Orioles pitching prospect Jake Arrieta is getting the call on thursday presumably to debut against the Yankees. He's been highly successful in AAA this year, with a 1.85 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 7.9 K/9. We of course know this means nothing to predict major league success, but is nevertheless a positive sign.
His 2010 walk rate is the highest of his professional career, at 4.2 per 9 innings. His strikeouts are trending down. And he's going to pitch for the Orioles. Unpositive signs. Personally I've been burned enough by Baltimore pitching and I'm not yet looking slum down that far.
Random trivia: Arrieta holds the record for the largest signing bonus for a fifth round draft pick ($1.1 million).
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