The Shortstop Market and Suitors

The Shortstop Market and Suitors

Whether you’re listening to our podcasts, reading our articles, or bantering on the message boards, you’ve heard somebody at Baltimore Sports and Life talking about the upcoming shortstop free agent market. It represents a huge opportunity for the Orioles to spend...
Austin Hays’ Place In The Plan

Austin Hays’ Place In The Plan

Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is calculated such that a league-average player is 20 runs better than a freely available replacement. We also write that as 2.0 WAR or two wins better than replacement level. Austin Hays is a league-average player. He has three “full”...
Cloned Orioles: Jorge Mateo

Cloned Orioles: Jorge Mateo

Back in June, I wrote about the uncanny similarities between Ryan Mountcastle and Nick Castellanos. They remain near-perfect baseball clones – and possibly the two most-similar players I’ve ever observed. Today, we have Jorge Mateo under the spotlight. I’ll come right...
AL ROY Update

AL ROY Update

As the dog days of summer slip behind us for the cooler climes of September, the AL Rookie of the Year race is entering full swing. According to oddsmakers, it’s a two-man race between Julio Rodriguez and Baltimore’s hometown hero Adley Rutschman. Let’s begin with a...
Orioles: Projections Revisited

Orioles: Projections Revisited

Back in late-March, I submitted my debut article for BSL entitled “The Projections Are Dire.” The projections might have been dire, but the outcome has been lovely. Today, we’re going to look back in an attempt to understand just what has happened. As you might...
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