by Jonathan Bernhardt | Feb 18, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
It could be another good year in Baltimore.I’m not one for picking the Orioles to do well; for one, it goes against my ingrained instincts as a fan from the early part of this century, but as an analyst there’s a specific sort of team I like — lots of balanced...
by Patrick Dougherty | Feb 16, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Batters rarely learn the strike zone suddenly and on the fly. Fangraphs has previously shown that O-Swing% correlates highly from one year to the next, something that I have confirmed and expanded upon. Nearly 65% of the variation in 2014 O-Swing rates across Major...
by Rob Shields | Feb 15, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
As I type this, it is about 15 degrees outside and the wind chill makes it feel even colder. Weather like this can’t help but make you think about how you can’t wait for winter to be over and spring to begin. Well, my unofficial start to spring comes this week, when...
by Jeff Long | Feb 12, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
On April 6th the Orioles will play the first game of their season against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg. They’ll play three games in Florida before having a day off and then coming home to host Toronto in their home opener. The O’s first home stand includes...
by Patrick Dougherty | Feb 11, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
At first, you might expect, like I did, that the birth months of MLB players would be relatively uniformly distributed. Being born in a particular month shouldn’t give someone an advantage in reaching the Majors. But in looking at all MLB players in history, we...
by Rob Shields | Feb 8, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
In the previous few weeks, I have looked at the Orioles rotation and bullpen. In part 3 of my series, today I will look at the Orioles position players.The Orioles will once again put out a lineup that has good power and a low OBP, although I do think we have some...
