Tillman Turning Heads in Minors
How lofty are the expectations for Tillman? He was one of five players the Orioles received from the Seattle Mariners when they traded Erik Bedard in February 2008. Two of the others, closer George Sherrill and outfielder Adam Jones, have made an American League All-Star team. And Tillman is still considered by some to be the jewel of the deal.
"The ceiling is so high on this kid, I don’t know what else to tell you," said Norfolk pitching coach Mike Griffin. "His ability to adjust or adapt to things very quickly at such a young age is phenomenal. I’ve never had a young pitcher … adapt and correct things immediately the way he can. It’s something you can’t teach, it’s something he has within himself."
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