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MINOR LEAGUE COACHING STAFF

Triple-A Norfolk
Manager: Ron Johnson
Pitching coach: Mike Griffin
Hitting coach: Denny Walling
Field coach: Jose Hernandez
Athletic trainer: Mark Shires
Strength and conditioning coach: Ryo Naito

Double-A Bowie
Manager: Gary Kendall
Pitching coach: Blaine Beatty
Hitting coach: Einar Diaz
Athletic trainer: Aaron Scott
Strength and conditioning coach: Pat Armstrong

Single-A Frederick
Manager: Ryan Minor
Pitching coach: Kennie Steenstra
Hitting coach: Torre Tyson
Athletic trainer: Pat Wesley
Strength and conditioning coach: Chris Cecere

Single-A Delmarva
Manager: Luis Pujols
Pitching coach: Justin Lord
Hitting coach: Butch Davis
Athletic trainer: Greg Svarczkopf

Short-season Single-A Aberdeen
Manager: Matt Merullo
Pitching coach: Alan Mills
Hitting coach: Jonathan Mathews
Athletic trainer: Trek Schuler

Gulf Coast League Orioles
Manager: Orlando Gomez
Pitching coach: Wilson Alvarez
Hitting coach: Milt May
Field coach: Ramon Sambo

Dominican Summer League
Manager: Elvis Morel
Pitching coaches: Robert Perez and Dionis Pascual
Hitting coach: Ramon Caraballo
Bench/outfield coach: Benny Adames
First base/baserunning coach: Ruben Francisco
Catchers/third base coach: Ramon Lubo
Athletic trainer: Ludovino Alonzo Marte
Strength and conditioning coach: Juan Suarez

Orioles 2013 Player Development Department
Director of Minor League Operations: Kent Qualls
Director of Player Development: Brian Graham
Asst. Dir. of Scouting and Player Development: Mike Snyder
Coordinator of Minor League Administration: Maria Arellano
Director of Pitching Development: Rick Peterson
Coordinator, Minor League Hitting Instruction: Mike Boulanger
Pitching Rehab Coordinator: Scott McGregor
Florida and Latin America Pitching Administrator: Dave Schmidt
Director, Dominican Academy: Felipe Rojas Alou, Jr.
Coordinator, Minor League Strength/Conditioning: Ryan Driscoll
Coordinator, Minor League Medical: Dave Walker
Coordinator, Latin American Medical: Manny Lopez
Administrator, Sarasota Operations: Len Johnston
Instructor, Minor League Infield: Matt Martin
Instructor, Minor League Catching: Don Werner
Special Assignment Instructor: Mike Bordick
Minor League Equipment Manager: Jake Parker
Dominican Field Coordinator: Miguel Jabalera
Dominican Academy Administrator: Jorge Perozo
Player Development Coordinator: Cale Cox

ORIOLES MINOR LEAGUE MINI-CAMP ROSTER
Begins February 18th

Pitchers
Age
21 Berry, Tim LHP
26 Boleska, Tim RHP
21 Bridwell, Parker RHP
20 Davies, Zach RHP
28 Delaney, Rob RHP
25 Gurka, Jason LHP
22 Jones, Devin RHP
21 Kline, Branden RHP
24 Petersime, Zach RHP
25 Petrini, Chris LHP
21 Taylor, Matt LHP
23 Wilson, Tyler RHP
27 Zinicola, Zech RHP

Catchers
26 Chavez, Zane*
26 Joseph, Caleb
22 Ohlman, Michael
22 Russell, Steel
27 Ward, Brian

Infielders
22 Boss, Torsten 2B
26 Britton, Buck UTL
20 Delmonico, Nick 3B
24 Kelly, Tyler 2B
18 Marin, Adrian SS
21 Walker, Christian 1B
27 Waring, Branden 1B
26 Wheeler, Zelous 3B

Outfielders
21 Davis, Glynn
23 Ruettiger, Johnny
22 Webb, Brenden

Thanks for pulling all that together FTN.

Well, since you locked the other thread, I figure people may not see this post, which I thought would be helpful in consideration of the implications of signing Bourn or Lohse:

So, obviously one of the large factors with Bourn and Lohse is the loss of the first round pick. The Orioles pick 23rd. Let's look at pick #23 since 2000:

2000 - David Espinosa
2001 - John-Ford Griffin
2002 - Jeff Francouer
2003 - Richard Wood
2004- Phil Hughes
2005 - Jacoby Ellsbury
2006 - Max Sapp
2007 - Nick Schmidt
2008 - Allan Dykstra
2009 - Jared Mitchell
2010 - Christian Yelich
2011 - Alex Myer
2012 - James Ramsey

I have no idea who the vast majority of these guys are. If we drop off the last two years to be fair, from 2000-2010, you have 3 guys who contributed to their teams and only one real star (Ellsbury)

Taken in this context, just go out and sign Bourn or Lohse. If we were picking in the teens it would be one thing. Chances are, pick #23 is never going to get a meaningful inning in Camden Yards

Can you show the 25th picks while you are at it?

Yeah, I left Jurrjens in there for now, based off the reported agreement. Will adjust if necessary.

Here's my thought process on the 23rd pick. Our farm system is basically Bundy and Gausman* and there's a chance both of them are on the major league club by September. Part of the reason we couldn't make a trade this offseason is because our system is so thin. I've heard all the arguments about the value of the draft pick vs. the value Bourn (or whoever) will give us but I think we do need to restock this organization with talent. There's a chance the 23rd pick ends up to be nothing but I'm hoping that between the 23rd pick, the lottery pick and our 2nd rounder we end up hitting on at least one player.

At the right price I'd be fine with Bourn because I see that as getting a player at below market value and that's worth losing the draft pick. Signing Lohse would be incredibly dumb when we could've just signed Saunders or Marcum or Jackson or a number of other pitchers who wouldn't have cost a draft pick.

*If you want to throw Schoop's name in there that's fine but he also could be out of the minors by the end of the season.

I'm all for signing Bourn if the price is right. He can add a lot to the team. Great defense and speed. It also would allow us to shift Reimold to more of a DH role. This should keep him more healthy. I think our draft scouting has improved, but it really is a crap shoot in the 20s.

As camps open, l thought it might be a good time to look around the division. Today, I have the projected starting line-ups:

Boston Red Sox
CF Jacoby Ellsbury
RF Shane Victorino
2B Dustin Pedroia
DH David Ortiz
1B Mike Napoli
3B Will Middlebrooks
SS Stephen Drew
LF Jonny Gomes
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia/David Ross

New York Yankees
RF Ichiro Suzuki
SS Derek Jeter
2B Robinson Cano
1B Mark Texeira
CF Curtis Granderson
3B Kevin Youkilis
DH Travis Hafner/Eduardo Nunez
LF Brett Gardner
C Chris Stewart/Francisco Cervelli

Tampa Bay Rays
CF Desmond Jennings
SS Yunel Escobar
RF Ben Zobrist
3B Evan Longoria
LF Matt Joyce
DH Luke Scott/Ryan Roberts
2B Kelly Johnson/Sean Rodriguez
1B James Loney/Shelley Duncan
C Jose Molina

Toronto Blue Jays
SS Jose Reyes
LF Melky Cabrera
RF Jose Bautista
1B Edwin Encarnacion
CF Colby Rasmus
3B Brett Lawrie
DH Adam Lind
C JP Arencibia
2B Emilio Bonifacio

I pulled everything from mlbdepthcharts, which I think is a GREAT resource. I'll make some minor adjustments to their Orioles projection, though. This is just a guess on my part:

Baltimore Orioles
RF Nick Markakis
LF Nolan Reimold
1B Chris Davis
CF Adam Jones
C Matt Wieters
DH Wilson Betemit
SS JJ Hardy
3B Manny Machado
2B Brian Roberts

I'm undecided on whether Canzler/Valencia/Pearce will truly get a lot of at-bats vs. LHP to start the year, or whether they'll just move Nolan to DH and give McLouth some early opportunities against certain LHP to see if he can hold his own (knowing that the defense is better with him on the field).

I do know that I want Reimold in the line-up every day and Betemit in the line-up every time a RHP is starting.

Reimold PECOTA - .254/.341/.440 (434 PA)

If I have this right, pretty much every spot is locked in with the exception of the 5th starter, the last two relief spots and the 4th man on the bench. Predictions for those four spots? I'd go with Britton, Hunter and McFarland, and Canzler.

I could be wrong, but I think PECOTA is typically on the conservative side.