The Detroit Tigers

[86this]

What a train wreck over there considering they had Cy Young caliber pitchers and Miguel Cabrera in his prime.  They, like the Orioles in the same time between 2012-2016, have nothing to show for it.  

 

 

[Can_of_corn]

Yea they were the young team exceeding expectations last year and then they loaded up on a couple free agents to supplement their young core.

Year two doesn't always go according to plan.

[Can_of_corn]

I just saw this and shuddered.

I don't know enough to know exactly what that entails but it sounds very bad, especially for a 20 year old professional athlete.

Was the #3 overall pick in 2021.

[86this]

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Was the #3 overall pick in 2021.

SMH on selecting a HS pitcher.  I wonder if they had any other thoughts on the players selected after Jobe?

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, 86this said:

SMH on selecting a HS pitcher.  I wonder if they had any other thoughts on the players selected after Jobe?

I know right?  I've never heard of a position player ending up with a back injury.

[86this]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I know right?  I've never heard of a position player ending up with a back injury.

A couple of guys come to mind, David Wright and Don Mattingly?

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, 86this said:

A couple of guys come to mind, David Wright and Don Mattingly?

Exactly.

So why bring up him being a HS pitcher?

[86this]

I think the Orioles draft strategy during the Elias era in focusing on growing the bats and not so much on growing the arms.  

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Exactly.

So why bring up him being a HS pitcher?

 IMO, you just have to score a win on who you draft so high.  $6.9 million signing bonus.  Ouch.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, 86this said:

I think the Orioles draft strategy during the Elias era in focusing on growing the bats and not so much on growing the arms.  

 IMO, you just have to score a win on who you draft so high.  $6.9 million signing bonus.  Ouch.

The O's drafted a guy 1-2 that missed more than a full season before he played a game for them.

I'm not willing to write the young man off just yet but, to me, that's a really scary diagnosis. 

[luismatos4prez]

If you could redraft that year, would you rather have Lawlar (consensus Top 15 prospect) or Cowser and Norby (both borderline Top 100 guys)? Their two bonuses about equaled Lawlar's.

I like Cowser and Norby, but so far I'd say Mike picked wrong there. It will be interesting to check in again in a few years.

[CharmCityHokie]

18 hours ago, luismatos4prez said:

If you could redraft that year, would you rather have Lawlar (consensus Top 15 prospect) or Cowser and Norby (both borderline Top 100 guys)? Their two bonuses about equaled Lawlar's.

I like Cowser and Norby, but so far I'd say Mike picked wrong there. It will be interesting to check in again in a few years.

I'm still saying Lawlar was the right pick there, but I'm not a huge Cowser believer given his platoon splits and Ks increase as he's moved up in professional ball. And if Norby can't stay at second, he's too short for first so you're sticking him LF where he doesn't really have the arm to handle it.

I'm glad both Cowser and Norby are in our system, and I'm rooting for them, but I would've taken Lawlar.