Chayce McDermott 2023

[Just Regular]

7 hits in 19 AAA innings stingy - his .111 AVG yielded 4th lowest out of 500 IL Arms with 10 innings this year.

Sorting by K rate, its funny to see where "boring" MLB arms slot in when they get AAA time a minute.

McDermott's 33% K rate 90th+ percentile with Grayson Rodriguez and Gavin Williams.....and also Ryan Yarbrough and Aaron Civale.

[Aristotelian]

Need to start keeping a closer eye on this kid. Giddy up!

[Gurgi]

Is he on the 40 man?  Any chance he can relieve this year in Baltimore?  How hard does he throw?

[Frobby]

15 hours ago, Gurgi said:

Is he on the 40 man?  Any chance he can relieve this year in Baltimore?  How hard does he throw?

He is not on the 40-man, and he doesn’t have to be out there until after the 2024 season.  So, it’s unlikely the O’s would add him to the roster unless they’re highly confident he can help.

[scarey1999]

5IP, 2H (both singles), 0BB, and 6Ks this evening.  73 pitches, 44 strikes. 

Really good to see no walks. That’s been his only bugaboo this year. 

[baltfan]

6 hours ago, scarey1999 said:

5IP, 2H (both singles), 0BB, and 6Ks this evening.  73 pitches, 44 strikes. 

Really good to see no walks. That’s been his only bugaboo this year. 

Apparently hit 2 guys too 

[sportsfan8703]

Could he be a bullpen option for us this year?

[LookinUp]

4 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Could he be a bullpen option for us this year?

I think the answer is that he definitely *could* be, but likely won't. 

We have Wells, Means and Hall hopefully knocking on the door within about 3 weeks. Still have Baker as an option too.

That said, if you told me that several of Fuji, Webb, Cano, Perez and the guys above don't work out, and/or others are injured, I think McDermott is in the mix. It's not out of the realm of possibility.

What would be great is if he's so good that he forces his way onto the team above those other guys. I'm not sure he's quite there yet, but you never know.

[Edit: Just saw Coloumbe is on the IL. This is the type of unfortunate thing that moves McDermott closer.]

Edited August 10, 2023 by LookinUp

[CaptainRedbeard]

I’m becoming more optimistic that McDermott could become Bradish 2.0, as a guy that was originally labeled as headed for the pen due to lack of a changeup and questionable command but succeeds as a SP on the strength of having 2 really good breaking pitches. His curve and slider both exceed the spin rates that Bradish has, which is pretty exceptional. Bradish certainly charted the path for our player development program to maximize that profile. 

Of course, that profile also perfectly describes Austin Voth, so you know - wide range of potential outcomes. 

[Just Regular]

BP arsenal review on McDermott.

Chayce McDermott, RHP, Baltimore Orioles
Listed Height: 6-foot-3
Listed Weight: 197 pounds
DOB (Age): August 22, 1998 (24)
Rank: UR

Statcast Pitch Data: 7/15, 7/22, 7/27, 8/2

Pitch	Velo	Spin	Vert	Horiz	Total	%	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%
4-Seam Fastball	93.8	2073	13.9	-6.7	204	53.1	59.3	32.9	33.3
Slider	83.8	2577	36.6	5.5	62	16.2	58.1	33.3	25.8
Sweeper	80.9	2795	39.5	13.5	52	13.5	57.7	30.8	23.1
Curveball	76.1	2837	63.3	10.1	44	11.5	59.1	50.0	31.8
Splitter	84.0	1045	33.6	-9.1	22	5.7	54.6	36.4	22.7

The Orioles acquired McDermott from the Astros in the Trey Mancini trade. He has long had loud stuff, particularly his secondaries, with an innate feel for spin. His fastball is an above-average offering with velocity and shape sitting just on the right side of average and a low approach angle that allows it to play up. Where McDermott truly shines, however, is his secondaries. He throws three distinct, high-spin breaking balls, with bat-missing qualities. His usage varies from start to start depending on which he commands best that day. McDermott also mixes in a splitter with huge vertical movement separation from his fastball. Of course, command and control of each of his pitches is an ongoing issue for him, as evident from his 14.5% walk rate and sub-60% strike rate for each pitch. McDermott has a starter’s repertoire, but lacks a starter’s command. If his command can take a step forward–and his walk rate is down to 6.8% over his last three starts–he could be the next Orioles development success story.

[btdart20]

26 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

BP arsenal review on McDermott.

Chayce McDermott, RHP, Baltimore Orioles
Listed Height: 6-foot-3
Listed Weight: 197 pounds
DOB (Age): August 22, 1998 (24)
Rank: UR

Statcast Pitch Data: 7/15, 7/22, 7/27, 8/2

Pitch	Velo	Spin	Vert	Horiz	Total	%	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%
4-Seam Fastball	93.8	2073	13.9	-6.7	204	53.1	59.3	32.9	33.3
Slider	83.8	2577	36.6	5.5	62	16.2	58.1	33.3	25.8
Sweeper	80.9	2795	39.5	13.5	52	13.5	57.7	30.8	23.1
Curveball	76.1	2837	63.3	10.1	44	11.5	59.1	50.0	31.8
Splitter	84.0	1045	33.6	-9.1	22	5.7	54.6	36.4	22.7

The Orioles acquired McDermott from the Astros in the Trey Mancini trade. He has long had loud stuff, particularly his secondaries, with an innate feel for spin. His fastball is an above-average offering with velocity and shape sitting just on the right side of average and a low approach angle that allows it to play up. Where McDermott truly shines, however, is his secondaries. He throws three distinct, high-spin breaking balls, with bat-missing qualities. His usage varies from start to start depending on which he commands best that day. McDermott also mixes in a splitter with huge vertical movement separation from his fastball. Of course, command and control of each of his pitches is an ongoing issue for him, as evident from his 14.5% walk rate and sub-60% strike rate for each pitch. McDermott has a starter’s repertoire, but lacks a starter’s command. If his command can take a step forward–and his walk rate is down to 6.8% over his last three starts–he could be the next Orioles development success story.

Thanks for sharing this (and Povich's).  It's nice to see the compilation/comparison. Stuff/spin wise, McDermott gets the nod.  The "advantage" for Povich seems to be that he's a LHP.  I've been on Team Povich for a while but seeing these metrics has me splitting my bets among these horses!

I wonder how these two get along.  I know I lump them both into the same grouping for all sorts of reasons (when we got them, pitch profile, performance, development level...).

[Teddy OBP]

Tonight vs Memphis Per the Verge guys: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K. 14 whiffs.

Nice effort - out pitched by some guy named Rom : 6 IP, 1 H, 0R, 2BB, 8K

Edited August 16, 2023 by pdiddy

[glenn__davis]

Wait a minute... how did I miss that we lost Drew Rom?

[e16bball]

8 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

Wait a minute... how did I miss that we lost Drew Rom?

In the Jack Flaherty trade. Which, for one day at least, feels like a nightmare at this very moment.

[glenn__davis]

10 minutes ago, e16bball said:

In the Jack Flaherty trade. Which, for one day at least, feels like a nightmare at this very moment.

Ah yes, I do recall that now.  Total brain fart