Where does Hobgood start?

[Big Mac]

We've got a couple of different opinions going around, so I figured I'd start at poll.

What level do you think Hobgood will start at?

[OrangeJerseys]

Bluefield.

Tippy

[Lucky Jim]

The O's have never sent an 18 year old pitcher to Aberdeen, btw.

[Big Mac]

The O's have never sent an 18 year old pitcher to Aberdeen, btw.

Yeah, I would be shocked if he started at Aberdeen.

[Lucky Jim]

Yeah, I would be shocked if he started at Aberdeen.

To be fair, he's 19, right? Check - he'll turn 19 in August.

I think Beato started at Aberdeen at 19. But he turned 20 in October.

[Crazysilver03]

The O's have never sent an 18 year old pitcher to Aberdeen, btw.

There is always a first time.

[JCK]

I have to believe he'll get his feet wet at Bluefield. No rush here.

[Florida_Osfan]

Though I'd like to see him take the challenging route of Aberdeen, Stockstill and Co. will stick to the conservative route, give him 30 innings or so of pitching this summer, and start him at Bluefield.

Hopefully, of course, he plays well enough that he makes the leap to Delmarva next year (hey, Hoes and Avery did)

[thundercleetz]

Though I'd like to see him take the challenging route of Aberdeen, Stockstill and Co. will stick to the conservative route, give him 30 innings or so of pitching this summer, and start him at Bluefield.

Hopefully, of course, he plays well enough that he makes the leap to Delmarva next year (hey, Hoes and Avery did)

Hobgood, as is Givens, is the same age as Hoes and Avery (born in 1990). Aberdeen could be a possibility for Hobgood.