by Chris Stoner | Jan 15, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
As always, I was joined by my colleagues Bob Harkins and Matt Kory to discuss the Orioles and MLB. Topics included: A Jonathan Villar reunion?A look at fastball spin rate. What to expect from young O’s in ’21?What’s the next step for Santander?Nick...
by Nick Stevens | Jan 14, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
Going into the 2020 season, I spent a lot of time and a number of articles focusing heavily on the Baltimore Orioles bullpen, expecting the group to be not just a viable unit on a bad team, but a legitimate unit that was going to stand out. And stand out they did....
by Matthew Kory | Jan 14, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles are in the midst of a rebuild and perhaps the first interesting potential cornerstone player who has reached the major league team is Ryan Mountcastle. Mountcastle was picked out of high school in the supplemental portion of the first round of the 2015 MLB...
by Chris Stoner | Jan 9, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
As always, I was joined by my colleagues Bob Harkins and Matt Kory to discuss the Orioles and MLB. Topics included: – Nick Stevens’ article on the Orioles starting pitching – Matt’s article on Brandon Hyde – Zach Spedden’s articles...
by Matthew Kory | Jan 7, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
While analytics get slagged in public from time to time, the truth is that virtually all teams depend on various in-house numbers to grade their players. In the public space we have WAR, WARP, VORP, and POOP, and OK fine I made that last one up, but the point is there...
by Nick Stevens | Jan 6, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
The calendar has finally flipped to 2021, bringing with it a sense of optimism and a bit of hope for better times after a year that left very few unscathed. On the baseball diamond, a new year brings the return of minor league baseball, a hopeful return of fans to...