by Brandon Warne | Mar 22, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles reliever Oliver Drake worked a scoreless frame in a loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, and is now up to seven scoreless innings on the spring. The 29-year-old has mixed in strikeouts with a mid-90s fastball and has flashed good secondary pitches...
by Brandon Warne | Mar 15, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
I’ve made comments about it in the past, but it does feel a little bit to me like the Orioles are imitating the Royals’ pitching plan to success. That is, supplementing a shaky-ish rotation with a strong bullpen, essentially hoping that the starter can give Buck...
by Brandon Warne | Mar 8, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
In a move that yours truly has been predicting for some time, the Baltimore Orioles locked down masher Pedro Alvarez to a one-year deal worth $5.75 million with the potential to drive it to $7 million with playing-time bonuses. All things considered, Alvarez might not...
by Brandon Warne | Mar 1, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
Fallout from the Dexter Fowler debacle has left the Orioles at the altar still looking to add perhaps another corner outfielder. We can debate over whether or not Fowler was the ideal fit, or whether the team should look elsewhere, but the facts remain the facts:...
by Brandon Warne | Feb 23, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
Since the Baltimore Orioles selected him with the fourth pick of the 2012 out of LSU, right-hander Kevin Gausman has been an enigma. As with most college pitchers selected that high, Gausman was expected to be a quick mover through an Orioles system that has been...
