by Paul Sporer | Mar 23, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
A fast start in the Grapefruit League (.349 AVG, .953 OPS) is only fanning the flames of excitement on Jonathan Schoop for 2016. He popped 16 homers in 481 plate appearances back in 2014 and bested that pace last year with 15 in 321 plate appearances. Who knows what...
by Paul Sporer | Mar 9, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
The signing of Pedro Alvarez has brought on much derision for the Orioles as they are now loaded with premium strikeout batters in the heart of the order (to say nothing of the fact that they’re also premium power bats, but we know that) in the form of Chris Davis,...
by Paul Sporer | Feb 25, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
Chris Tillman entered 2015 on the heels of back-to-back 200+ IP seasons with solid sub-4.00 ERAs and looked like a reliable mid-rotation arm, though judging his 4.22 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) in those two seasons, he was more of a #4-starter than an emerging...
by Paul Sporer | Feb 19, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
A surefire way to tell you’re obsessed with baseball in a potentially unhealthy way is if you actively seek out Non-Roster Invitees to see who is headed where this spring. Additionally, I could easily lie to y’all and say I only did it for this piece, but it was the...
by Paul Sporer | Feb 11, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles
On Tuesday afternoon, news came out that the Orioles are nearing a three-year deal with Yovani Gallardo worth between $40-45 million dollars. Gallardo declined the Rangers’ qualifying offer which means he has draft pick compensation tied to him and will cost the...
