Can You Take Us Higher

[A Boy Named Seo]

Yes, I am posting this so I can make a Creed reference, but this certainly seems a nice add to the Scouting Dept.

"Ken Guthrie, the Orioles scout who helped sign Jackson Holliday, Heston Kjerstad and Creed Willems, has departed the organization for a position with the Mets, two sources said."

https://www.si.com/mlb/orioles/news/baltimore-orioles-lose-top-scout-to-new-york-metshttps://www.si.com/mlb/orioles/news/baltimore-orioles-lose-top-scout-to-new-york-mets

[MFS62]

That's good news.

Thanks.

Later

[metirish]

Blind men could see this is a good move

[Fman99]

I would have made a Sly Stone reference here, were it up to me

[Edgy MD]

Seems to me that Woody was the way to go.



When Mike Elias took over the Orioles in 2018, he let go of almost the entire scouting staff, but kept Guthrie.



I imagine he's going to get a pretty senior position with the Mets.



Also worth noting that The Baltimore Banner — a non-profit outlet trying to fill the void left over from the utter gutting of the David Smith-era Baltimore Sun — broke the story.

[ashie62]

Very good news



There's an argument Elias has mismanaged some of his young prospects but the depth that they have developed is undeniable

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: When Mike Elias took over the Orioles in 2018, he let go of almost the entire scouting staff, but kept Guthrie.

I've read that when Marge Schott took over the Reds she wanted to fire the entire scouting staff because "All they do is watch baseball games".



Later

[Cowtipper]

I love Creed.