by Chris Stoner | Dec 4, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles
In the book Astroball, Baltimore Orioles General Manager Mike Elias (then with the Astros) was quoted as saying, “I don’t think we have any special insights or special knowledge, or that we’re smarter than anyone else.” Today, after the trade of Dylan Bundy to...
by Rob Shields | Nov 24, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles
Mike Elias has been at the head of the Orioles rebuilding efforts for just over one full calendar year. We know how awful the team was last year and it seems as though we are going to be in for a down year in 2020 and perhaps beyond that. I was okay with how things...
by Nick Stevens | Nov 22, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles
I have always been someone who strongly believes in the saying, “bad baseball is better than no baseball.” That was until I watched the 2018 Baltimore Orioles and then the 2019 Orioles. The past two seasons have really challenged that belief. Luckily, Austin Hays and...
by John Perrotto | Nov 22, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The Houston Astros are being investigated by Major League Baseball over allegations they have used a center-field camera at Minute Maid Park to steal catchers’ signs and tip their hitters to pitch types. Oakland Athletics right-hander Mike Fiers pitched for the Astros...
by Chris Stoner | Oct 28, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles
Game 6 of the 2019 World Series is tomorrow night, and the Houston Astros are on the verge of their second title in three years. Once that series ends, baseball’s off-season calendar will rapidly come into focus. One day after the World Series ends, eligible...
by Rob Shields | Oct 10, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles
Tim Dierkes of MLBTradeRumors.com came out with his annual projected arbitration numbers for this upcoming offseason. This list is usually referenced by many national writers as a good barometer of what to expect to see the arbitration eligible players make. He isn’t...