by Bob Harkins | May 15, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
One of the big revelations of the Orioles’ season so far has been the improvement of Jonathan Schoop.While the offense has overall been a disappointment, ranking 17th in Major League Baseball in runs per game (4.5), 12th in home runs (48) and 14th in OPS+ with a...
by Rob Shields | May 11, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
Since 2012, the Orioles bullpen has arguably been the strength of the team. Since then, the bullpen has finished 3rd in team ERA 3 times, first once (last year) and 6th once. The year they finished 6th, the pen had a 3.52 ERA and that’s the highest ERA they have had...
by Chris Stoner | May 7, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
Thirty games into the 2017 season, the Baltimore Orioles are 20-10.Here are some thoughts on what we’ve seen so far, and what we will be looking for going forward.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)1) Entering play Sunday the O’s were a half-game...
by Bob Harkins | May 1, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
The second half of 2016 was the Kevin Gausman we all wanted to see. He had a 3.10 ERA, struck out 8.9 per nine innings and had a .252 batting average against after the All-Star break. He dominated lefties, who hit .242 vs. his high-90s fastball and .177 against his...
by Bob Harkins | Apr 17, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
Everyone knew who the Orioles were at the start of the 2017 season.The starting pitching would for the most part get mashed around during their stints of four, five or six innings. The offense would smash a ton of homers, for the most part providing more runs than the...