Fansided · Apr 23, 2019
Baltimore Orioles: Growing Strikeouts On The Farm
Pitchers in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system are putting up some impressive strikeout numbers so far in 2019.
When Mike Elias was named Executive Vice-President and General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles, he brought with him Sig Mejdal as Assistant General Manager of Analytics. Both came to Baltimore after a successful run in Houston with the Astros.
The pair brought with them an analytical approach to performance and player development. Part of that was referred to by Elias as a “special sauce”. That “sauce” was one of the reasons behind the Astros’ AAA, AA, A-Adv. and A-Low teams all leading their respective leagues in strikeouts in 2018.