Background

The Baltimore Orioles selected Brady Wager in the 9th round of the 2012 draft and signed him for $125,000. Wager posted a 3.75 ERA and struck out 78 hitters in 84 innings at Grand Canyon University last year.

Wager was sent to the GCL, like most draft picks, where he struck out 12 and walked 5 in 12.2 innings. After six GCL appearances, Wager was moved up to Aberdeen where he made six starts spanning 26.2 innings.

As an IronBird, Wager posted a 5.06 ERA, struck out 18 and walked just 6.

Scouting Report

Brady Wager is listed at 6′ 3″, 190 lbs., but looks a bit bigger than that. He has a thick build and strong legs that should make him a durable starter.

He attacks hitters with a low to mid-90s fastball, but is more in the low-90s as a starter. He could progress quickly as a reliever, but the O’s may look to use his durable, workhorse frame as a starter where he could become an innings eater.

I spoke with multiple contacts who watched Wager in the GCL. Most noted his sound windup, which bodes well for his durability going forward.

Future

The Orioles have eased in their college draft picks by initially bringing them out of the bullpen, and Brady Wager will likely follow the paths of Matt Taylor, Devin Jones, and Trent Howard who did just that with Delmarva.

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Career Statistics

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	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Bowie 3, Akron 4	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
(78-64) 2-1	Box Score	Akron Aeros	Away	7:05 PM	Jacob Pettit
Jonathan Schoop went 1-3 with a BB. Tyler Kelly went 0-2 with 2 BB. Buck Britton went 1-4 with a Double. Ronnie Welty went 1-4 with a SB. Zelous Wheeler went 2-3 with a Double, HR and 3 RBI. Kevin Gausman pitched 3.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 5 K, 0 BB allowed. Eddie Gamboa (L, 0-1) pitched 4.0 innings with 4 H, 4 R (1 ER), 3 K, 3 BB allowed. Andy Loomis pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
		Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
62-77	SEASON OVER
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
		Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
52-86	SEASON OVER
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
		Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
28-48	SEASON OVER
Notes

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• Ronny Paulino went 1-3 with a BB.
• L.J. Hoes went 1-3 with a Double.
• Steve Tolleson went 1-2 with a RBI.
• Luis Exposito went 1-3 with a RBI.
• Jason Berken (W, 5-6) pitched 7.0 innings with 7 H, 1 R, 4 K, 0 BB allowed.
• Oscar Villarreal pitched 1.0 inning with 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed.
• Zach Phillips (S, 7) pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Erie 6, Bowie 8	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
75-62	Box Score	Harrisburg Senators	Away	7:05 PM	Jacob Pettit
Tyler Kelly went 1-2 with a Double, RBI and 2 BB. Wilson Betemit went 2-4 with a Grand Slam. Buck Britton went 2-4 with a Double and RBI. Jonathan Schoop went 2-3 with a Double and RBI. Eddie Gamboa (W, 8-4) pitched 6.0 innings with 10 H, 5 R, 5 K, 0 BB allowed. Mike Belfiore pitched 2.0 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB allowed. Kyler Newby (s, 19) pitched 1.0 inning with 2 H, 1 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Frederick 1, Salem 3	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
58-77	Box Score	Salem Red Sox	Away	7:05 PM	Devin Jones
Glynn Davis went 1-4 with a SB. Jerome Pena went 1-4 with a SB. Travis Adair went 1-3 with a SB. Kevin Gausman pitched 3.0 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 4 K, 0 BB allowed. Eric Beaulac (L, 3-2) pitched 4.0 innings with 3 H, 3 R (1 ER), 1 K, 2 BB allowed. Zach Fowler pitched 1.0 inning with 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Lakewood 4, Delmarva 6	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
51-83	Box Score	West Virginia Power	Away	7:05 PM	Miguel Chalas
Adrian Marin went 2-3 with a RBI and BB. Connor Narron went 3-4 with 2 Doubles and 2 RBI. Michael Ohlman went 1-4 with a Double and 2 RBI. Wynston Sawyer went 2-4. Juan Guzman pitched 5.0 innings with 7 H, 4 R, 6 K, 2 BB allowed. Jason McCracken (W, 1-0) pitched 2.1 innings with 5 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed. Gene Escat (S, 1) pitched 1.2 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Staten Island 1, Aberdeen 2	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
26-44	Box Score	Hudson Valley Renegades	Home	7:05 PM	Brady Wager
Anthony Vega went 0-2 with 2 BB and a SB. Torsten Boss went 1-4 with a Double. Sam Kimmel went 1-4 with a Solo HR. Cameron Edman went 2-4 with a Double. Jorge Rivera (W, 1-2) pitched 5.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 8 K, 3 BB allowed. Mark Blackmar pitched 2.2 innings with 3 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed. Tom Winegardner (S, 9) pitched 1.1 innings with 1 H, 1 R, 3 K, 1 BB allowed.
Notes

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• Xavier Avery went 0-1 with 2 BB and a SB.
• Steve Tolleson went 2-2 with a Double.
• Blake Daivs went 1-2 with a RBI.
• Jake Arrieta (W, 4-4) pitched 7.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 6 K, 1 BB allowed.

Game 2:

• Xavier Avery went 1-2 with a BB.
• Ryan Adams went 1-3.
• L.J. Hoes went 0-3 with a RBI.
• Joe Mahoney went 1-3.
• Ronny Paulino went 1-3 with a Double and RBI.
• Brandon Waring went 1-2 with a Solo HR.
• Rick Zagone (W, 2-0) pitched 5.0 innings with 3 H, 0 R, 3 K, 5 BB allowed.
• Greg Burke pitched 2.0 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Erie 9, Bowie 4	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
74-62	Box Score	Erie SeaWolves	Home	7:05 PM	Eddie Gamboa
Jonathan Schoop went 1-3 with a Double, RBI and BB. Tyler Kelly went 1-4 with a Double and RBI. Ronnie Welty went 1-4 with a Double. Caleb Joseph went 1-3 with a Solo HR and BB. Mike Wright pitched 6.0 innings with 7 H, 4 R, 4 K, 2 BB allowed. Jason Gurka (L, 2-2) pitched 1.0 inning with 2 H, 2 R, 0 K, 2 BB allowed. Robert Hinton pitched 1.0 inning with 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 K, 0 BB allowed. Andy Loomis pitched 1.0 inning with 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Frederick 6, Salem 8	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
58-76	Box Score	Salem Red Sox	Away	7:05 PM	Kevin Gausman
Glynn Davis went 0-3 with 2 BB. Jeremy Nowak went 2-5 with a Double and RBI. Steve Bumbry went 2-5 with a RBI. Travis Adair went 2-4 with a RBI. Brenden Webb went 2-4 with 2 Doubles and a RBI. Trent Howard pitched 5.0 innings with 6 H, 3 R, 5 K, 1 BB allowed. Brandon Erbe pitched 2.0 innings with 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 1 K, 1 BB allowed. Matthew Bischoff pitched 0.1 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed. Matt Bywater pitched 0.1 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed. David Walters pitched 1.1 innings with 3 H, 1 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed. Zach Fowler (L, 0-2) pitched 0.0 innings with 2 H, 2 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Lakewood 10, Delmarva 5	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
50-83	Box Score	Lakewood BlueClaws	Home	7:05 PM	Juan Guzman
Gregory Lorenzo went 3-5 with a Solo HR. Adrian Marin went 2-5 with a SB. Connor Narron went 2-5 with 2 Doubles and 2 RBI. Michael Ohlman went 0-2 with 2 BB. Eduardo Rodriguez (L, 5-7) pitched 4.0 innings with 9 H, 9 R (7 ER), 1 K, 3 BB allowed. Jesse Beal pitched 3.0 innings with 3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 4 K, 0 BB allowed. David Baker pitched 1.0 inning with 2 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed. Bobby Wilkins pitched 1.0 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Staten Island 8, Aberdeen 0	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
25-44	Box Score	Staten Island Yankees	Home	7:05 PM	Jorge Rivera
Anthony Vega went 2-4 with 2 Doubles. Joel Hutter went 1-4. Manuel Hernandez went 1-3. David Richardson (L, 3-4) pitched 4.0 innings with 6 H, 6 R, 4 K, 4 BB allowed. Jesse Fernandez pitched 3.0 innings with 3 H, 0 R, 2 K, 2 BB allowed. Elias Pinales pitched 2.0 innings with 2 H, 2 R, 4 K, 2 BB allowed.
Notes

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• Ryan Adams went 1-5 with a Double.
• Endy Chavez went 2-5 with a Double.
• Joe Mahoney went 2-4.
• Luis Exposito went 4-4 with a Solo HR.
• Jason Berken (L, 4-6) pitched 4.0 innings with 10 H, 7 R (4 ER), 1 K, 1 BB allowed.
• Oscar Villarreal pitched 2.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.
• Sean Gleason pitched 2.0 innings with 3 H, 1 R, 2 K, 1 BB allowed.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Harrisburg 3, Bowie 6	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
71-61	Box Score	Harrisburg Senators	Home	6:35 PM	Tim Bascom
Josh Barfield went 2-4 with a Double and SB. Jonathan Schoop went 1-4. Tyler Kelly went 1-4 with a Double and 2 RBI. Robbie Widlansky went 2-3 with a HR, 2 RBI, a BB and SB. Brain Ward went 1-2. Jacob Pettit (W, 10-3) pitched 7.0 innings with 5 H, 1 R, 9 K, 0 BB allowed. Andy Loomis pitched 0.2 innings with 2 H, 2 R, 2 K, 2 BB allowed. Kyler Newby (S, 17) pitched 1.1 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Frederick 4, Potomac 6	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
55-73	Box Score	Potomac Nationals	Away	6:35 PM	Devin Jones
Glynn Davis went 2-4. Steve Bumbry went 2-4 with a Double, RBI and SB. Jeremy Nowak went 2-4 with a Double and RBI. Brenden Webb went 1-3 with a BB. Kevin Gausman (L, 0-1) pitched 3.0 innings with 5 H, 2 R, 3 K, 0 BB allowed. Zach Fowler pitched 3.0 innings with 7 H, 3 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed. Oscar Melendez pitched 2.0 innings with 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 K, 3 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Delmarva , Hagerstown	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
50-79	POSTPONED	Hagerstown Suns	Away	7:05 PM DH	Miguel Chalas
Notes
Williams Louico will start game two of the double-header. Sammie Starr  was promoted to Frederick.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Lowell 7, Aberdeen 8	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
25-39	Box Score	Hudson Valley Renegades	Away	7:05 PM	Brady Wager
Creede Simpson went 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI. Torsten Boss went 1-3 with a RBI, BB and SB. Will Howard went 2-4 with a Double. Hector Veloz went 2-4 with 2 Doubles. Jorge Rivera pitched 4.0 innings with 4 H, 2 R, 4 K, 2 BB allowed. Mark Blackmar pitched 2.0 innings with 7 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 K, 1 BB allowed. Jose Nivar pitched 2.0 innings with 2 H, 1 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes
Anthony Caronia was promoted to Delmarva.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Rays 2, Orioles 3	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
25-34	Rays 1, Orioles 0	GCL Rays	Home	12:00 PM	N/A
Game 1 (Completion of a suspended game): Alexander Mercedes went 2-4. Hector Veloz went 2-2 with a Solo HR and BB. Manuel Hernandez went 1-2 with a Solo HR. Joseph Yermal pitched 3.1 innings with 4 H, 1 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed. Josh Hader pitcher 2.2 innings with 0 H, 1 R, 4 K, 3 BB allowed. Jake Pintar pitched 4.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 3 K, 1 BB allowed. Chris Green (W, 1-0) pitched 3.0 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 5 K, 0 BB allowed. Game 2: Raymond Hunnicutt went 1-3. Alexander Mercedes went 2-3. Adrian Marin went 1-3. Andres Aguilar went 1-2. Joseph Yermal pitched 5.0 innings with 5 H, 1 R, 6 K, 0 BB allowed. Joe Rosan pitched 2.0 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.

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• Xavier Avery went 3-4.
• Ryan Adams went 1-3 with a Double, RBI and BB.
• Endy Chavez went 1-3 with a RBI.
• Ronny Paulino went 3-4.
• Steve Tolleson went 2-3 with a BB.
• Zach Petersime (L, 0-2) pitched 3.1 innings with 5 H, 3 R, 1 K, 3 BB allowed.
• Pedro Viola pitched 1,2 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 3 K, 2 BB allowed.
• Pat Egan pitched 2.0 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB allowed.
• Zach Phillips pitched 1.0 inning with 1 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Harrisburg 2, Bowie 17	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
70-61	Box Score	Harrisburg Senators	Home	7:05 PM	Jake Pettit
Antoan Richardson went 2-5 with a Double, BB and SB. Jonathan Schoop went 3-5 with a RBI and BB. Tyler Kelly went 3-6 with a Double, Triple and RBI. Robbie Widlansky went 3-5 with 2 RBI and a BB. Buck Britton went 3-5 with 2 RBI. Ronnie Welty went 3-4 with a Triple, HR, and 8 RBI. Mike Wright (W, 5-3) pitched 6.0 innings with 4 H, 1 R, 7 K, 2 BB allowed. Chris Petrini pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 1 BB allowed. Clayton Schrader pitched 1.0 inning with 2 H, 1 R, 1 K, 1 BB allowed. Jason Gurka pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Wilmington 5, Frederick 6	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
55-72	Box Score	Potomac Nationals	Away	7:05 PM	Kevin Gausman
Glynn Davis went 3-5 with a Double, RBI and SB. Brenden Webb went 1-4 with a Solo HR. Mike Flacco went 3-4 with a Double and RBI. Torsten Boss went 1-4. Trent Howard pitched 5.2 innings with 4 H, 4 R (3 ER), 4 K, 1 BB allowed. Eric Beaulac (W, 3-1) pitched 3.1 innings with 1 H, 1 R, 4 K, 1 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Delmarva 5, Hagerstown 8	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
50-79	Box Score	Hagerstown Suns	Away	7:05 PM	Miguel Chalas
Gregory Lorenzo went 2-5. Roderick Bernadina went 1-4 with a Double, RBI and BB. Connor Narron went 1-5 with a Solo HR. Lucas Herbst went 1-4 with a RBI. Mychal Givens went 2-3. Juan Guzman (L, 1-3) pitched 4.0 innings with 8 H, 6 R (3 ER), 5 K, 0 BB allowed. Jesse Beal pitched 3.0 innings with 5 H, 2 R, 0 K, 1 BB allowed. Bobby Wilkins pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 0 K, 1 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Lowell 8, Aberdeen 7	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
25-38	Box Score	Hudson Valley Renegades	Away	7:05 PM	Jorge Rivera
Anthony Vega went 1-3 with 2 BB. Joel Hutter went 3-3 with a RBI and 2 BB. Manuel Hernandez went 1-4 with 2 RBI. David Richardson pitched 5.2 innings with 4 H, 5 R, 6 K, 3 BB allowed. Jaime Esquivel (L, 2-3) pitched 2.1 innings with 3 H, 3 R, 4 K, 2 BB allowed. Tommy Winegardner pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Orioles 0 , Twins 4	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
24-33	Box Score	GCL Rays	Home	12:00 PM	N/A
Alexander Mercedes went 1-4. Andres Aguilar went 1-3. Kevin Grendell (L, 0-4) pitched 4.0 innings with 4 H, 3 R, 5 K, 0 BB allowed. Yi-Hsiang Lin pitched 2.0 innings with 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 K, 1 BB allowed. Janser Severino pitched 2.0 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.

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• Xavier Avery went 1-3 with 2 BB.
• Ryan Flaherty went 2-5 with a HR.
• L.J. Hoes went 1-3 with a Double and BB.
• Zach Petersime (L, 0-1) pitched 3.1 innings with 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 5 K, 1 BB allowed.
• Pedro Viola pitched 2.1 innings with 5 H, 6 R, 5 K, 2 BB allowed.
• David Walters pitched 2.1 innings with 3 H, 3 R, 1 K,1  BB allowed.
• Pat Egan pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Bowie 3, Trenton 2	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
68-58	Box Score	Trenton Thunder	Away	5:05 PM	Tim Bascom
Jonathan Schoop went 2-4 with a Double and BB. Tyler Kelly went 2-3 with a RBI and BB. Robbie Widlansky went 2-4. Ronnie Welty went 1-4 with a HR and 2 RBI. Jacob Pettit (W, 9-3) pitched 7.2 innings with 1 H, 1 R, 5 K, 1 BB allowed. Kyler Newby (S, 16) pitched 1.1 innings with 1 H, 1 R, 2 K, 3 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Winston-Salem 4, Frederick 8	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
53-71	Box Score	Winston-Salem Dash	Home	2:00 PM	Matt Bywater
Jerome Pena went 1-4 with a Double and 2 RBI. Michael Flacco went 2-4 with a Double, HR and 3 RBI. Joe Oliveira went 2-3 with a BB. Michael Mosby went 3-3 with a BB. Kevin Gausman pitched 3.0 innings with 4 H, 4 R, 1 K, 1 BB allowed. Eric Beaulac (W, 2-1) pitched 4.0 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 5 K, 2 BB allowed. Matthew Bischoff (S, 2) pitched 2.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Hagerstown 3, Delmarva 2	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
48-76	Box Score	Hagerstown Sun	Home	7:00 PM	TBA
Glynn Davis went 2-4 with a BB and SB. Dudley Leonora went 3-4 with a Double. Gregory Lorenzo went 1-3. Miguel Chalas (L, 9-7) pitched 5.0 innings with 6 H, 3 R, 2 K, 3 BB allowed. Jason McCracken pitched 3.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 4 K, 1 BB allowed. David Baker pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Aberdeen 1, Connecticut 4	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
24-34	Box Score	Connecticut Tigers	Away	4:05 PM	Brady Wager
Torsten Boss went 1-4 with a SB. Will Howard went 1-3 with a RBI. Jorge Rivera (L, 0-2) pitched 3.2 innings with 4 H, 4 R (3 ER), 3 K, 4 BB allowed. Mark Blackmar pitched 4.1 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 4 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Orioles 2, Rays 2	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
24-29	SUSPENDED	GCL Red Sox	Away	12:00 PM	N/A
Alexander Mercedes went 1-3. Hector Veloz went 2-2 with a Solo HR and BB. Manuel Hernandez went 1-2 with a Solo HR. Joseph Yermal pitched 3.1 innings with 4 H, 1 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed. Josh Hader pitched 2.2 innings with 0 h, 1 R, 4 K, 3 BB allowed

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• Ryan Adams went 1 for 4 with a run and a strikeout.
• Jake Arrieta pitched 6.2 innings, allowing 3 hits and 2 ER with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts.
• Greg Burke pitched 1 scoreless inning.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Bowie 12, Trenton 6	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
67-58	Box Score	Trenton Thunder	Away	7:05 PM	Jacob Pettit
Jonathan Schoop went 1 for 5 with a run, an RBI, and 3 strikeouts. Tyler Kelly went 2 for 5 with a run, a double, RBI, and a walk. Robbie Widlansky went 4 for 6 with 2 runs, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, and a strikeout. Caleb Joseph went 1 for 3 with a run, 2 walks, and a strikeout. Rhyne Hughes went 2 for 6 with a run, an RBI, and 3 strikeouts. Buck Britton went 2 for 4 with a run, a home run, 5 RBI, and a walk. Mike Wright pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 hits and 4 ER with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Winston-Salem 5, Frederick 1	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
52-71	Box Score	Winston-Salem Dash	Home	6:00 PM	Kevin Gausman
Johnny Ruettiger went 2 for 2 with a run. Jerome Pena went 1 for 3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts. Brenden Webb went 0 for 3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts. Ryan Berry pitched 4 scoreless innings.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Hagerstown 5, Delmarva 1	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
48-75	Box Score	Hagerstown Sun	Home	7:00 PM
Glynn Davis went 1 for 4 with a run. Michael Ohlman went 0 for 3 with a walk. Connor Narron went 0 for 3. Wynston Sawyer went 0 for 3. Roderick Bernadina went 1 for 2 with a walk and strikeout. Alex Schmarzo pitched 2.1 scoreless innings.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Aberdeen 2, Lowell 6	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
24-33	Box Score	Connecticut Tigers	Away	7:05 PM	Jorge Rivera
Anthony Vega went 1 for 3 with a walk. Joel Hutter went 1 for 3. Torsten Boss went 1 for 2 with 2 runs, a home run, an RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. Cameron Coffey pitched 1 scoreless inning.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Orioles 1, Rays 6	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
24-29	Box Score	GCL Red Sox	Away	12:00 PM	N/A
Arian Marin went 1 for 3 with an RBI and a walk. Hector Veloz went 3 for 4 with a strikeout. Kevin Grendell pitched 2.2 innings and struck out 7.

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Gausman, pitching 123 1/2 innings as an All-American sophomore at LSU this past spring, started out his professional career in Sarasota for instruction.

The 21-year old had seriously considered returning for his junior year at school before the Orioles signed him to a last-second deal, just before the deadline in mid-July. The deal included a signing bonus worth $4.32 million, which is the third largest in O’s franchise history–just behind Matt Wieters’ $6 million in ’07 and Manny Machado’s $5.25 million in 2010.

In early August Gausman received news that he would be called up to short season Single-A Aberdeen to make his professional debut with the IronBirds on Monday August 6.

On a three-inning limit, Gausman was near-flawless in his debut with the ‘Birds, striking out two batters and not allowing a single hit. Combined with his second start, and home debut, six days later and Gausman has put up a stat line of six innings pitched, one hit and five strikeouts against his 19 batters faced.

His six shutout innings over a one week span was all it took for team officials to give him the nod for another call-up.

Skipping the Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds and heading straight to High-A Frederick, the 21-year old will make his debut with the Keys on Saturday August 18 at Harry Grove Stadium.

On his way to Frederick, Gausman made a stop at Double-A Bowie on Wednesday afternoon. Joining the team one day after Dylan Bundy threw 5 1/3 innings in his first Double-A start, Gausman threw a bullpen session in the afternoon and joined the team, in uniform, in the dugout for its matchup with the Erie SeaWolves.

“I watched briefly,” Manager Gary Kendall said of Gausman’s afternoon ‘pen session. “He’s got a great presence about him and I’ve heard nothing but good things. To me he seems like a very likable guy and he fits in well here.”

The 6’4”/185 pounder is known for his mid-90s fastball and his knack to attack hitters, in addition to his quirkiness. His mix of fastballs and change-ups may be what most impresses many scouts, as well as the movement he has on his fastball–which he has great command of.

Bowie coaches weren’t able to get an in-depth look at Gausman during his afternoon session, considering it was just a one day stop in. But Kendall wasn’t the only one who was impressed.

Pitching coach Kennie Steenstra, a former minor league pitcher himself, seemed most impressed by the youngster’s strength.

“He’s got a frame that he can fill out and lots of arm strength,” Steenstra said following Bowie’s third consecutive win against Erie. “He had a nice game of long toss before he started throwing.

“I can see why the Orioles like him.”

Alongside Bundy, the organization’s top two prospects just so happen to be powerful, flame-throwing right handed starting pitchers with a lot of upside.

With the Orioles suddenly in the middle of a playoff push in mid-August, things could get interesting in the coming years as Gausman continues to mature and grow into a top-of-the-rotation pitcher.

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Bundy did not disappoint, and showed some obvious improvements from the first time I saw him this season.

Photo: Ted Williams

Just like Kevin Gausman on Sunday, Bundy went right after hitters and absolutely pounded the bottom of the strike zone, as evidenced by the chart below.

One thing that Bundy has clearly improved upon is the command of his changeup. As you can see in the chart below, Bundy did not throw a single changeup in the upper two-thirds of the zone. All of his changeups were well located and down in the zone.

Bundy’s fastball was in the 93-97 mph range and his command of it was very good. A lot of the fastballs on the lower-edges of the plate could have been called strikes if thrown in the same location again. They were that close.

There was so much movement on Bundy’s fastball that at times I had to check on the velocity of a pitch to determine whether or not it was a fastball or changeup. There was a fan sitting in front of us who at one point thought Bundy’s fastball was a slider due to the movement on it.

Even when Bundy did not get a call his way, he did not show signs of frustration and stayed focused on the mound. Bundy is known for having great determination and a good head on his shoulders, and his composure last night was a perfect example of that.

He floated a couple curves, but overall Bundy showed a pretty good feel for his curveball, which has two-plane break and good depth. He managed to get a few check swings on some of his curveballs in the dirt.

Bundy still was not throwing his cutter, and will not be throwing it in the minors this season in order to further develop his other pitches.

As shown in the chart, Bundy’s control throughout the entire game was outstanding. Notice the entire blank area in the upper third of the strike zone. If the umpire had been a bit more generous he would not have issued three walks.

It was only one start, but a 19-year-old holding his own at Double-A isn’t something that happens often. And Bundy did just that.

For more on Dylan Bundy‘s Bowie debut, be sure to read Ben’s interview with Bundy and pitching coach Kennie Steenstra.

Fastball 71

Changeup 13

Curveball 12

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Index

• 0:00 – Introduction.
• 0:57 – Thoughts on Kevin Gausman’s Ripken Stadium debut and some small talk about if and where he’ll get promoted.
• 5:45 – Tucker shares his thoughts on some IronBirds, including Jaime Esquivel, Sebastian Vader, Jose Nivar, Torsten Boss, and Joel Hutter.
• 20:42 – Jordan discusses his week long trip to the GCL, including Josh Hader, Adrian Marin, Hector Veloz, Jhondaniel Medina, and more.
• 34:29 – Jordan and Tucker discuss Dylan Bundy and whether or not he’ll reach the majors this season.
• 38:50 – Discussions about Jonathan Schoop playing SS since Manny Machado‘s promotion to Baltimore.
• 43:16 – Quick talk about Manny Machado and his early dominance in the majors.
• 46:32 – Notes on Brenden Webb and his promotion to Frederick.

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The first thing that stands out about Gausman is his mound presence. He went right after hitters, attacked the zone, and controlled each at-bat. The umpire made a few pretty bad calls, and you can see on the chart below just how close those pitches were (the pitches were actually that close to the strike zone; I did not run out of room on the sides of the chart).

Gausman’s fastball had some really nice horizontal movement and sink yesterday. He had downhill plane on his fastball and he was throwing 92-95 mph at the knees with movement. At times, that kind of stuff can be unhittable when you combine it with his changeup. Even when his fastball was thrown at 95 mph it still featured some sink.

As you can see in the chart below, Gausman really controlled his fastball and only one of his fastballs was a clear ball. The rest were either in the strike zone or very questionable ball calls by the umpire.

Not only did Gausman control his fastball well, but also his changeup and slider. He only threw two sliders but both went for strikes and he located one really nicely on the outside part of the plate.

Gausman’s changeup was an above-average pitch with lots of boring action.

Fastball 21

Changeup 7

Slider 2

Read Don’s full scouting report for a breakdown of Gausman’s mechanics >>

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Starting Pitcher of the Week – Kevin Gausman
Kevin Gausman made two three innings starts this week. In those 6 innings, he gave up 1 hit, did not walk a batter, and struck out 5.

Relief Pitcher of the Week – Kyler Newby
Newby made 4 appearances totaling 5 innings. He gave up just 1 ER, struck out 9, walked 3, and gave up just one hit.

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• L.J. Hoes went 1-5 with a RBI.
• Ryan Adams went 1-5.
• Joe Mahoney went 1-5 with a Double.
• Luis Exposito went 2-4 with 2 Doubles and a BB.
• Xavier Avery went 1-3 with a BB.
• Jake Arrieta (L, 3-3) pitched 5.1 innings with 5 H, 6 R, 5 K, 5 BB allowed.
• Pedro Viola pitched 0.1 inning with 1 H, 2 R, 0 K, 2 BB allowed.
• Zach Petersime pitched 2.1 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 3 K, 1 BB allowed.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Bowie 0, Richmond 1	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
62-58	Box Score	OFF
Antoan Richardson went 0-2 with 2 BB. Zelous Wheeler went 1-2 with a BB. Jonathan Schoop went 0-3. Jacob Pettit pitched 6.0 innings with 6 H, 0 R, 7 K, 0 BB allowed. Andy Loomis pitched 3.0 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed. Jason Gurka (L, 2-2) pitched 0,1 inning with 2 H, 1 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Myrtle Beach 9, Frederick 4	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
50-68	Box Score	Carolina Mudcats	Away	7:00 PM	Matt Bywater
Jerome Pena went 3-5 with a Solo HR and 2 SB. Tyler Townsend went 1-5 with a HR and 2 RBI. Brenden Webb went 0-3 with a BB. Jeremy Nowak went 0-3 with a BB. Garabez Rosa went 2-4. Trent Howard (L, 3-9) pitched 6.2 innings with 7 H, 5 R, 2 K, 1 BB allowed. Oscar Melendez pitched 2.1 innings with 6 H, 4 R, 2 K, 1 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
		Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
47-69	OFF	Kannapolis Intimidators	Away	5:00 PM Doubleheader	Zach Davies
Notes
Miguel Chalas will start game 2 of tomorrow’s Doubleheader

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Connecticut 1, Aberdeen 3	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
23-31	Box Score	OFF
Creede Simpson went 1-4 with a RBI. Joel Hutter went 1-4 with a Double and RBI. Cameron Edman went 1-3 with a Solo HR. Will Howard went 1-2 with a BB. Kevin Gausman pitched 3.0 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB allowed. Cameron Coffey (W, 3-5) pitched 5.0 innings with 3 H, 1 R, 3 K, 0 BB allowed. Tom Winegardner (S, 6) pitched 1.0 inning with 1 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
		Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
22-26	OFF	GCL Twins	Home	12:00 PM	N/A

The Orioles signed RHP Chris Green.

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• L.J. Hoes went 0 for 4.
• Ryan Adams went 1 for 3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Joe Mahoney went 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
• Xavier Avery went 1 for 3 with a double and 2 strikeouts.
• Dana Eveland gave up 1 ER and struck out 6 in 6 innings.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Bowie 6, Richmond 4	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
61-57	Box Score	Richmond Braves	Away	5:05 PM	Jacob Pettit
Jonathan Schoop went 2 for 4 with 2 runs, 2 doubles, and a walk. Buck Britton went 1 for 5 with a run and RBI. Tyler Kelly went 3 for 5 with 2 runs, a double, an RBI, and a strikeout. Caleb Joseph went 2 for 4 with a double, 2 RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. Brian Ward went 1 for 4. Chris Petrini pitched 2.2 scoreless innings. Kyler Newby pitched 1 scoreless inning.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Myrtle Beach 2, Frederick 8	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
50-67	Box Score	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Home	2:00 PM	Trent Howard
Johnny Ruettiger went 0 for 4 with a run, a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Jeremy Nowak went 3 for 3 with 2 runs, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, and a walk. Mike Flacco went 1 for 4 with a strikeout. Brenden Webb went 2 for 4 with a run, home run, 3 RBI, and a strikeout. Tyler Wilson pitched 7.1 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 ER with 7 strikeouts.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Augusta 4, Delmarva 9	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
47-69	Box Score	Off
Gregory Lorenzo went 2 for 4 with 2 runs, a walk, and a strikeout. Glynn Davis went 2 for 4 with 2 runs, a double, 2 walks, and a strikeout. Connor Narron went 1 for 4 with run, walk, and a strikeout. Michael Ohlman went 2 for 3 with a run, 2 doubles, and 2 RBI. Mikey Planeta went 3 for 5 with 3 runs, a double, triple, and 2 RBI. Wynston Sawyer went 3 for 5 with a double and 3 RBI. Jason Esposito went 1 for 5 with an RBI and 3 strikeouts. Mychal Givens went 2 for 5. Dudley Leonora went 0 for 4 with a walk and 3 strikeouts. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 5 innings, allowing 3 hits and 1 ER with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Connecticut 3, Aberdeen 1	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
22-31	Box Score	Connecticut Tigers	Home	2:35 PM	Kevin Gausman
Creede Simpson went 0 for 4. Torsten Boss went 1 for 4 with a strikeout. Cameron Edman went 1 for 3 with a run and double. Bennett Parry pitched 4 innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 ER with 2 walks and 10 strikeouts. Sander Beck pitched 2 scoreless innings.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Orioles 1, Rays 4	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
22-26	Box Score	GCL Twins	Home	12:00 PM	N/A
Raymond Hunnicutt went 1 for 3 with a strikeout. Adrian Marin went 1 for 3 with a run, a double, and a strikeout. Manuel Hernandez went 1 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout. Hector Veloz went 1 for 3 with a double and strikeout.

The Orioles signed RHP Chris Green.

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Renegade Pick: When one [of us] ranks a player on our list and the player doesn’t appear on any of the other [two lists]. The [person] that ranks the player is the renegade.

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• Ryan Adams went 2-4 with a BB.
• L.J. Hoes went 2-4 with a BB.
• Joe Mahoney went 1-5 with a Double and RBI.
• Ronny Paulino went 0-2 with 2 RBI and 2 BB.
• Blake Davis went 3-5.
• Dana Eveland (W, 4-4) pitched 6.0 innings with 3 H, 2 R (0 ER), 3 K, 3 BB allowed.
• Pedro Viola pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 1 BB allowed.
• Oscar Villarreal pitched 2.0 innings with 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 K, 0 BB allowed.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Bowie 8, Altoona 7	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
59-55	Box Score	Altoona Curve	Away	7:00 PM	Jacob Pettit
Buck Britton went 2-5. Robbie Widlansky went 2-4 with a Double. Rhyne Hughes went 2-3 with a Tiple, 3 RBI and a BB. Manny Machado went 2-3 with a RBI and a BB. Ronnie Welty went 2-4 with a Double and Solo HR. Mike Wright pitched 5.0 innings with 8 H, 6 R (4 ER), 6 K, 1 BB allowed. Clayton Schrader (W, 1-0) pitched 2.2 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 3 BB allowed. Kyler Newby (S, 11) pitched 1.1 innings with 1 H, 1 R, 2 K, 2 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
		Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
46-66	OFF	Lynchburg Hillcats	Home	7:00 PM	Matt Bywater
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Delmarva 4, Greensboro 5	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
45-66	Box Score	OFF
Mike Planeta went 2-5 with a RBI. Jerome Pena went 2-5. Connor Narron went 1-5 with a Double and 2 RBI. Michael Ohlman went 1-4 with a RBI and BB. Roderick Bernadina went 2-4. Miguel Chalas pitched 5.0 innings with 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 K, 1 BB allowed. Bobby Wilkins pitched 2.0 innings with 2 H, 2 R, 1 K, 1 BB allowed. Gene Escat pitched 2.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed. Jesse Beal (L, 2-4) pitched 1.2 innings with 5 H, 1 R, 1 K, 1 BB allowed.
Notes
Nick Delmonico was placed on the DL. Matt Taylor was placed on the DL.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Aberdeen 4, State College 1	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
19-29	Box Score	Tri-City ValleyCats	Home	7:05 PM	Lex Rutledge
Anthony Vega went 2-4 with a SB. Creede Simpson went 2-4. Lucas Herbst went 2-4 with a Double and 2 RBI. Joel Hutter went 1-4 with a Double and RBI. Scott Kalush went 2-4 with a RBI. Will Howard went 1-4 with a SB. Kevin Gausman pitched 3.0 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed. Cameron Coffey (W, 2-5) pitched 5.0 innings with 2 H, 1 R, 3 K, 2 BB allowed. Tom Winegardner (S, 4) pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Orioles 5, Red Sox 6	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
18-25	Box Score	GCL Red Sox	Home	12:00 PM	N/A
Adrian Marin went 1-5 with a SB. Hector Veloz went 1-4 with a BB. Jalen Simmons went 2-4 with a Triple, 3 RBI and a BB. Kevin Grendell pitched 2.2 innings with 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 K, 3 BB allowed. Yi-Hsiang Lin pitched 1.1 innings with 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed. Joseph Yermal pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed.\ Dioni Dominguez pitched 1.2 innings with 3 H, 2 R, 2 K, 2 BB allowed. Duke Porter pitched 0.2 innings with 2 H, 1 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed. Jose Figuereo pitched 1.2 innings with 2 H, 1 R, 2 K, 3 BB allowed. Jake Pintar (L, 0-2) pitched 1.0 inning with 1 H, 1 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.

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• Xavier Avery went 1-4.
• Ryan Adams went 2-3 with a Double.
• Zach Clark (L, 2-1) pitched 6.0 innings with 5 H, 1 R, 6 K, 3 BB allowed.
• Pat Egan pitched 3.0 innings with 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed.

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Trenton 5, Bowie 1	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
58-55	Box Score	Altoona Curve	Away	7:00 PM	Mike Wright
Manny Machado went 1-4. Buck Britton went 2-4. Caleb Joseph went 1-2 with a BB. Jonathan Schoop went 0-3 with a BB. Robert Hinton pitched 4.0 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 6 K, 0 BB allowed. Jason Gurka (L, 2-1) pitched 3.0 innings with 5 H, 3 R, 3 K, 1 BB allowed. Andy Loomis pitched 2.0 innings with 4 H, 2 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Frederick 2, Myrtle Beach 3	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
46-66	Box Score	OFF
Steve Bumbry went 1-3 with a BB. Glynn Davis went 1-3. Garabez Rosa went 2-2 with a BB and RBI. Trent Howard (L, 3-8) pitched 6.0 innings with 5 H, 2 R, 6 K, 1 BB allowed. David Walters pitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Delmarva 3, Greensboro 4	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
45-66	Box Score	Greensboro Grasshoppers	Away	12:30 PM	Miguel Chalas
Jerome Pena went 1-3 with a Double and a BB. Michael Ohlman went 1-3 with a RBI and BB. Brenden Webb went 1-3 with a Double, BB and SB. Roderick Bernadina went 2-4. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 5.0 innings with 4 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB allowed. Juan Guzman (L, 1-1) pitched 2.2 innings with 5 H, 4 R, 4 K, 3 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
	Aberdeen 10, Williamsport 9	Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
18-29	Box Score	State College Spikes	Away	7:05 PM	Kevin Gausman
Gregory Lorenzo went 3-5 with a RBI and 2 SB. Lucas Herbst went 2-5 with a Triple and 2 RBI. Joel Hutter went 2-5 with a RBI. Torsten Boss went 2-4 with a Double, 2 RBI and a BB. Sam Kimmel went 4-5. Brady Wager pitched 3.2 innings with 5 H, 8 R (3 ER), 2 K, 2 BB allowed. Bennett Parry pitched 3.1 innings with 4 H, 1 R, 3 K, 2 BB allowed. Jose Nivar (W, 2-0) puitched 1.0 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 1 BB allowed. Tom Winegardner (S, 3) pitched 1.0 inning with 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed.
Notes

	Today’s Result	Tomorrow
		Opponent	Location	Time	Starter
18-24	OFF	GCL Red Sox	Away	12:00 PM	N/A

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