Orioles Prospect Watch
- Southpaw Troy Patton was the best prospect to come to Baltimore in the Tejada trade. Patton’s now experiencing pain in his throwing shoulder, and has stopped pitching. The training staff needs to run some more tests, but it appears the Orioles will be faced with a decision between rehab or season-ending surgery.
- Top prospect C Matt Wieters was a big part of the O’s 9th inning comeback in today’s game. He beat out an infield single, and then scored the game-tying run on a double by Scott Moore. Wieters was 1-3 on the day, with one strikeout. Don’t look for Wieters to get the call-up before 2009.
- 19-year-old RHP Chris Tillman also pitched a scoreless inning. He did not allow a hit. This kid has filthy stuff, but is still probably two years away from joining the big league squad.
MLB Prospect News on March 2nd 2008 in C, Chris Tillman, MLBPN Top Prospects, Matt Wieters, Orioles Prospects, P, Troy Patton
