Comments on: Camden Crazies’ Top 13 Orioles Prospects

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:10:25 +0000

Yeah I could see people putting him that high, just want to see him at higher levels. You can definitely justify him being that high though, has potential to be a front of the rotation starter.

By: Daniel Moroz

Daniel Moroz — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:19:09 +0000

Thanks for the comment Jordan. I saw enough out of Hobgood in his limited time (fine control, strong GB rate) that – combined with the scouting reports and his first-round pick status – I felt comfortable putting him that high on the list. Not unreasonable at all to rank him lower though.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:58:23 +0000

I like the list. Its fun comparing your list to mine http://www.oriolesprospects.com/OP/Top_20_Prospects.html

We are both very high on Britton, and have him as the number one prospect (I have Matusz first on mine but you dont include him). I dont think Hobgood should be that high but thats just my opinion. Love your opinion though, thanks for posting.

By: Daniel Moroz

Daniel Moroz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:56:12 +0000

I didn’t give a lot of consideration to Welty for mostly the reasons you mentioned. The walks were good but not outstanding, and he did strike-out a lot considering he didn’t hit for all that much power. I’ve also hear – repeatedly – that his swing is funky; while some guys can certainly succeed that way (Hunter Pence, a guy Welty is sometimes compared to, for example), it’s not exactly a plus. For now I have doubts that he makes it passed Triple-A – and even if he did it’s probably not that high a ceiling – but a good year next season could change that.

By: Andrew @ TLC

Andrew @ TLC — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:23:51 +0000

I’m just interested in your thoughts (or lack thereof) of Ronnie Welty, who I like more than Avery and Florimon (at least…I haven’t really thought about rankings, and I’m anything but qualified to deliver a scouting report).

He’s got a lot of work to do, particularly in cutting down on the strikeouts, but I like his walking ability and power potential – even though he’s had some crazy BABiPs in his first couple of years of pro ball.

Anyway, like I said, I like him even though he’s nowhere close, and he doesn’t get a lot of press, so I’m just curious if entered into mind while you were paring.