by Dan Moroz | Jul 30, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
When Chris Tillman came over to the Orioles in the Erik Bedard trade*, he was a 20 year old in Double-A. Tall, big fastball, huge curve. You could dream on him becoming the O’s number one starter one day. He was called up to the Majors in 2009 and showed some...
by Patrick Dougherty | Jul 29, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
It’s no secret that strikeouts are important parts of a baseball game. While there’s plenty of evidence to show that it’s just another out (no more or less valuable than a fielder’s choice, by some measures) strikeouts are undeniably important...
by Jeff Long | Jul 27, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
For a very long time, there was no confusion around the Orioles’ plans at the trade deadline. For the better part of two decades they were unequivocally sellers, with the ability to move major league assets for minor league ones. They didn’t necessarily...
by Rob Shields | Jul 25, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
As I write this, the Baltimore Orioles are 46-49. They are 7 games behind the Yankees for the Division lead and 5.5 back of the Twins for the second Wild Card. Currently, the Orioles have 4 teams in front of them for the second WC. Texas is also tied with them at the...
by Dan Moroz | Jul 22, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Jake Arrieta.Over the last two seasons, he’s been slightly worse than Clayton Kershaw. Sometimes that sort of sentence construction would indicate sarcasm – Delmon Young is slightly worse than Mike Trout* – but not in this case. Kershaw has the...
by Jonathan Bernhardt | Jul 17, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The Baltimore Orioles are 3.5 games out of first place in the American League East going into the second half of the season, well within the hunt for one of the two Wild Card spots, and a generally strong team with some key performers that can hope to get a bit better...
