This is your Orioles Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of October 25, 2021.
A Look at Orioles Pitchers Last Week
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“The O’s allowed Zimmermann to make two starts before the season ended. It’s unfortunate that Zimmermann did not get a full season under his belt last year. A full season of average pitching would have guaranteed Zimmermann a spot in the rotation next season, but the small sample size will require him to earn it. Zimmermann began the 2021 season lumped in with pitchers like Zac Lowther, Alexander Wells and Mike Baumann.”
“It didn’t seem unreasonable to think he could have progressed enough in the year without a minor league season to earn a spot in Double-A heading into 2021. What may be more interesting is to see how the O’s attempt to protect him from the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. Plus, this season represents the only real set back in his career to this point, and it came in a league where he was almost an entire year younger than the average player. The Orioles have started to stack intriguing middle infield prospects in their minor league system over the last few years.”
“Birthdays and Orioles anniversaries There are a pair of former Orioles who were born on this day. You may recall that they ended the season with a number of players on the 60-day injured list, meaning those guys were not on the 40-man roster. Even in the midst of the lull, the Orioles have done some minor roster maintenance over the last couple of days. Around the blogO’sphere More on Orioles 40-man moves, plus Stowers note (School of Roch) Remember how Kyle Stowers was the highest-ranked Orioles prospect in the Arizona Fall League? Well, he’s suffered a minor back injury so he’s not going to play for the rest of the league season.”
Above is the summary of: Monday Bird Droppings: Another pruning the 40-man edition… tap or click to check out the full article.
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