Jump to content

Rowell to AA?

waroriole

By waroriole
in Minors

Recommended Posts

waroriole Hangout Grand Counsel

waroriole

Posted
Posted

That appears to be a good possibility according to this article from Melewski.

http://masnsports.com/2009/10/whats-next-for-billy-rowell.html

In an interview with O's president Andy MacPhail in Frederick late this summer, he told reporters Rowell needed a change of scenery from Frederick in 2010.

Sending Rowell back a level to Delmarva, does not seem to be in the plans. The O's are said to be considering sending Rowell to Double-A Bowie next year despite his poor statistics.

Stockstill said the club has pretty much ruled out sending Rowell back to Delmarva, where he played in 2007.

"I don't see that as a possibility. I don't think we are entertaining a move to Delmarva for Billy."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Sports Guy Hangout Grand Counsel

Sports Guy

Posted
Posted
I agree with this move. It basically tells him "get your act together and prove you can hack it in AA". I doubt he will ever put it together, and I be he'll be out of the system after 2010, but it is the right message to send him right now.

Right...this is absolutely the right move..Basically, s*** or get off the pot.

Nothing wrong with that.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
QBsILLEST1 All-Star

QBsILLEST1

Posted
Posted

Man, hes gonna get carved up in AA. I guess its a move that has to be made though. It also makes you wonder, if he woulda kept hitting like he did at first, hed probably be in baltimore or close to it to begin the year. He showed so much promise in the beginning too, but I guess it is what it is. Looks like Hosmer could be going in the same direction as well. Imagine passing on Matusz to get Hosmer. Then watchign Matusz fly through the system to the majors as the top pitching prospect who has pitched a pro inning and Hosmer sink in his first full eyar in pro ball...must suck

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LookinUp Hangout Grand Counsel

LookinUp

Posted
Posted

I'm not sure I buy this. I guess we'll see. I agree that if we keep Rowell, he'll be moved to AA. Unfortunately, he's clearly not a AA caliber player.

I think that he'll be traded and given a new start in someone else's A league.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Arthur_Bryant All-Star

Arthur_Bryant

Posted
Posted
Man, hes gonna get carved up in AA. I guess its a move that has to be made though. It also makes you wonder, if he woulda kept hitting like he did at first, hed probably be in baltimore or close to it to begin the year. He showed so much promise in the beginning too, but I guess it is what it is. Looks like Hosmer could be going in the same direction as well. Imagine passing on Matusz to get Hosmer. Then watchign Matusz fly through the system to the majors as the top pitching prospect who has pitched a pro inning and Hosmer sink in his first full eyar in pro ball...must suck

Yeah and Hosmer got about twice the money.

However there is still plenty of hope for Hosmer if the Royals can show a little patience. He was just starting to put it together in the Midwest League when the Royals inexplicably promoted him to High A. Before the promotion he was showing good plate discipline (.352 OBP from .254 BA), though not a lot of pop. He's still very young for his level--hey is that a Billy Rowell echo???

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LookinUp Hangout Grand Counsel

LookinUp

Posted
Posted

I just think that, even with Rowell's vastly decreased value, he could be worth more to us in a trade than he is to keep him in this organization around a bunch of players and coaches that he's alienated or taken time from. I understand that the coaches change by level, but a lot of the players are the same.

There has to be a poisonous atmosphers around this guy. It's not necessarily that he's a bad guy, it's because he's taking playing time away from more deserving players (which includes prospects and non-prospects at this point).

I really think it would be good for all parties if Rowell moves to another organization. I think AM's "change of scenery" could mean more than a promotion to AA.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing


  • Posts

    • Yossarian
      Anyone tried the Immaculate Grid game?

      By Yossarian · Posted

      Got my all-time low rarity score on today's game - 6.
    • Baseball fandom
      Elias: Hyde will be back

      By Baseball fandom · Posted

      Lol.  I give up. Next. 
    • Baseball fandom
      Elias: Hyde will be back

      By Baseball fandom · Posted

      41 freaking years and here's this guy with the name pickles telling me I should be happy with 91 wins and getting owned in the playoffs again. 😂 😂 I saw a team that looked terrible the second half and probably didn't even deserve that spot the way they were playing .
    • Baseball fandom
      Elias: Hyde will be back

      By Baseball fandom · Posted

      Lol. Here's the funny they know more then you know. Typical Oriole fan who's happy with getting punched in the mouth. 
    • e16bball
      Walltimore

      By e16bball · Posted

      I don’t like the wall. I think it’s affecting our hitters. I’ve mentioned before that I think it has totally warped Mountcastle into something he was never really meant to be. The guy came up as a pull-heavy HR hitter, and in his first season-plus (725 PAs), he puts up 38 HRs and a 116 wRC+. Since then, the wRC+ is down to 110, and his approach has totally changed, with his pull numbers plummeting (down from 39% in 2021 to less than 28% this year). He still hits the ball hard, but constantly underachieves his batted ball data — probably because he’s trying to avoid the pull field and hitting balls to the deepest parts of pretty much every other park. Will the same thing happen to Mayo? Maybe he has more pure power, but it’s always going to be a challenge for a RH slugger to survive with that wall. So much harder to do damage.   Beyond that, I think it’s also creating a serious risk of changing our LH hitters’ approaches too. These guys (Henderson, Holliday, Cowser, 2/3 of Adley) have come up with a reputation for being able to drive the ball to all fields. But how long does that continue when they just can’t hit it out to the opposite field? Our LH hitters had a combined 44 wRC+ at OPACY, and only one HR. They had the 3rd most balls hit to LF at home by LHHs, but the lowest wRC+ of any team on those balls (for the second straight year). The Royals, ironically enough, were the only team that was lower than a 70 wRC+ — that’s how much worse our lefties fared going oppo (at OPACY) than everyone else’s. By player: Gunnar Henderson: 112 wRC+ / .160 ISO (51 PAs) Adley Rutschman: 10 wRC+ / .026 ISO (38 PAs) Anthony Santander: 14 wRC+ / .095 ISO (43 PAs) Colton Cowser: 58 wRC+ / .057 ISO (36 PAs) Ryan O’Hearn: 47 wRC+ / .091 ISO (55 PAs) Cedric Mullins: 23 wRC+ / .100 ISO (41 PAs) Jackson Holliday: -72 wRC+ / .000 ISO (16 PAs)   On the road, they had a combined 126 wRC+ (with 9 HRs) going to left field, so it’s not like they’re bad at it. It’s just Death Valley out there in LF for them at OPACY.  How long will it be until these LH guys just start going full pull-happy? Essentially, the opposite of what’s happened with Mountcastle. When (a) your team’s philosophy is to focus on doing damage and (b) you can’t DO damage to the opposite field — the rational endpoint is just to try to pull everything. I don’t think that’s a good outcome. I think it makes them much worse hitters in the other 81 games, and I think it’s a terrible waste of a bunch of really talented hitters with all-field abilities.
    • Pickles
      Elias: Hyde will be back

      By Pickles · Posted

      Which core players beside Adley Rutschman struggled?
    • Pat Kelly
      Elias: Hyde will be back

      By Pat Kelly · Posted

      The entire commentary on Hyde and the team seems odd but have to admit there does seem to be something off.   Team seemed adrift for most of the 2nd half.  A very talented team went off the rails midway through the season mostly due to core players struggling and rookies not performing or filling in adequately for a few injured starters.    None of the position player trade line acquisitions performed that well.     Hyde seemed in over his head or at a loss on how to correct things, but he must have convinced Elias that he has a plan to fix things.  Curious to see what happens with the coaching staff.  

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...