, why would you want to let people know when the top prospects in baseball will be able to play again? Why give fans hope when you can give them Watkins and Owings?

[wildcard]

From Roch:

 outfielder Kyle Stowers took batting practice yesterday and could return to Triple-A Norfolk’s lineup tonight or soon after. He was hit on the hand in the Tides’ April 5 opener.

[Frobby]

RBI double for Stowers.   OH can exhale now.   

[SteveA]

22 hours ago, Frobby said:

RBI double for Stowers.   OH can exhale now.   

And a homer in his first at bat tonight.

[justD]

35 minutes ago, SteveA said:

And a homer in his first at bat tonight.

 

[emmett16]

Another Big Boy Bomb tonight.  Double in first AB.  Austin Hays you are officially on the hot seat.  

[Ripken]

He clearly needs another year in Norfolk.

[emmett16]

Another double.  Oppo.  Kid is a stud.  Love the swing and approach.  He looks to do damage.  

[emmett16]

And…..another double.  3 2b & hr on the night.