Hargrove on Orioles young pitchers
Count former Orioles manager Mike Hargrove among the baseball observers who are very impressed with the Orioles minor league pitching depth. He watched eight of them take the mound on Tuesday when the O's played the Italian national team.
"They've got some really nice arms,'' Hargrove said. "The ball comes out real well from all of those kids. I liked (Jake) Arrieta a lot and Tillman is real good."
Hargrove was already familiar with Tillman, who was drafted by the Seattle Mariners while Mike was the manager in 2006 and was the M's Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2007.
"He's the one they didn't want to give up,'' Hargrove said.
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Peter,
Great update on the young pitchers! I see that B. J. Surhoff is a guest instructor this year. Any more familiar faces filling similar roles?
Jim
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Pete's reply: Just Mike Cuellar. Dempsey should be in at some point.
Posted by: Jim Carter | February 25, 2009 12:06 PM
What about El Presidente? Hasn't he been stopping in, too?
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Pete's reply: Haven't seen Dennis.
Posted by: Ken Francis | February 25, 2009 12:55 PM