Chayce McDermott 2024

[sportsfan8703]

I don’t think he’s gonna be a part of any playoff roster, but kudos for him to rehab all the way back just to be an option for us if needed. 

Also, hopefully now he’s shaken the injury and can have a normal offseason and normal fall instructs. 

He’s a dude that if he could just be another Dean Kremer, would be huge for this org. 

[ChuckS]

On 9/27/2024 at 7:19 AM, sportsfan8703 said:

I don’t think he’s gonna be a part of any playoff roster, but kudos for him to rehab all the way back just to be an option for us if needed. 

Also, hopefully now he’s shaken the injury and can have a normal offseason and normal fall instructs. 

He’s a dude that if he could just be another Dean Kremer, would be huge for this org. 

Kremer never had those kind of control issues and was two years younger when he arrived in the big leagues. 

McDermott is 26 years old coming off a year in which he walked 5 per nine innings in the minors.  Unless he is going to magically improve his command dramatically in 2025, it's time to try him as a reliever.  

[Tony-OH]

6 hours ago, ChuckS said:

Kremer never had those kind of control issues and was two years younger when he arrived in the big leagues. 

McDermott is 26 years old coming off a year in which he walked 5 per nine innings in the minors.  Unless he is going to magically improve his command dramatically in 2025, it's time to try him as a reliever.  

I agree. While McDermott has the repertoire of a starter, he'll never have the command to be more than a 4-5 inning starter on most days. He should be converted this spring like they did with Baumann, and tell him he's going to be a reliever. 

I think he has closer upside in relief.

[sportsfan8703]

2 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

I agree. While McDermott as the repertoire of a starter, he'll never have the command to be more than a 4-5 inning starter on most days. He should be converted this spring like they did with Baumann and tell him he's going to be a reliever. 

I think he has closer upside in relief.

I hear you, and that might be what's best for McDermott, but I think we have Bautista, Cano, Dominguez, and Webb as RH RP.  We've been able to find that arm that fits the 5th RH RP up/down guy off of waivers over the Elias regime.  McDermott just has so much value right now as a #6/#7 SP.  With or without Burnes.  

I think we go into ST with him as a SP.  If anything, just for trade value.  Next year will be the year where we'd be teetering on Mike Wright territory with waiting too long to convert an obvious relief profile to reliever.  

Our SP depth is thin in the org, and it got thinner at the deadline.  I really like McDermott.  We'll see how the "ball is coming out of his hand" after that injury.  

[waroriole]

On 10/16/2024 at 3:19 PM, sportsfan8703 said:

I hear you, and that might be what's best for McDermott, but I think we have Bautista, Cano, Dominguez, and Webb as RH RP.  We've been able to find that arm that fits the 5th RH RP up/down guy off of waivers over the Elias regime.  McDermott just has so much value right now as a #6/#7 SP.  With or without Burnes.  

I think we go into ST with him as a SP.  If anything, just for trade value.  Next year will be the year where we'd be teetering on Mike Wright territory with waiting too long to convert an obvious relief profile to reliever.  

Our SP depth is thin in the org, and it got thinner at the deadline.  I really like McDermott.  We'll see how the "ball is coming out of his hand" after that injury.  

Then go sign some AAA depth. There needs to be more identifying player’s roles and getting them into those situations sooner. McDermott is not a SP. If you still hold out hope, then extend some of his outings in the bullpen and see what he does. Either way, he needs to start moving into his ML role. Too old to still be in Norfolk. 

[Sports Guy]

Yea, he turns 27 during the 2025 season. Time to poop or get off the pot.

[wildcard]

McDermott has a strong AAA resume:

32G,  29S,   3.35 ERA, 150.2 IP, 108H, 208K,  1.274 WHIP

He led AAA in 2025 in strikeouts.

Eflin, GRod, Kremer,  Suarez and Povich are ahead of him.   I could see the O's including McDermott in a package to get a #3 starter.

Rogers and Young enter 2025 as starter depth.

Edited 5 hours ago by wildcard

[Sports Guy]

On 10/16/2024 at 12:55 PM, Tony-OH said:

I agree. While McDermott has the repertoire of a starter, he'll never have the command to be more than a 4-5 inning starter on most days. He should be converted this spring like they did with Baumann, and tell him he's going to be a reliever. 

I think he has closer upside in relief.

To be fair, you (and basically everyone else) said the same thing about Bradish. Now, just because one guy does it doesn’t mean we should assume every one will.

But still, Bradish’s 26 year old season (turned 27 in Sept) was 2022 and he had an ERA of 4.9 in the majors.

In his age 25 season, which was 2024 for McDermott, Bradish pitched in both AA and AAA(almost all in AAA) He threw 100 innings. His walk rate was about 4, HR rate was .9 and his K rate was 11.8. His ERA was 3.68.

In 2024, McDermott also threw 100 innings. His K rate was 13. His HR rate was 1 and his BB rate was 5.4.

Lots of similar numbers but obviously the bigger jump in walks and Ks.

Was Bradish that much more destined to be a good starter at age 25 than McDermott is? I don’t know.  You would be able to tell me that as you saw them. This would come down to more of the scouting aspect and what you see in terms of quality of pitches and things like that vs the numbers.

Edited 2 hours ago by Sports Guy