For most prospects, the vast majority of them, a promotion comes with an acclimation period. The stats take a dip, the player learns what adjustments he has to make, and he either makes them and succeeds, or doesn’t and fizzles.
That’s usually the process. For Michael Baumann, it was the opposite. And that’s good news for the Orioles.
The 24-year-old right-hander was pretty good at the start of the year with High-A Frederick, pitching to a 3.83 ERA in 11 starts while posting a 1-4 record (understandable, since the Keys were a last-place team) and an impressive .