by Rob Shields | Aug 26, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
This has been a very up and down season for the Baltimore Orioles. They have played better than their record indicates but, as Bill Parcels used to say, you are what your record says you are and the Orioles record says they are a middle of the road, 500 baseball team....
by Rob Shields | Jul 25, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
As I write this, the Baltimore Orioles are 46-49. They are 7 games behind the Yankees for the Division lead and 5.5 back of the Twins for the second Wild Card. Currently, the Orioles have 4 teams in front of them for the second WC. Texas is also tied with them at the...
by Rob Shields | Jul 7, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
As I write this, the Orioles are in second place in the tightly bunched AL East. They are 1.5 games out and in the midst of a stretch of games where they have lost 6 out of 8. They are less than a handful of games above .500 and are in a very competitive division and...
by Rob Shields | Jun 20, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
To get some insight on the Orioles 2015 draft, as well as some of their minor league talent, I asked Nick Faleris for his thoughts. Faleris is well known on our board and he just finished up doing work on the draft for Perfect Game. He is also a contributor for...
by Rob Shields | Jun 17, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
On May 15, 2014, Zach Britton became the Orioles closer. It was a quality year, as he had a 1.65 ERA, threw 76.1 IP and he converted 90% of his saves. His peripheral stats were all over the map. Despite that low ERA, his FIP was 3.13 and his xFIP was 2.82. He had a K...
