by Tucker Blair | Dec 6, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
The Rule 5 draft took place today (December 6th), and the general consensus was that this year had a solid crop of talent to choose from. There were 15 players selected in the MLB phase this season, compared to 12 in 2011. The Orioles selected LHP TJ McFarland out of...
by Tucker Blair | Nov 30, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles DFA’d first basemen Joe Mahoney after their acquisition of Danny Valencia yesterday. Today we have learned that the Marlins claimed Mahoney off waivers. With this move, the Orioles 40-man roster stays at 38. I saw Mahoney play quite a bit the past...
by Tucker Blair | Nov 16, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
The stolen base is a fascinating aspect of baseball. Some may argue that it can be a hindrance at times. However, we all know that a true “base-threat” can completely alter the outcome of a game. In 2012 we saw the likes of Mike Trout (90.7 SB%), Michael...
by Tucker Blair | Nov 14, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles entered the 2012 season with a much stronger bullpen on paper. As the season unfolded, there was clarity with that presumption on the field. With Jim Johnson and Pedro Strop manning the back-end of the bullpen most of the year, and Darren O’Day...
by Tucker Blair | Nov 9, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
Baseball America has been busy putting together their organizational prospect lists the last couple weeks; Baltimore Sports and Life has reached out to Jim Callis (Baseball America) for his thoughts on the Orioles prospects and both of our prospect lists. You can read...
