orioles Top 10

by ADLC on Aug 17, 2011 5:39 PM EDT

1. Player who will eventually star for the yankees after struggling for a couple seasons after being rushed to the majors for the Orioles. He will OPS .730, .740. 755 for three full major league season, then enjoy a .880 OPS after the All star break before signing a long term deal to be the next Jeter for a decade.

2. Pitcher who will blow out his arm in AA. After 100 innings in the low minors he will be pushed to the AA level in his first full pro season, blowing out his elbow on his 87th pitch in his 5th AA start, a meaningless end of season matchup after he has already shown signs of stress.

3. Mediocre Middle Infielder. Might make an all star game as the Orioles lone representative after a scorching first half, but will probably be plagues my nagging injuries and will never be better then league average

4. Trade bait Pitcher. Will be traded to a contenting team for an average, but major league ready, arm. That arm will put up an era+ of 98 over four season before leaving as a free agent. TBP will go on to be an elite 8th inning guy for said contender, then sign a lucrative contract in the off season to take over as their closer. He will be a a disappointment.

5. Disappointing Former First rounder. Will put together 2-3 league average seasons in his mid twenties at the major league level, but never more, and will eventually go the way of most of the former top pitching prospects, journeyman long reliever.

6. A bag of baseballs, more valuable the the remaining prospects in the system

7-10. A big steaming pile of stink. No one cares about any of the players in the system right now.

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by miketrout on Aug 17, 2011 6:49 PM EDT reply actions

started doing a real one

Got sad.

by ADLC on Aug 17, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I feel like I can apply these lawls to every system.

by SenorGato on Aug 17, 2011 10:23 PM EDT reply actions

This system = NOT THAT BAD

Machado one of the elite prospects in the game. Dylan Bundy is a stud. Two top 15 guys. Perhaps the highest ceiling pitcher in this draft class. Schoop is legit and a top 100 guy. Bridwell & Bobby Bundy have broken out. Esposito and Delmonico are solid prospects. Some other interesting guys. Hoes, Avery and Givens aren’t guys to give up on yet, either.

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by alskor on Aug 18, 2011 1:16 AM EDT reply actions

You'll note

I didnt really Bag on any of the elite guys as it stands now, simply what they will become. If you’ve followed the Orioles system you know that they have had multiple top 10 guys over the past few years, and none have realized (yet) their potential.

by ADLC on Aug 18, 2011 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Honestly...

I wasn’t a big fan of most of those guys. Wieters, yes… but Britton, Matusz… didn’t really think much of most of these guys.

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by alskor on Aug 19, 2011 3:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Matusz

I really really liked Matusz, still hoping he pans out. Never was high on Britton though.

by killa on Aug 19, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

What is wrong with Britton exactly?

He performed well enough in the majors after being pushed pretty hard (3.92 FIP). I haven’t been following closely enough to know how bad the shoulder issue is, but regardless that doesn’t seem like it would be relevant to the evaluation of him as a prospect – injuries happen.

As for Matusz, I still like, but that ridiculous fly ball rate is rather troubling.

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by Jeff Reese on Aug 19, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions