nice article on Reimold

commonsense · Post by **commonsense** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:14 pm

http://www.orioleshangout.com/article.asp?ID=849

"Figueroa says Reimold was timed at 6.5 seconds in a 60-yard dash, and says he’s much faster than Nick Markakis in terms of speed. In fact, Figueroa says Reimold has Markakis beat in terms of speed, power, and outfield arm. It’s not unreasonable, according to Figueroa, to think that Reimold can become a 40-40 player at the big league level."

Pretty high praise from his manager!! I think Markakis was runner up for american league ROY last year but I'm not sure....

UK Peregrine · Post by **UK Peregrine** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:12 pm

Nice article, thanks for the link.

BTW, Markakis finished something like 6th, behind Verlander, Papelbon, Liriano, Johjima and Weaver. Regardless, Markakis is a very solid player and Reimold being compared to Nick bodes well for his chances to make a debut in the major leagues before long.