by Rob Shields | May 31, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
With our usual apologies to former Baltimore Sun and current BaltimoreRavens.com writer, John Eisenberg, I present to you an Orioles addition of Fact/Opinion.Fact: The Orioles are 2 games out of last place, after going 4-14 in their last 18 games. They have gone from...
by Zach Spedden | May 24, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
In a few weeks, the MLB Draft will take place, giving the Baltimore Orioles and baseball’s 29 other organizations a chance to stock their farm system.Starting with the 21st-overall selection, the Orioles will look to strengthen their farm system with a solid draft...
by Brandon Warne | May 22, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
One unique perspective I’m able to bring to the table here at Baltimore Sports and Life is that I can also break down the Minnesota Twins since that’s the team I cover on a regular basis. And with a three-game set against the Twins opening on Monday night — the...
by Bob Harkins | May 15, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
One of the big revelations of the Orioles’ season so far has been the improvement of Jonathan Schoop.While the offense has overall been a disappointment, ranking 17th in Major League Baseball in runs per game (4.5), 12th in home runs (48) and 14th in OPS+ with a...
by Rob Shields | May 11, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
Since 2012, the Orioles bullpen has arguably been the strength of the team. Since then, the bullpen has finished 3rd in team ERA 3 times, first once (last year) and 6th once. The year they finished 6th, the pen had a 3.52 ERA and that’s the highest ERA they have had...
by Zach Spedden | May 9, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles
One year ago this time, Pedro Alvarez’s tenure with the Baltimore Orioles was off to a slow start. A sluggish April was carrying over into what would prove to be an even more frustrating May. Starting in June, however, Alvarez had a blistering summer that—even with a...
