If you head over to the Delmarva Shorebirds website and check the roster, you’ll notice that Mychal Givens is now on the roster, listed as a pitcher.
Hopefully we get more details on this move later today.
UPDATE: As Doug from DE noted in the comments, Steve Melewski (MASN) noted in the comments section that it was in fact a mistake.
He is not a pitcher, that was clearly a mistake, I did double check that one.
UPDATE 2: The Shorebirds website now lists Givens as an “IF”.
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WHAAAAAT! Thats crazy! I kinda hope thats some sort of misprint, I wanted to see this kid progress as our SS of the future
Over on S. Melewski’s blog, in response to a poster bringing up Givens being listed as a pitcher, Steve said he made some calls and that Givens is playing short, it was a misprint
Thank you for reporting this! I’ll have an updated post up on the site later today, along with some analysis on the move.
The Norfolk roster had Patton listed as 6’5″ earlier in the season, hope it is a misprint.
It is a misprint as Doug noted above:
http://masnsports.com/steve_melewski/2010/05/checking-in-with-brandon-snyder.html#comment-17289
That’s some grade A reporting right there Jordan. Great job, I for one have no problem with clubs having hybrid players would have been nice seeing him as one
Today, MASN sadly reports that Givens is out for the season.
Hopefully, he will heal up well from the surgery and be back as soon as possible.
That’s not good, at all. From our 2009 draft class:
Hobgood’s velocity is down, Givens is injured, Townsend is injured, Henry is injured, Ohlman is injured, Coffey is injured, Wirsch is injured…
Last year, when the Mets lost a number of players to injury the media and fanbase loudly questioned the front office and the team’s medical staff regarding their training and examination protocols. Jordan (or anyone else), do you feel that these injuries reveal something that needs addressing within the entire O’s organization?
I am concerned about Coffey. That injury is something I believe should not happen. The injuries to Ohlman, Henry, Hoes, Givens, etc. are injuries that do happen just from playing the game (broken bones, concussions), there is nothing you can do about them. But Hobgood’s velocity issues and Coffey’s arm injury are unacceptable to me.
I just read that Hobgood last start was skipped due to “slight shoulder soreness”. He will be returning to the rotation after this week’s SAL All-Star Break. The team feels that it is nothing serious. Perhaps this is what has been causing his decreased velocity.
I hope that it is not serious, but it is certainly something for everyone to watch.
It better not be serious. I did see a tweet from a scout saying Hobgood didn’t get above 90 mph in his last start.
Jordan, what is the exact injury to Coffey? All I had heard was that something didn;t feel right and he shut him self down?
It also sucks Tolliver and Cowan are hurt……Has anyone heard if any of these injuries are serious,ie labrum or TJ?
The exact injury isn’t exactly clear. All I know is that his velocity is down, and he recently had an MRA. Signing Coffey wasn’t a good idea in the first place, as his velocity had reached the 90′s for the first time ever only a few weeks before the draft, if I remember correctly.
Cowan has been out for quite some time, I’ll reach out to one of my contacts and see if they have any extra information. The main theme of your comment was injuries, and that’s looking like the theme for the entire 2008 draft class:
Matt Hobgood – velocity is down and his last start was skipped due to “slight shoulder soreness”
Mychal Givens – broken thumb and out for the season
Tyler Townsend – hamstring issues have limited him to 10 at-bats this season
Randy Henry – recently activated off the DL after missing about 2 weeks due to strep throat
Ashur Tolliver – out right now, not sure about the details of the injury
Justin Dalles – concussion this season which kept him out 2 weeks, on the DL again now
Aaron Wirsch – out with pulled oblique muscle
Jake Cowan – out with shoulder tightness, has been on the DL for over a month
Michael Ohlman – on the DL with a shoulder injury
Cameron Coffey – velocity is down and may have more elbow issues.
The top of the draft hasn’t been able to stay healthy, it’s pretty disappointing.
I just saw a report that Tyler Townsend will be rehabing for the next three games with the GCL Orioles and then move up to Delmarva after their All-Star break later this week.
Let’s hope he doesn’t injure that hamstring for the 3rd time this season!
I’m missing seeing him by one day! Let’s hope all the 09 guys stay healthy.