by Zach Spedden | Aug 6, 2018 | Baltimore Orioles
Following the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the Baltimore Orioles 40-man roster has taken on a completely different look. Many of the team’s most recognizable players are gone, allowing the Orioles to begin a major rebuild toward what the club hopes will be...
by Rob Shields | Aug 3, 2018 | Baltimore Orioles
Last week, I wrote an article saying that just because the Orioles dealt Manny Machado and Zach Britton, that we shouldn’t call this a rebuild, at least not yet. A few days later, the Orioles also traded one of their impending free agents, Brad Brach. Trading...
by Bob Harkins | Aug 1, 2018 | Baltimore Orioles
The dust has settled on a pretty turbulent trade deadline and it’s time to look around and survey the situation. Manny Machado is gone, which was no surprise. Same with Zach Britton, Brad Brach and Darren O’Day. In a mild surprise, Jonathan Schoop was dealt away to...
by Brandon Warne | Jul 31, 2018 | Baltimore Orioles
The Manny Machado deal more or less signaled it, but the Baltimore Orioles continued to embrace the “tear it to the studs” approach as the 2018 trade deadline approached on Tuesday afternoon. While center fielder Adam Jones will remain in Baltimore for the rest of the...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 27, 2018 | Baltimore Orioles
One of the primary frustrations of the 1998-2011 era of futility, was how much time was wasted by the Baltimore Orioles not rebuilding correctly. That began to change before the 2008 season when the Orioles traded Erik Bedard to Seattle, and brought back the package...
by Rob Shields | Jul 25, 2018 | Baltimore Orioles
Late last night, we received word that the Orioles had dealt Zach Britton to the rival New York Yankees for a package of 3 minor league pitchers. This was another signal of the Orioles waiving the white flag on what could go down as the worst season in their history,...