Samuel Basallo 2023

[baltfan]

Basallo seems to not have the issues with Aberdeen that others do. 

[SilverRocket]

 

[Sports Guy]

Hopefully this means they start him in AA next year and aren’t just giving him a few extra at bats to end the year.

It makes sense to not send him back to A ball anyway.

[Jim'sKid26]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

Hopefully this means they start him in AA next year and aren’t just giving him a few extra at bats to end the year.

It makes sense to not send him back to A ball anyway.

AFL?

[Sports Guy]

3 minutes ago, Jim'sKid26 said:

AFL?

I highly doubt it.

[CaptainRedbeard]

Basallo making his AA debut less than a month after his 19th birthday is so impressive. 

[RZNJ]

8 minutes ago, CaptainRedbeard said:

Basallo making his AA debut less than a month after his 19th birthday is so impressive. 

The fact that we had two 19 year olds in AA this season is impressive.   Basallo is going to make a run at #1 overall prospect sometime next year.

[Chaka Garcia]

Can’t figure why Seth Johnson got promoted, numbers are bad so far.

[Mooreisbetter27]

9 hours ago, Chaka Garcia said:

Can’t figure why Seth Johnson got promoted, numbers are bad so far.

Prob to get one more start since Aberdeens season is over and Bowie has a week left. Coming back from TJ, this season was pretty much a wash anyways. Just get him strong and prepared for next year. 

[waroriole]

9 hours ago, Chaka Garcia said:

Can’t figure why Seth Johnson got promoted, numbers are bad so far.

He only had one bad start out of 4 outings. Every other time he didn’t allow a run. He’s got 10 K and 3 BB in 7.1 IP. 

[Frobby]

10 hours ago, CaptainRedbeard said:

Basallo making his AA debut less than a month after his 19th birthday is so impressive. 

I wonder if he will start next year in AA, or if this is just a reward for him having a great season.

It’s funny to think that about ten days ago we were wondering if Basallo would be shut down for the season after being in the concussion protocol.  

[CaptainRedbeard]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

I wonder if he will start next year in AA, or if this is just a reward for him having a great season.

It’s funny to think that about ten days ago we were wondering if Basallo would be shut down for the season after being in the concussion protocol.  

It would be strange to send him back to A+ and just have him in AA now for the sake of a few more PAs this year, but I suppose they could. He did get over 100 PA in A+ and thoroughly dominated, so while it was a quick promotion it was pretty well earned. I expect he’s going to start in AA next year. 

[RZNJ]

11 minutes ago, CaptainRedbeard said:

It would be strange to send him back to A+ and just have him in AA now for the sake of a few more PAs this year, but I suppose they could. He did get over 100 PA in A+ and thoroughly dominated, so while it was a quick promotion it was pretty well earned. I expect he’s going to start in AA next year. 

I can’t think of another top prospect who got the promotion, even a cup of coffee at the next level, and didn’t start there the next season.   Of course, this would go against Wildcard’s strict interpretation of 200 plate appearances!

[deward]

Meoli is expecting him to start in AA next year per this article. 

[Tony-OH]

16 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Hopefully this means they start him in AA next year and aren’t just giving him a few extra at bats to end the year.

It makes sense to not send him back to A ball anyway.

You have to imagine without a really surprisingly poor spring training next year, that he's starting in AA next year. The Orioles have not "demoted" a top prospect to a lower affiliate under the Elias regime that I can remember.