HHP: Luke Siler on the Stanford Swing, Drew Jackson and Why Loft is the...
The pull happy lift approach is why Drew Jackson started hitting better. He was doing the old Stanford Swing (definition from Baseball Prospectus if you aren’t familiar...
Luke’s 2018 Rule 5 Draft Preference List
Primer
This is a difficult and humbling exercise, even the most thorough Rule 5 Draft analysis can easily fail. I ranked Brad Keller 18th on...
Spin Cycle: Under the radar free agent pitchers
While new GM Mike Elias was with the Astros, they coaxed improvement out of a number of pitchers with high spin rate...
Orioles name Koby Perez as Senior Director, International Scouting
Discussion Here
Koby Perez has been named the club’s Senior Director, International Scouting. Perez will oversee all aspects of...
HHP: Luke Q and A Spin
I'll try to tackle the questions to the best of my knowledge.
How does faster spin rate seem to affect each pitch specifically?
4S FB drop...
Dean Kremer – RHP – 2018 #4 Prospect
Dean Kremer
Age: 22
2018 Level: AA/High-A
2018 Stats
Current/Future/Ceiling Grades: 45/55/60
What we know:
A fast riser in 2018 who came over in the Manny Machado trade at the...
2018 Top 30 Prospects
It's that time of year once again where we give you an in-depth view of the Orioles system. We will be doing our top...
DL Hall – LHP – 2018 #1 Prospect
DL Hall
Age: 19
2018 Level: Low-A
2018 Stats
Current/Future/Ceiling Grades: 25/60/65
What we know:
Hall lived up to his 1st round pedigree in this, his first full pro season. He’s...
Zac Lowther – LHP 2018 #8 Prospect
Zac Lowther
Age: 22
2018 Level: High-A/Low-A
2018 Stats
Current/Future/Ceiling Grades: 35/50/55
What we know:
Lowther has been statistically dominant since the Orioles selected him 74th overall in the 2017 draft...
Drew Rom – LHP – 2018 #15 Prospect
Drew Rom
Age: 18
2018 Level: Rookie
2018 Stats
Current/Future/Ceiling Grades: 20/45/55
What we know:
It's all about projection with the 18-year old left-handed pitching prospect. A 4th round pick...
