Dean Kremer starts tonight for the first time since May...what are you expecting, what will you be satisfied with?

[Roy Firestone]

He had bicep soreness, and he was out for much longer than expected. Then he pitched poorly in rehab games. I hope he can go 5 innings, but I'm not sure he's ready to pitch. This is going to be a test. Seattle isn't a good hitting team, but if Kremer cant command his pitches it could be a long night for the Orioles and an early exit for Kremer. What say you?

[Allan Bryant]

31 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

He had bicep soreness, and he was out for much longer than expected. Then he pitched poorly in rehab games. I hope he can go 5 innings, but I'm not sure he's ready to pitch. This is going to be a test. Seattle isn't a good hitting team, but if Kremer cant command his pitches it could be a long night for the Orioles and an early exit for Kremer. What say you?

Roy , I hope Kremer has no set backs tonight .  Then the staff can evaluate him closely 

[Malike]

I'm not worried about what he did in the minors, I just hope his tricep strain is behind him.

[Jim'sKid26]

I would think 75-85 pitches. Let's hope he throws strikes. Love to see him go 5 IP. Needs to get his groove back.

[DrungoHazewood]

4±3 innings. 3±2 runs. 1-5 strikeouts. 0-2 walks. I'd be good with that.

[Aglets]

I'll take just one pitching win please.

[Sanfran327]

I don't really care too much about tonight. Obviously, I want to win the game, but I want him to throw a decent number of pitches, around 80 or so ideally, and get a clean bill of health tonight and tomorrow. 

Kremer is one of the best back of the rotation starters around in my book, and we'll need him to be a big upgrade over Irvin for the 2nd half. Whether it's tonight or 1 or 2 starts from now, we just need him to hit his stride and pitch well enough to get 16+ outs each start.

[BRobinsonfan]

53 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

He had bicep soreness, and he was out for much longer than expected. Then he pitched poorly in rehab games. I hope he can go 5 innings, but I'm not sure he's ready to pitch. This is going to be a test. Seattle isn't a good hitting team, but if Kremer cant command his pitches it could be a long night for the Orioles and an early exit for Kremer. What say you?

I'm worried that your minor trepidation won't be sufficient to activate the Roy Firestone reverse jinx.  Now I know he's gonna get lit up.   

Edited Wednesday at 13:49 by BRobinsonfan

[gamiliel]

I would expect DK to be DK. Not great, but getting the job done. Five innings would be great no matter the score when he exits. 

[Frobby]

Like I’ve said in other threads you’ve started like this, I don’t really have expectations when a pitcher debuts or comes off the IL.  I just have hopes.   Nothing in Kramer’s rehab was all that encouraging, but I’d still hope he goes 5 innings and allows 3 runs or less against a weak hitting Seattle team.

As an aside, what the heck’s up with Julio Rodriguez?  .244/.294/.324 — really?  Seattle looks awfully feeble when he’s not hitting well.   

[Moose Milligan]

I hope he can go 5.  Not really stressed about pitching poorly in rehab games, those are games to make sure that he's good to go and healthy...they're not focused on performance.

Just want to see him have a solid start, throw strikes and put the team in a position to win the game...and feel good after.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Frobby said:

 

As an aside, what the heck’s up with Julio Rodriguez?  .244/.294/.324 — really?  

Maybe he's a bit overhyped  let's see how far that smile and happy-go-lucky attitude takes him when he's continuing to have that slash line into August.

[Gunnar]

Seattle is a fortunate draw for Kremer's comeback, they can't score runs. If he can just throw strikes he'll be fine.

[Sports Guy]

1 minute ago, Gunnar said:

Seattle is a fortunate draw for Kremer's comeback, they can't score runs. If he can just throw strikes he'll be fine.

Was about to say the same thing.  They can obviously still hurt you if you don’t execute but it’s definitely a soft landing spot for him.

Bad lineup, big park. 
 

5-6 IP and 3 or less runs would be nice.

[Rbiggs2525]

Just now, Sports Guy said:

Was about to say the same thing.  They can obviously still hurt you if you don’t execute but it’s definitely a soft landing spot for him.

Bad lineup, big park. 
 

5-6 IP and 3 or less runs would be nice.

I hope for the same.