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Holland: 13 IP | 1 ER | 7 H | 4 BB | 16 K | 0.69 ERA | 11.1 K:9 | 0.84 WHIP | 4:1 K:BB Rosenthal: 17 2/3 IP | 0 ER | 10 H | 2 BB | 20 K 0.00 ERA | 10.2 K:9 | 0.68 WHIP | 10:1 K:BB Rosenthal is just filthy out of that pen, espeically with the changeup working in (which is going to make him a nightmare when he's moved back to the rotation).
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I think 99% of the fanbase just gets rock hard when he comes in throwing gas from the 'pen and they're just aghast by the idea of moving him to the rotation. But !@#$ me running, the kid was a starter his entire damn career. He has a legitimate 3-pitch arsenal and can actually hit the outside corner with his heat. Hell, he can power it down in the zone and maintain velocity. It's incredibly rare that you get a kid that can do that with the power that he has, especially with a changeup that gets the armside run that his does. If nothing else, he absolutely has to be given the chance to fail there first. His value as a starter pitcher could potentially be through the roof. Meanwhile, we're getting dynamite relief work out of Edwards Mujica and if he hasn't been the best closer in the NL this year, Jason !@#$ing Grilli has been. Closers are much much easier to find than trained starters that can throw 100 mph with a 3 pitch arsenal.
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I just checked out one of their forums (that I stumbled upon last year when looking for trade hilarity). One of their "better" posters said the following earlier this week: I've also written this a bunch of times, but the O's best trade chip remains Jim Johnson once he reestablishes himself following his rough patch. For a team like the Rangers, where Feldman might be expendable, sending them Jim Johnson potentially could get us Feldman and Olt (thereby solving our 3b issues for the next six years or so). Just a thought. Lot of hilarity there. First, the thought that the Rangers would trade Mike Olt straight up for Jim Johnson is pretty hilarious. Second, Scott Feldman doesn't play for Texas.
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Oh, no. He's staying in KC. Though if Herrera rebounds, I wouldn't blink at trading Holland if it helps the team obtain a good long-term piece (SP or everyday player).
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Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter for Uehara worked out nicely for the O's, did it not? Then they traded two of their best pitching prospects for Mike Adams to boot...
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Jake Arrieta, several seasons of results be damned, will always be the hotshot Arrieta that O's fans expected him to be a 1/2 decade ago. They believe that their prospects simply do not lose their shine to the rest of MLB and that they're in on some secret that perhaps Theo is unaware of. Matt Riley and Adam Loewen will forever be the poster boys of this particular mindset. They were making those guys the centerpieces of blockbuster trades right up until their releases from AAA. Looks like Arrieta is their new guy. If Britton doesn't get his shit in order, he'll be the key piece of many a Mike Trout trade offer in 3 years...
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The Oriole fans are funny as hell.
People accuse the Cardinal fans of overvaluing our prospects. But, I think we have been validated. O's fans get a grip.
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06-10-2013, 06:56 PM | #1840 |
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Cubs fans did the same when they had a top farm system (according to "experts") a few years back. Remember Felix Pie, Bobby Hill, Hee Sop Choi, Corey Patterson, etc.? They were all considered untradable by their fans; pretty much all busts.
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There is a ****ing hilarious post in a Cardinals-Cubs thread by Hootie crowing about the Cubs' farm system and lambasting the Cardinals' in about 2008-9 or so.
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Meh, most of the guys I was highest on as Cardinals prospects at that time either turned out to be marginal big leaguers or outright busts (Hi Brian Anderson, you ****).
What's funny is that the system was loaded with guys like Jay, Freese, and Craig who were far lesser names than Rasmus but have turned out to be better ballplayers.
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the problem is
the pitching has gotten SO MUCH BETTER the past 10 years and the hitters just can't keep up...and they can't cheat anymore |
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every team has 5 guys who can pump it up to 98 MPH
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