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AVencill Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Arrieta is a gamer. This kid does nothing but fights his butt off on the mound and competes every fifth day. He has a little arrogance when he gets on the mound, but there's so poise and confidence that he gets away with it and it works to his advantage. Off the field, Jake's a great guy and never one to shy away from an interview (see last year's prospect tracker on him for all the proof) no matter what he's doing. He's definitely a clubhouse leader and guys on the team last year liked him a lot and so did the coaches.

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I think the one thing that bothered me about the article is that it posted his mediocre stats and offered no explanation.

I did an interview with Bob Socci. He is the play-by-play guy for the Tides and he told a much different story about his second start than his numbers did.

He starts talking about Arrieta at the 5:30 mark.

http://rightoffrussell.com/orioles/interview-with-bob-socci-the-voice-of-the-norfolk-tides-2/

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"The average age of Norfolk's current rotation is 23.4."

I may need a box of tissues. I think there might have been years we didn't have three guys that young in AAA.

I just copied and was getting ready to paste the exact same quote.:)

That is amazing and speaks to the talent we have down there. I have to think that would be a young average age for a AA rotation much less a AAA rotation. It also means we don't have that 35 year old minor league rotation filler anymore.:clap3:

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I think the one thing that bothered me about the article is that it posted his mediocre stats and offered no explanation.

I did an interview with Bob Socci. He is the play-by-play guy for the Tides and he told a much different story about his second start than his numbers did.

He starts talking about Arrieta at the 5:30 mark.

http://rightoffrussell.com/orioles/interview-with-bob-socci-the-voice-of-the-norfolk-tides-2/

What mediocre stats are you talking about? You really cannot take much from his AAA stats because hes only pitched in 2 games....And I dont have any sound here at work, can you elaborate what you mean by Socci had a different story than his numbers led on to believe?

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What mediocre stats are you talking about? You really cannot take much from his AAA stats because hes only pitched in 2 games....And I dont have any sound here at work, can you elaborate what you mean by Socci had a different story than his numbers led on to believe?

Jun 12 @IND 0 1 1.50 0 6.0 2 1 0 6

Jun 17 @LOU 0 1 9.64 0 4.2 7 5 2 7

Basically, Bob was talking about the Louisville game where his defense let him down. Also, the scoring of a hit really should have been an error, that would have also kept his ER down in that game. Bob was just glowing about Arrieta's stuff so far.

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Here is what The Sun article said....

"Arrieta (0-2, 5.06 ERA) pitched well in his first Triple-A start, allowing a solo homer and one other hit in six innings, but was still tagged with the hard-luck loss. On Wednesday, he lost his second game, giving up five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. Five of the seven hits he allowed were singles, and one runner scored on a close play at the plate."

You read that and it looks like he was tagged pretty good.

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Jun 12 @IND 0 1 1.50 0 6.0 2 1 0 6

Jun 17 @LOU 0 1 9.64 0 4.2 7 5 2 7

Basically, Bob was talking about the Louisville game where his defense let him down. Also, the scoring of a hit really should have been an error, that would have also kept his ER down in that game. Bob was just glowing about Arrieta's stuff so far.

ooooh ok ok. I thought you were saying the opposite. I need to make it up the street to Harbor Park to check out some of these guys before they come up to the bigs for good.....

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Did anyone happen to catch this article?

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-sp.osminors22jun22,0,1396121.story

I love this guy's attitude... sounds a lot like how Red Sox and Yankees prospects used to sound in the early 2000s.

"I've just always been very aggressive and competitive. I hate to lose more than anything in the world," said Arrieta, who was 6-3 with a 2.59 ERA in 11 Double-A starts before making his Triple-A debut June 12. "When I am out on the mound, every pitch I throw is with a purpose and with a lot of aggression and confidence."

YES!

"I don't really have a goal as far as when to get there or a timeline. I definitely would like to be up there this year. I think I could help the big league club, even if it's a small way," he said. "But I will continue to work on things I need to work on and progress as a pitcher. It's just going to take care of itself, whether it's next month, the end of the year, next year or whenever.

"Whenever it will be, I will be ready to help."

Good lord. This kid will be awesome.

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