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Heston Kjerstad, the second overall pick by the Orioles in the 2020 MLB Draft, will not attend the team’s fall instructional league camp because of an undisclosed medical, non-sports reason. “It’s not great,” GM Mike Elias said. “I think the fact that he is an advanced high-level college hitter makes it a little less concerning.”
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Matt Kremnitzer says the best sign of what’s ahead for the Orioles is the progress of young players who showed real promise this season, from Ryan Mountcastle to Tanner Scott.
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The Orioles are hoping Keegan Akin, Dean Kremer and Bruce Zimmermann will be the future of the rotation. “We’re excited to give these guys the opportunity to pitch in the big leagues right now and to evaluate them,” Brandon Hyde said.
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Orioles prospect Gunnar Henderson doesn’t believe his development has been negatively impacted by the absence of minor-league games. “Being able to see these [upper-level] guys, the pitching and the harder ground balls hit, I feel like it helped my development that much more.”
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Stan “The Fan” Charles and Ross Grimsley talk with Norfolk Tides manager Gary Kendall about working with the Orioles’ prospects this year at the team’s alternate training site at Bowie.
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Jim Henneman talked with Jerry Narron, the former Orioles third base coach and current Red Sox bench coach who also assisted with Israel’s team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, about the impact of Dean Kremer’s debut as the first Israeli citizen to play in the major leagues.
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Yankees third base coach and former big leaguer Phil Nevin says his son Tyler, acquired from the Rockies in the Mychal Givens trade, has a great opportunity in Baltimore. “I’m happy he’s with a great organization,” Nevin said.
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Now that Ryan Mountcastle has made his MLB debut, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said he’s going to play a lot. “We’re going to give him a lot of work in left field, possibly play some first base also,” Hyde said, “but give him a lot of at-bats for the next 30-plus games.”
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The Orioles ranked last in Baseball America’s rankings of which teams extracted the most value out of the 2020 MLB Draft, but MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis believes the organization is heading in the right direction.
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Now that starting pitcher Keegan Akin has gotten the call to join the Orioles, what other prospects could be next?
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