by Chris Stoner | Jul 12, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
With a 3-2 Sunday loss to the Washington Nationals, the Baltimore Orioles enter the All-Star break at 44-44 overall. Here we review what we’ve seen from the O’s to date, and project what awaits during the remainder of the year.(You can discuss this on the...
by Patrick Dougherty | Jul 8, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Baseball players are assumed to follow a general aging curve that peaks around age 27, when his physical and mental attributes are perfectly tuned. At 27, so the thought goes, players have been in the Major Leagues or around the game long enough to grasp the intricate...
by Jonathan Bernhardt | Jul 8, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Do the Orioles need pitching?Well, in the macro sense, the answer to this question is always “yes.” Quality pitching is the most valuable commodity in baseball, thanks to its rarity and fragility. Even teams like the New York Mets and Washington Nationals could stand...
by Rob Shields | Jul 7, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
As I write this, the Orioles are in second place in the tightly bunched AL East. They are 1.5 games out and in the midst of a stretch of games where they have lost 6 out of 8. They are less than a handful of games above .500 and are in a very competitive division and...
by Rob Shields | Jun 20, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
To get some insight on the Orioles 2015 draft, as well as some of their minor league talent, I asked Nick Faleris for his thoughts. Faleris is well known on our board and he just finished up doing work on the draft for Perfect Game. He is also a contributor for...
by Rob Shields | Jun 17, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
On May 15, 2014, Zach Britton became the Orioles closer. It was a quality year, as he had a 1.65 ERA, threw 76.1 IP and he converted 90% of his saves. His peripheral stats were all over the map. Despite that low ERA, his FIP was 3.13 and his xFIP was 2.82. He had a K...
