Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman: Duo Gives Orioles Fans Hope

On Thursday, July 9th, Baseball America unveiled it's Top 25 prospects in baseball, showing who tops the list at midseason.  Teams with bright farm systems, like the Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, and Baltimore Orioles were sure to have fans jumping up and down to see the list. The fan base of the Baltimore Orioles has to be excited at the moment. In the top 10, the O's had two pitching prospects (Chris Tillman, 8th, and Brian Matusz, 9th). It's especially exciting for O's fans because the team is in dire need of starting pitching. So far in the 2009 season, the O's have gotten solid pitching out of rookies Brad Bergesen (5-3, 3.59 ERA, 23 BB, 50 K) and David Hernandez (2-2, 3.94 ERA). However, outside of the two youngsters, it's a mess. Rich Hill has very inconsistent command of his fastball, and the only pitch he can control at any count is his curveball. Hill has had his fair share of good starts this year. He had good appear...