by Matthew Kory | Jan 7, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
While analytics get slagged in public from time to time, the truth is that virtually all teams depend on various in-house numbers to grade their players. In the public space we have WAR, WARP, VORP, and POOP, and OK fine I made that last one up, but the point is there...
by Matthew Kory | Dec 21, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles
This is the time of year to remember what you are grateful for in your life. Orioles fans have much to celebrate, though admittedly the majority of that which is baseball-related happened before the first Bush administration. There may not be a more loyal fanbase than...
by Matthew Kory | Dec 10, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles
There’s a theory that rebuilding teams need to pick the right moment to go for it, the exact right time to jump into the metaphorical deep end and add big important pieces to create their next World Series contender. If that’s so, then when is that moment for the...
by Matthew Kory | Dec 2, 2020 | Major League Baseball
A belated welcome to the off-season, baseball fans. It appears the world won’t be destroyed, at least immanently, so the quest for the perfect baseball off-season continues. My excellent colleague Bob Harkins will be discussing the National League and making as many...
by Matthew Kory | Nov 21, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles
In a not completely unsurprising move, the Orioles designated Renato Nunez for assignment. The move saves Baltimore somewhere between $2-$4 million depending on what they would have had to pay him through arbitration, and opens up a spot on the team’s 40 man roster....
