If Rowell is moving to right field then the only logical observation is that he will end up trade bait. In an effort to salvage value with the high pick that he was originally.

Rowell to the outfield? Why not 1st base? That seems to be a position with little organizational depth and a much quicker path to the majors? And moving from one corner of the infield to the other seems more natural. Guess the logic on this one defies me.

I saw Henson play at Salisbury last year. He looked good, so I hope that the jump to Frederick is a good thing. Rowell, on the other hand, did not play well the few times that I saw Frederick. Some of that is immaturity. The RF thing eludes me, but it must mean that the organization values Brandon Snyder over Rowell, at least for now.

They need to shift Rowell to the position that he has the best chance of being a commodity. They say his arm is good enough to play right so that could be a good fit for him. When it comes time that he is ready and Markakis is still in right, they can decide to move him over to left or trade him for whatever missing pieces we need at that point. But first, he needs to succeed. The point is, that Rowell needs to maximize his potential and play the position that best allows him to do that in order for him to help this organization in one way or another.

Regarding Rowell: I'm not surprised to see Rowell move off of 3B. His value is entirely tied to his bat, and hopefully a less demanding position will help him make strides at the plate. I also don't think we should be worried about his move to RF. So what if Markakis is in Baltimore?! Right now, Rowell is pretty far away from the bigs, so the O's should be more concerned with maximizing his value to the club. With his bat and arm strength, RF is where he profiles best.

With regards to Henson: I like him at 3B. I'm a little skeptical of his bat fitting well there. His plate discipline will probably never be even average, and I don't think he'll ever hit for the power that people like at 3B. But he can help the offense in other ways, and I like his glove there. He's a great athlete and the little that I saw of him at 3B, he showed it. The guy can pick it. His problem is being consistent with his throws. Give him time.

I think they should make whoever advised us to draft Rowell so high play right field for the Keys. At this point it seems as though he'll be like 95% of our other first round picks.....A BUST!

Please allow me to go back to a question I asked several days ago. Do the Orioles feel that Wilfredo Perez must be a reliever? He is getting out major league hitters and we need a starter, not a reliever. Is the problem that he doesn't have enough secondary pitches or that he lacks stamina?

i'd like to know how henson came up with the idea of the muppets

I never really thought much of playing real tall lanky guys at third. Cal was one of the best and smartest defensive players of all time,and one of the hardest working guys ever to play the game, and his move to third wasn't seamless.

Rowell's value and potential if he still has one is as a 3,4, 5 guy in the order. If he doesn't develop into a big bopper, he's not going to be a major leagurer.

He's got a big time arm so the move to right makes some sense, converting outfeilders to 1st at the major league level isn't that difficult if he developes into a major league hitter down the road.

Important thing now for Billy is to stop the force feeding through the system, and let him force his way to the next level with his bat.

He showed some signs of improvement during the year last year, the 1/2 yr with Weiters and the full season with Snyder may have helped his approach to the game.

That's the thing that I think that has gotten overlooked about Weiters is that he maybe a guy that has that ability to make the players around him better. If that is true, it is going to be a huge factor in the development of this team the next few years.

I haven't seen Henson yet, but look forward to seeing him at Frederick this year.

On the shorter term, I wonder if the Orioles have considered giving Montenez a look at third? It seems like he would be an option to replace Mora at the hot corner.

I just got back from my fifth game of the year at Grove Stadium to see the Keys. They have some exciting young players, and one of them is certainly Henson. Not only has he made some very fine plays at third, he swings a heavy bat, and is VERY fast.

Also, he hit a home run last night and my 12 year old son ended up with the ball (it bounced back onto the field, and the Hillcats' RF tossed my son the ball). Anyway, we went to the game tonight, and after the game, my son waited for him to try and have him autograph the ball. He was extremely gracious and polite. Then, he waited patiently as another kid, desperate for an autograph, searched for a pen. I gave him mine. Then I forgot I had given the kid my pen, but Tyler didnt. I stood there saying, "Sir, Sir!" to try and give me my pen back!

Trust me, in my years of going to Keys' games, I have seen prima donnas even in Single-A ball. This guy, regardless of whether he makes it to Baltimore, is a nice, quality PERSON, and that should not be forgotten.

My sons and I are rooting for you, Ty. Go get em!!

perhaps he's a good player, but he's certainly no one my kids will look up to.
two trips to salem so far this year. three major arguments with umpires resulting in two ejections..should have been tossed all three times.