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They had to put him somewhere. They put him as the 3rd team DH. Too good to be left off. Congrats.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/co ... 616aa.html

Has he signed with Baltimore yet?

no.......but is reported to be VERY close to signing. The deal is supposedly worked out. Probably this weekend.

factman wrote:no.......but is reported to be VERY close to signing. The deal is supposedly worked out. Probably this weekend.

Good call factman. Nolan's signing was announced on the 18th.

NEW GUYS: The Orioles announced that they've signed 16 players they selected in last week's first-year player draft. They previously introduced first-round pick Brandon Snyder to the media.
The signees include outfielder Nolan Reimold (second round), right-handed pitcher Reid Hamblet (fifth), right-hander William Owen (sixth), outfielder Robert Andrews (seventh), right-hander Corye Spoone (eighth), right-hander Ryan Stadanlick (10th), left-hander Michael Gallaway (11th), catcher Kyle Dahlberg (13th) first baseman Mark Fleisher (14th) right-hander Jeffrey Moore (17th), shortstop Ryan Steinbach (20th), shortstop Stuart Musslewhite (24th), right-hander Daniel Lonsberry (25th), outfielder Miguel Abreu (28th) and left-hander Mark Horner (41st).
A few of the signees may play for the Class A Aberdeen Ironbirds, while the majority will be headed for Baltimore's rookie league affiliate at Bluefield, WVa.

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bi ... _18-01/SPO

My sources are pretty good!!!

Nolan scored the first and only run for his new team the Aberdeen Ironbirds. He hit a double his first at bat. Nolan had two of the teams four hits last evening. Not to shabby of a start.

http://www.ironbirdsbaseball.com/news/?id=7867

Nolan went 3-4 on Saturday and is now 7-16 to start his pro career.

He went 0 for 4 yesterday, but still has a .350 average. Pretty soon they'll be pitching around him, considering the whole Aberdeen team has scored 12 runs in 6 games and obviously haven't won a game yet.

Sounds like he's playing some quality ball. I haven't followed many players through the minors. How quickly could he move up if he keeps hitting this well?

Only a slight possibility that he'll go to low-A Delmarva. He'll have to continue to impress and start hitting with power. Also, he'll have to luck out that the low class-A team's RF either gets called up or injured. Even then he may not see a promotion. There's a chance he improves well at the fall instructional league and impresses in the spring that he'll start in high-A next year. Too early to say.

Now that I say he need to start hitting with power, Nolan hit his first minor league HR tonight, and has 5 RBI. In the top of the ninth he is 2 for 5 with a double and HR.

Check out more info from O's fans about Nolan Reimold here:

http://www.orioleshangout.com/forums/sh ... hp?t=21201

Nolan is off to a good start 10-28 .357 avg. Hope he continues to play well and has a great career!!

Nolan had a HUGE game last night:

4-4, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 3 RBI

For the season so far:

.375 AVG
5 2Bs
1 3B
4 HRs
11 RBI
5 BBs
14 Ks
.444 OBP
.771 SLG
.1215 OPS

If he keeps this up, he may even move up a level this summer. I've also seen Nolan have at least 2 assists, one at 3B and one at home.

He's leading the league in slugging %, OPS, and 6th in batting average.

Great Start for Nolan!!! Where is the next level at if he gets called up.