Luke’s Prospect Power Rankings – April 2018
Luke’s Prospect Power Rankings - April 2018
An updated look at the Orioles top 50 prospects as I see them. Not a ton of movement at this time because I’m...
Assessing the Orioles 2018 Bullpen Options
Relief pitchers are notoriously volatile and every year across the MLB, you see guys having strong seasons out of nowhere and established guys struggle badly. So what follows is...
Trey Mancini: Role Player or Future Star?
Going into the 2018 season, I've been thinking a lot about Trey Mancini. He's set to be the starting left fielder for the Orioles on opening day, but thanks...
Quick Hits: Orioles Spring Opener 2/23
Welcome to Quick Hits, a new recurring feature this season. Quick Hits will be a short rundown of any video scouting notes I accumulate. It'll focus on Orioles prospects,...
Luke’s Orioles Top 50 Prospects For 2018: #1-10
Welcome to the finale of my Orioles Top 50 Prospects for 2018 countdown. If you want to check out the stats for these players, click their name and it'll...
Luke’s Orioles Top 50 Prospects for 2018: #11-20
Welcome to the penultimate installment of my countdown of the Orioles Top 50 Prospects for 2018. If you want to check out the stats for these players, click their...
Luke’s Orioles Top 50 Prospects for 2018: #21-30
Welcome to the third installment of my countdown of the Orioles Top 50 Prospects for 2018. If you want to check out the stats for these players, click their...
Luke’s Orioles Top 50 Prospects for 2018: #31-40
Welcome to the second installment of my countdown of the Orioles Top 50 Prospects for 2018. If you missed prospects #41-50 and my introduction, check it out here.
#31-40
Rank –...
Luke’s Top 50 Orioles Prospects for 2018: Primer and #41-50
Primer
To start, let me introduce myself.
My name is Luke Siler, and those of you who frequent the message board probably know me as PhillyO’s. That moniker originated when...
Dr. Shorebird at the Mini Camp
On the Right Path
The position promoted by the Orioles this week at the Pitchers Mini-camp seemed to be full of O’s. Optimism and Opportunity! Just as you never let...
HHP: Davis has Cut by Catch 8
Davis has cut -- as opposed to bulked-- the previous few seasons, and both the eye test and empirical data (Statcast) support rapidly declining foot-speed, suggesting declining athleticism. To...
Orioles Mini-Camp Begins
The Orioles have a three-day mini-camp starting today that focuses on pitching opportunities.
https://twitter.com/Orioles/status/950374300959330305
The Orioles list
LHP Keegan Akin
RHP Dariel Álvarez
LHP Richard Bleier
RHP Miguel Castro
LHP Nestor Cortes Jr.
LHP Andrew Faulkner
RHP Mychal...
HHP: Frobby Posts Interesting Article on Keegan Akin
Interesting piece in Fangraphs this morning. It says that Akin’s velocity is nothing special, none of his secondary pitches are outstanding, nor is command, but his fastball is “invisible.”...
phillyOs119 Scouts Michael Kelly
by phillyOs119
Michael Kelly is the only player to sign a MLB contract with the O's so far this slow offseason. Despite my relative lack of interest in him, I...
HHP: phillyOs gets Jiggy
Hey, for what it’s worth...
Steamer projects Cargo for a 101 wRC+
Steamer projects Austin Hays for a 102 wRC+
Steamer projects Anthony Santander for a 97 wRC+
ZiPS projects Cargo for an...
Rule Five: Jose Mesa Jr.
By: Luke Siler
I've watched some video on Jose Mesa Jr. and here is my scouting report.
Physical - Big boy, tall and thick throughout.
Delivery - Old school over the top...
Rule Five Draft Preference List
By: Luke Siler
Introduction
This Rule Five Draft prospect list was a hard list to make, I didn't have enough time to watch significant game footage of each player, but I...
Rule 5 Target – Nestor Cortes – LHP
by Luke Siler
5th entry in this series.
Ok, so after targeting 3 RHPs, some have pointed out the Orioles need for a lefty, especially in the rotation. The problem is,...
A Pair Of Twins – Rule Five Targets
by Luke Siler
Nick Burdi - RHP
I'm not going to do an in-depth scouting report here because there is a lot of information on him out there. Here are links...
Rule 5 Target – Nate Orf – Utility
By Luke Siler
Maybe you think Pablo Reyes is a bit too raw and you'd rather have a utility player who is ready to hit in the majors. Maybe you...
phillyOs119- Rule 5 Target: Pablo Reyes – Super Utility
By: Luke Siler
Second rule 5 target. I watched a handful of his games and some BP video.
Again, I'm targeting guys who can contribute in 2018, not players you stash...
phillyOs119: Rule 5 Target – Burch Smith – RHP
Burch Smith
Background
Burch Smith is 27, a bit older than the typical rule 5 draft choice. He had TJS in 2015 and just returned to action this season. He already...
2017 Orioles Top 30 Prospects
After watching live games, BP, video analysis as well as talking with scouts, baseball executives and minor league coaches and managers in and out of the Orioles organization, here’s...
Orioles Prospects Shine in Fall Stars game.
The Future Orioles' team was victorious and both contributed to the win.
Third Baseman Ryan Mountcastle drove in the game's first run and later doubled down the third base line.
LHP...
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