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I couldn't help it.  Then I re-wound and laughed again.
Wilhelmsen is aiming to be our version of Papelbon: a starter shoved in the pen because of need and kept there because he excels at it.
Until we get some pitchers in the pen to even make that an argument, I don't see how we let him out.  And he's fine with it.  He struggled as a starter when we sent him back to AA to stretch him out for that purpose, and we gave up on it.
Too soon?  Maybe.  But with the rotation arms we have coming up I dunno that he's ever getting out while on our team.  2015 Orioles, like you said.  He's just at an age where by the end of his club control he's gonna be in his mid-30s.  He'll have to live as a closer being paid millions, I guess.
Oh, and Jeff:  Lonnie has several videos of young farm pitching, including teen phenom Victor Sanchez that he should be getting today, and he'd like your input on their motion breakdown.  Might wanna get in contact with him about that, see if you can cross-pollinate.
The arms just keep on comin...
~G