Jul 19th 2008 8:30PM by Mullet (author feed)
Adam Loewen was a promising pitching prospect who has to end his pitching career at the age of 24 due to a stress fracture in his left elbow … a recurring injury that has hampered Loewen’s progress before.

But notice I said “pitching career” and not “baseball career”. Because Rick Ankiel has given all of those two-way players in college hope that if something doesn’t work out on the mound, whether it be because of injury or extreme wildness, that it is possible to return to the majors as an outfielder. And that’s what Loewen wants to do.”I won’t have to have surgery. If I did choose the other road with pitching, it would be a long road with no clear ending,” Loewen said Saturday. “It’s not a simple decision, but it’s right there in front of me.” (…)

“The good news is that we have a player that is very much a hitting prospect as well,” Orioles president Andy MacPhail said. “And he has assured me he can still hit and wants to hit. So, the club is prepared to embark on that path with him. Once the season is over, we will start career No. 2 for Adam Loewen.”So what are Loewen’s hitting credentials? Find out after the jump.Continue Reading