Baby Birds

[Chelle]

Brandon Erbe fanned 10 while allowing one hit in five scoreless innings for low Single-A Delmarva on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old Erbe is 4-3 with a 2.04 ERA, 37 H and 65/14 K/BB in 53 IP this season. That kind of command, combined with an outstanding fastball, has already turned him into a top pitching prospect.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Nice research Chelle. Have you ever been to a game at Delmarva? I haven't but remember driving through there on the way to Ocean City,years ago. I'll never forget it because there was a sign,entering the town,that said "Home Of DeLino Deshields"! :gt

[Chelle]

LOL! I have not been...I'd like to...especially if it's home to DeLino.....

I'm getting pretty excited about some of these up and coming players...the future is looking bright :gt

[Oriolesfan1810]

I know Brandon Erbe.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Better get his autograph now.He might be a future star! Do you go to Delmarva games?

[Oriolesfan1810]

Yep sure do. He's a good player, just needs to tone his skills a bit more and he will be a dominant player.

[Chelle]

I'm so excited about him. The the Orioles MLB page we've been talking about him for a couple of days now. :atthepc A lot of O's fans are watching him with excitement...I think he could be pretty good.

[Chelle]

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5stadiumjun10,0,6119093.story?coll=all-news-hed

FINALLY! Since Philly will be up in Ottawa for the 2007 year (our lease is over)...it looks like we'll be in Scranton?

The Scranton Lynxx? AAA is finally close enough to go see!!

WOO HOOO! :gt :gt :dance :dance

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I'm so excited about him. The the Orioles MLB page we've been talking about him for a couple of days now. :atthepc A lot of O's fans are watching him with excitement...I think he could be pretty good.

If he is really this good, the Yanks come to buy him... :D :D :waving

[Chelle]

Hmm...you wish!

You can trade him for your $25 million dollar man.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Hmm...you wish!

You can trade him for your $25 million dollar man.

We will save a lot of money then. Deal! :dance :waving

[Chelle]

Ok, but you have to take Luis Matos and Jeff Conine too.

[JohnGelnarFan]

And pay half of the remaining contract!

[Johnny Seven]

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5stadiumjun10,0,6119093.story?coll=all-news-hed

FINALLY! Since Philly will be up in Ottawa for the 2007 year (our lease is over)...it looks like we'll be in Scranton?

The Scranton Lynxx? AAA is finally close enough to go see!!

WOO HOOO! :gt :gt :dance :dance

Scranton is a five-hour drive, you know. New York is four. D.C. is one. Philly is one and a half. Pittsburgh is four. Cleveland is five. Oh, and Baltimore is under an hour. Unless you're really intent on seeing Luis Terrero and Val Majewski play, then I recommend that you either go to Bowie or one of the MLB cities I named above.

[Chelle]

Scranton is a five-hour drive, you know. New York is four. D.C. is one. Philly is one and a half. Pittsburgh is four. Cleveland is five. Oh, and Baltimore is under an hour. Unless you're really intent on seeing Luis Terrero and Val Majewski play, then I recommend that you either go to Bowie or one of the MLB cities I named above.

Um. Hi. You must be new to baseball.

1. I know exactly how far each of these cities are (being an adult and having lived here for the majority of my life)

2. I don't want to see Yankees, Mets, Nationals, Phillies, Pirates, Inidans...unless they are playing the Orioles.

3. I go to the minor league games to see rehab starts of my favorite players

4. Ottawa is to far to see some of my favorite AA players when the go up to AAA. (Erbe, Remoid)

If you have any other "helpful" baseball hints...I'd be happy to hear them

[Chelle]

I may be a girl...but I'm not an idiot.

[Chelle]

The Orioles are close to signing 2006 first-round draft pick Bill Rowell and a deal could be announced early next week when the club returns from its road trip.
Rowell, an infielder from Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in New Jersey, was the ninth overall selection in last week's draft. The deal will likely be slightly less than the $2 million contract that Drew Stubbs, the No. 8 overall pick, is expected to sign with the Cincinnati Reds.

"We're close," Orioles scouting director Joe Jordan said. "I don't foresee any problems or anything. Sometime here in the next few days, we'll wrap this up."

Rowell, a high school shortstop who projects as a third baseman or corner outfielder in the pros, will report to short-season Single-A Bluefield when signed.

Jordan said that the Orioles are also finalizing deals with their sandwich pick, Pedro Beato, a right-handed pitcher from St. Petersburg Junior College, and third-round selection Zachary Britton, a high school pitcher from Texas.

They have already signed: Tyler Henson (fifth round), Joshua Tamba (seventh round), Jedidiah Stephen (eighth round), Brett Bordes (ninth round) and Anthony Martinez (11th round).

[JohnGelnarFan]

Let's hope that some of these young men will be future stars for the O's. That's pretty good research Chelle.....for a girl! :crazy

[Johnny Seven]

Um. Hi. You must be new to baseball.

1. I know exactly how far each of these cities are (being an adult and having lived here for the majority of my life)

2. I don't want to see Yankees, Mets, Nationals, Phillies, Pirates, Inidans...unless they are playing the Orioles.

3. I go to the minor league games to see rehab starts of my favorite players

4. Ottawa is to far to see some of my favorite AA players when the go up to AAA. (Erbe, Remoid)

If you have any other "helpful" baseball hints...I'd be happy to hear them

1. What I was trying to say was that Scranton, just because it's in Pennsylvania, is not all that much closer than Ottawa. I like Ottawa, because I am Canadian and have relatives there.

2. That's what I was trying to imply. Sorry if it wasn't clear.

3. Well, from what I know, many players make their rehab starts in Bowie.

4. And Scranton is too. Plus, there's things that you could do in Ottawa, as it's the capital of Canada. No disrespect to Scranton, but Ottawa is a more interesting city IMO, in case you want to stay a few days and watch more than one game.

[Chelle]

Ottawa is 455 miles from me (I live in DC) and scranton is only 188. As for AAA, when young players get sent up, I like to see them.

As for Canada...I've been to Calgary...I'd like to go to Toronto. I've been to Bowie. I don't want to drive 455 to see a ball game. LOL

[Chelle]

Nolan Reimold had been 0 for his last 23, before coming through with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 9th. Reimold cleared the bases with a double to give the Keys a dramatic come back victory at home.

[Chelle]

Radhames Liz pitched well last night, going seven innings for the first time this year.

[Chelle]

Draftee Beato signs

Orioles supplemental first-round pick Pedro Beato signed for a $1 million bonus this week and attended yesterday's game at Camden Yards.

Beato, 6 feet 5, played catch on the field and flashed the powerful right arm that produced 96-mph fastballs for St. Petersburg Junior College.

The Mets drafted Beato in 2005 out of a New York high school and tried to sign him before this year's draft. But he went back into the draft, knowing he would be a higher pick and make more money. Many draft observers thought he was a steal for the Orioles.

Beato described himself as a power pitcher and said he has modeled himself after Roger Clemens. He said he's entirely recovered from Tommy John surgery, which he had during his junior season in high school.

"I have all my strength back," he said. "I'm throwing 4 mph more than what I did before I got the surgery."

[JohnGelnarFan]

Tommy John surgery as a junior in high school? It's amazing how far sports medicine has come. In the old days,he would have been washed up before he graduated. Hopefully,the organization will handle him properly and we'll see him in the majors one day. You never know with draftees in baseball.

[Chelle]

This is why we have players taking steriods....can you believe Tommy John surgery as a 17 year old kid. Lord have mercy.

[JohnGelnarFan]

The Orioles should have let Beato come out of the stands and pitch the 9th and 10th! I hope the trainer starts handing out steroids in large doses from now on.....



This is why we have players taking steriods....can you believe Tommy John surgery as a 17 year old kid. Lord have mercy.

[Chelle]

Garrett Olson gave up six runs -- five earned -- in 5 1/3 innings yesterday in his Double-A debut.
Olson, a supplemental first-round pick a year ago, was 4-4 with a 2.77 ERA, 81 H and 77/19 K/BB in 81 1/3 IP for Single-A Frederick. The left-hander projects as a No. 3 starter and could be ready to help out by mid-2007.

[Chelle]

The Orioles signed their third-round pick, high school left-hander Zachary Britton, and have now signed 16 of their 51 picks from this year's draft.

[JohnGelnarFan]

We'll probably never see 48 of them! The MLB draft ranks right up there with the Lottery. It's a tough roll of the dice,calculating what a kid might do in 5 years. Good Luck to all of the new Baby Birds!

[JohnGelnarFan]

Zach Britton was in the booth with Palmer and Hunter tonight. He seems like a real nice kid with a level head. He flies to Bluefield tomorrow. He was supposed to throw before batting practice but the results of his tests hadn't been approved until after batting practice. He said he never wants to see another needle. He's only had a few warm-up sessions since pitching his last high school game at the end of May so he'll need to get himself back into game shape. He also said that the team that showed the most interest was the Nationals.


The Orioles signed their third-round pick, high school left-hander Zachary Britton, and have now signed 16 of their 51 picks from this year's draft.

[Chelle]

Mike, Rochester, N.Y.: When will Fernando Liz be called up from Single-A? I have seen that has been doing very well and I have heard the scouts think he could be pretty good.

Scott McGregor: Liz will be a big part of our future young arms and is coming along fine just where he is. He has to command his pitches a little better so let him dominate in Frederick before he comes to Bowie.

[Chelle]

Mario Delgado hit a three-run shot and drove in one more to lead Frederick to a 9-4 win. Bobby Andrews drove in two in Aberdeen's 6-4 win. Andy Tracy hit a two-run shot in Ottawa's 8-4 loss, Corey Keylor and Ryan Hubele each hit solo shots in Bowie's 9-5 loss. Delmarva was crushed 15-0 and Bluefield lost 6-2.

[Chelle]

Adam Loewen continued to flummox AAA hitters, tossing seven shutout innings against Richmond before exiting with no decision in an eventual 1-0 loss.

[Johnny Seven]

Mario Delgado hit a three-run shot and drove in one more to lead Frederick to a 9-4 win. Bobby Andrews drove in two in Aberdeen's 6-4 win. Andy Tracy hit a two-run shot in Ottawa's 8-4 loss, Corey Keylor and Ryan Hubele each hit solo shots in Bowie's 9-5 loss. Delmarva was crushed 15-0 and Bluefield lost 6-2.
When's Delgado going to go up past Frederick?

[J W]

Adam Loewen continued to flummox AAA hitters, tossing seven shutout innings against Richmond before exiting with no decision in an eventual 1-0 loss.

Looking forward to seeing him called up this September, and hopefully being part of '07s rotation.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Even though he needs more minor league seasoning,Loewen may be back before September. Cabrera,Lopez and Chen just aren't contributing enough up to this point.

[Chelle]

When's Delgado going to go up past Frederick?

They're moving slow with these guys...very very slow.

[Chelle]

Cory Keylor hit a grand slam and drove in four additional runs to lead Bowie to a 10-7 win. Ottawa won 5-3 behind a grand slam from Keith Reed. Luis Ramirez allowed just two over seven and two-thirds in Frederick's 4-2 win. Brandon Snyder hit a two-run shot in Aberdeen's 4-3 win.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Keith Reed seems to be maturing,at least as far as his stats are concerned. He was a streaky power hitter that struck out too much at Bowie. He's hitting over .290 with 29 doubles and just 5 homers at Ottawa but has only struck out 42 times in over 300 at bats. That's impressive.

[Chelle]

The only team in action tonight were the Delmarva Shorebirds, and thus with them needing to entertain fans of the entire organization they went out and did just that. After starting pitcher David Hernandez was banged up, the bullpen took over and did a masterful job, while the offense came alive late to tie the game and send it into extra innings. Quincy Ascencion then got a rally started in the 11th with his team leading third hit and scored the eventual winning run in a come from behind, 7-6 win over Lexington.

[Chelle]

http://fantasybaseball.rotoworld.com/content/features/column.asp?sport=MLB&column=14&articleid=23447

It's about who you'd expect. Only Penn & Loewen in the top 50 (and they're almost in MLB already) but Liz, Erbe, Olson, Nemold...

[Chelle]

If only the whole farm system could have a night like Jake Duncan. The Frederick RF went 4-5 with a double and a homer, but the Keys pitching was worse than Wilmington's in a 13-10 loss. Elsewhere Ottawa was swept in a doubleheader, Bowie and Aberdeen each got doubled up, and Delmarva's offense was quieted tonight despite good pitching. Bluefield's game was suspended because of rain, and they too were trailing.

[Chelle]

Ed Rogers hit a two-run shot in Ottawa's 4-2 win, Brian Burres allowed just two over seven in the victory. Cory Keylor hit a three-run shot in Bowie's 5-4 loss. Luis Ramirez allowed just one over five in Frederick's 7-4 win. Jeff Moore pitched six shutout innings in Aberdeen's 1-0 win. Delmarva lost 7-3 and Bluefield lost 1-0 and 4-1.

Go Cory!

[JohnGelnarFan]

Bringing up Burres might make more sense than rushing Penn,at this point. What can it hurt to give him a shot?

[Chelle]

!!! But Penn is my boy!

Radhames Liz pitched six shutout innings as he led Bowie to a 4-0 win. That was also the only win on the farm on the night. Delmarva lost 5-4 in 12, Lorenzo Scott had a two-RBI double in the game. Napoleon Calzado homered and Andy Tracy drove in two in Ottawa's 5-3 loss. Keiron Pope had the only hit in Bluefield's 2-0 loss and Aberdeen was blown out 9-1

Go Liz!!! I'm telling you...he's my next boy (once Penn and Loewen have made magic at the major league level and I need a minor leaguer to latch on too). He's rockin'!!!

[Chelle]

Radhames Liz worked six scoreless innings Sunday in his debut for Double-A Bowie.
He struck out five. Liz was 6-5 with a 2.82 ERA, 57 H and 95/44 K/BB in 83 IP for Single-A Frederick. It's possible that he'll receive the Daniel Cabrera treatment and get rushed to the majors in the first half of next year. However, even though he's 23, he's still something of a raw talent.

[Chelle]

Ottawa got good pitching and timely offense in a win over Richmond today. Bowie split a double header with Erie, despite getting good starting pitching from Brian Finch, who won, and Beau Hale, who got no decision. Frederick and Delmarva both lost on the road while Aberdeen also lost nad Bluefield was off.

[Chelle]

Daniel went 6 2/3 innings and threw 113 pitches. But he allowed 4 ER on seven hits. He gave up 3 BB, struck out a total of 4 hitters. He also threw a wild pitch and hit a batter.

[Chelle]

IMHO, D-Cab should be dominating in AAA. Not good...not good at all.

[JohnGelnarFan]

I agree.Those are very average numbers for someone with his arm. His confidence must be shot.Will Napoleon Calzado ever get another major league at bat?

[Chelle]

Garrett Olson threw eight scoreless innings and struck out seven for Double-A Bowie on Tuesday.
Olson, a 2005 supplemental first-round pick, is 2-2 with a 4.35 ERA, 31 H and 28/8 K/BB in 31 innings since his promotion last month. J

[Chelle]

Another young pitcher the Orioles are watching in Ottawa is Hayden Penn, who is scheduled to start Wednesday. Penn was called up May 21 to start for the Orioles, but then had appendicitis, and was placed on the disabled list the next day. Wednesday would be Penn's first start since his bout with appendicitis.

"The biggest thing for Hayden is conditioning -- from being in a medical situation where he wasn't able to do as much running and getting in the sort of physical condition he needs to be in to be effective," Perlozzo said. "The more time he gets, I'm sure the better he's going to be physically."

Perlozzo didn't give a definite answer when asked if Penn would be with the team before the season ended.

[Chelle]

Hayden pitched a 3 hit shut out in 6 innings tonight. To tired to find his line...post it tomorrow.

GO HAYDEN!

[Chelle]

Hayden Penn (appendectomy) threw six scoreless innings Wednesday at Triple-A.
"We want him to pitch every five days," vice president Jim Duquette said. "He's 100 percent healthy, but he's not at 100 percent with his strength. He's trying to get back into better shape, trying to get his feet back under him." It's possible that Penn won't join the Orioles until September.

[Chelle]

Eli Whiteside banged out a three-run homer in an easy 7-0 win over Richmond.

So maybe it is Eli over Chavez in a catcher emergency if Javy goes.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Neither have impressive offensive numbers but I'm sure the O's would only ask for solid defensive performances. Which is better?

[Chelle]

I'd rather have Eli. I can't seem to find fielding stats for the minor league team. :eek:

However, in 2005 when Eli was with us in 9 games played (33.2 innings) he had a 3.86 CERA (which I don't put much stock in) but 2 errors (which I do put stock in) and 1 CS.

In 2006 when Raul was up with us for 6 games (24 innings) he had a 6 CERA (but our pitching was horrific and most of those were with Rodrigo/Chen) and 0 E but 0 CS.

So, since they both seem about the same defensively from their MLB numbers...I'd check their minor league numbers (which I don't have access to, damn them! damn them!) then decide by offensive numbers.

If I was Queen for a day.

[Chelle]

The whole system was homer happy tonight. Ryan Finan's two-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Shorebirds a win in Greensboro. Val Majewski homered to set the tone early in an Ottawa win, while Nolan Reimold's homer gave the Keys a comeback victory. Keiron Pope's three-run homer helped Bluefield hang on to beat Pulaski as well. Good pitching helped Aberdeen to a win tonight, while good pitching in Bowie was met with great pitching by Altoona as they dropped a 1-0 defeat.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Here are the stats for Eli Whiteside and Raul Chavez:

Whiteside(AAA Ottawa) 64 games - 221 AB,11 2B,8 HR,26 RBI's,.226 B.Ave.

Chavez(AA Bowie) 23 games - 84 AB,3 2B,0 HR,8 RBI's,.238 B.Ave.





I'd rather have Eli. I can't seem to find fielding stats for the minor league team. :eek:

However, in 2005 when Eli was with us in 9 games played (33.2 innings) he had a 3.86 CERA (which I don't put much stock in) but 2 errors (which I do put stock in) and 1 CS.

In 2006 when Raul was up with us for 6 games (24 innings) he had a 6 CERA (but our pitching was horrific and most of those were with Rodrigo/Chen) and 0 E but 0 CS.

So, since they both seem about the same defensively from their MLB numbers...I'd check their minor league numbers (which I don't have access to, damn them! damn them!) then decide by offensive numbers.

If I was Queen for a day.

[Chelle]

But have you seen fielding numbers?

Those I can't find.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Their minor league sites don't have defensive stats. Ottawa only shows that Whiteside has made 9 errors. They both have .992 Fielding averages in the majors but Chavez has palyed in 146 games(1996,2003-2005) to Whitesides 9(2005)

[JohnGelnarFan]

Ex Baby Bird,John Maine,pitched a 4 hit shutout for the Mets tonight.

[J W]

No kidding. Funny what a winning environment can do for someone. :hp

(-psst... keep this a secret... but we really do have some legit young arms in our organization-)

[JohnGelnarFan]

Yes we do. Hopefully the O's will be called "pitching rich" again one day soon.

[Chelle]

Ex Baby Bird,John Maine,pitched a 4 hit shutout for the Mets tonight.

I know! *sigh*

Go John!!!! :clapping :clapping :clapping :clapping

I <3 him.

[Chelle]

(-psst... keep this a secret... but we really do have some legit young arms in our organization-)

Hopefully the FO won't see Liz or Erbe until it's to late. Then we have to bring them up to the big club. I don't want them traded. I <3 them too.

[Chelle]

Eli Whiteside homered and drove in another, Andy Tracy also drove in two and Ed Rogers had four hits in Ottawa's 6-4 win. Nathan Nery allowed just one run on two hits over five innings in Aberdeen's 2-1 win, Joel Pacheco also homered. Ryan Hubele hit a solo shot in Bowie's 9-2 loss. Frederick lost 5-0, Delmarva 4-0 and Bluefield 6-1.

[Chelle]

2000 first-round pick Beau Hale pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-hit ball Saturday for Double-A Bowie.
It seemed like nothing would become of Hale after 2003 surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, but he's reemerged as a prospect by posting a 2.02 ERA in 49 innings at Bowie this season. The 27-year-old might get a look as a middle reliever someday.

[Chelle]

Good pitching on the farm on Sunday. Daniel Cabrera pitched six no-hit innings before giving up three in the seventh, but he had plenty of run support in an 8-3 win. Garrett Olson pitched seven shutout innings for Bowie in a 5-1 win, Bryan Bass drove in three. Adolfito Garcia and Zach Jevne combined for a complete game 3-0 shutout for Bluefield. Frederick lost 4-2 and Aberdeen 6-2.

Looks like D-Cab is possibley using that rumored third pitch we've been hearing so much about.

[JohnGelnarFan]

That's a good sign. He's got the stuff and sometimes it only takes a simple adjustment to turn it around. Learning a third pitch will take some time though.

[J W]

Oh, if only we could have some more Bedards to go with Bedard... baseball tries your patience sometimes.

Special congrats to Beau Hale, one of the myriad of young pitchers we lost to injury in the dark ages of our farm system.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Former Oriole,Bernie Castro,was just recalled from AAA New Orleans by the Washington Nationals. He did a good job for the O's last year,hitting .288 in 80 at bats.

[Chelle]

Brian Burress pitched another excellent start, but Ottawa's offense floundered in a 2-1 loss. Sendy Rleal took the loss. Frederick had their bats working as they easily got past Wilmington tonight, 8-3. Delmarva tied the game late on a grand slam from Stu Chiaravalotti in the eighth inning, but their bullpen gave up three in the 11th against Augusta. Aberdeen was doubled up by Brooklyn and Bluefield got a big ninth inning capped off by a bases loaded double from Billy Rowell to beat Burlington.


Good to see brian pitching well....perhaps if needed we could call him up in an emergency. Platoon pitching?

[Chelle]

Pete Maestrales came through with the game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth and Michael Pierce singled in the go ahead run in the 11th as the Keys and Ironbirds were the only winners on the night. Brian Finch and David Hernandez were hammered as the Baysox and Shorebirds fell.

[JohnGelnarFan]

I don't know why he hasn't gotten a shot with all of the problems our staff has had. He's got to be better than Ortiz or Chen.




Brian Burress pitched another excellent start, but Ottawa's offense floundered in a 2-1 loss. Sendy Rleal took the loss. Frederick had their bats working as they easily got past Wilmington tonight, 8-3. Delmarva tied the game late on a grand slam from Stu Chiaravalotti in the eighth inning, but their bullpen gave up three in the 11th against Augusta. Aberdeen was doubled up by Brooklyn and Bluefield got a big ninth inning capped off by a bases loaded double from Billy Rowell to beat Burlington.


Good to see brian pitching well....perhaps if needed we could call him up in an emergency. Platoon pitching?

[Chelle]

Heck, I'm better then Ortiz and Chen.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Don't leave out Rodrigo Lopez,Chelle. I'm sure you could hold them to 4 homers too!

[Chelle]

Don't leave out Rodrigo Lopez,Chelle. I'm sure you could hold them to 4 homers too!

Ugh. I was throwing things around my house. I think I used the F word a record amount of times today.