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[BobPhelan]

AA: 4-4, 3.22 ERA, 44.2 IP, 46 K, 17 BB, 1.21 WHIP

[BobPhelan]

AA: 5-4, 2.97 ERA, 57.2 IP, 63 K, 21 BB, 1.13 WHIP

[BobPhelan]

AA: 7-5, 2.65 ERA, 74.2 IP, 78 K, 29 BB, 1.13 WHIP

[BSLChrisStoner]

Balt Sun: Orioles pitching prospect Keegan Akin riding sneaky fastball to standout season at Double-A Bowie

[CA-ORIOLE]

Some good news. Anybody think Akin gets called up this year. 

[JeremyStrain]

Some good news. Anybody think Akin gets called up this year. 

 

Probably. I've seen him a couple times this year, he just happened to be pitching when we took the girls to a couple games, looks good, but not so overwhelmingly dominant that I would be looking to move him up this season. This season is lost already, send him to AAA see how he does for this year, and then give him a shot to force his way onto the team in Spring Training. But you know the O's...they will keep doing that just enough attempt at competing to keep them from rebuilding, and not enough rebuilding to ever compete thing.

[BobPhelan]

AA: 8-5. 2.63 ERA, 85.2 IP, 92 K, 38 BB, 1.16 WHIP

[BobPhelan]

AA: 9-6, 2.91 ERA, 92.2 IP, 100 K, 46 BB, 1.22 WHIP

[BobPhelan]

AA: 10-6, 2.84 ERA, 104.2 IP, 107 K, 50 BB, 1.23 WHIP

[Hooded Viper]

What is Aikin's floor and ceiling?  Is he comparable to anyone?  He is certainly kicking ass at AA.

[glenn__davis]

What is Aikin's floor and ceiling? Is he comparable to anyone? He is certainly kicking ass at AA.

Ceiling is probably a #3 / #4 starter. He should at minimum be a good left reliever though.

Next year's starting rotation competition is going to be very interesting. You're going to have Cobb, Bundy and Cashner, and then 2 spots that to me are going to be wide open.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Probably. I've seen him a couple times this year, he just happened to be pitching when we took the girls to a couple games, looks good, but not so overwhelmingly dominant that I would be looking to move him up this season. This season is lost already, send him to AAA see how he does for this year, and then give him a shot to force his way onto the team in Spring Training. But you know the O's...they will keep doing that just enough attempt at competing to keep them from rebuilding, and not enough rebuilding to ever compete thing.

Based on the acquired targets from this firesale, I think this comment holds up.

[SportsGuy]

Ceiling is probably a #3 / #4 starter. He should at minimum be a good left reliever though.

Next year's starting rotation competition is going to be very interesting. You're going to have Cobb, Bundy and Cashner, and then 2 spots that to me are going to be wide open.

His ceiling is higher than a 3/4.

[glenn__davis]

His ceiling is higher than a 3/4.

 

I think his ceiling is a 3/4.

[BSLChrisStoner]

I think his ceiling is a 3/4.

Yeah, I'm interested to see him, but haven't ever thought he projected as possibly more than that. If he is 'just' that, that's awesome.

[BobPhelan]

Nothing wrong with a 3/4. That’s what I see in his upside as well.

[BobPhelan]

AA: 14-6, 2.77 ERA, 130 IP, 135 K, 56 BB, 1.18 WHIP

[BobPhelan]

AA: 14-7, 3.27 ERA, 137.2 IP, 142 K, 58 BB, 1.25 WHIP

[BSLChrisStoner]

Orioles.com: Akin looks to build on career year in minors

[BSLChrisStoner]

BSL: https://www.baltimor...ring-2019-10-1/

 

(#6) Keegan Akin, LHP

Ceiling: 50 Risk: High  ETA: 2019  Role Description: League Average Starter (#4/#5 SP)
Ht/Wt: 6’0” / 225 lbs.          B/T: L/L         Highest Level: AA             Age (as of April 1, 2019): 24y, 0m
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Though he did it fairly quietly, Akin dominated the Eastern League in 2018 en route to being named the circuit’s Pitcher of the Year. Baltimore’s second-rounder from Western Michigan in 2016, Akin would reach the mid-90s as a college junior but pitched at 89-to-92 mph his first year of pro ball. That old velocity returned last year, and his fastball was touching 95-to-96 mph late into starts by season’s end. Akin throws a slider and curve that both grade as average, changing the shape of his breaking ball based on situation and batter handedness. His changeup grades as a playable offering, enough to play as a fourth pitch and keep hitters off balance. We’re bullish on Akin and have been for some time, expecting him to crack Baltimore’s rotation at some point next season. Nothing blows you away, but Akin is a fairly safe prospect that could finish as a reliable back-rotation starter.