by Jonathan Mitchell | Sep 4, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Darren O’Day’s name is not commonly among those listed when we talk about the best relievers in the game. Heck, his name probably does not even come up when we talk about the best relievers in the Baltimore Orioles’ bullpen. Well, that needs to...
by Patrick Dougherty | Sep 3, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Every year, it seems like a new young pitcher makes waves in the playoffs. Last year, the Cardinals’ Shelby Miller and Michael Wacha thrust themselves into the public eye with spectacular postseason performances. While it didn’t hurt that they both had...
by Jeff Long | Sep 1, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Kevin Gausman has been both elite and pedestrian this season. While that can be frustrating, Gausman has shown all of the tools that made him a consensus top prospect in baseball.Discuss Gausman’s 2014 season and his role in the postseason rotation on the BSL...
by Jeff Long | Aug 24, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how Ubaldo Jimenez would fair as a reliever. My plan outlined a successful two-pitch approach for Jimenez as a bullpen arm. That was written about three weeks before Jimenez was officially demoted to bullpen duty, something that...
by Jonathan Mitchell | Aug 23, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles continue to take blow after blow when it comes to injured young stars. The Orioles have already lost Matt Wieters for the season, a major loss on both sides of the ball, and now they have lost Manny Machado, another two-way contributor.(You can...
by Jonathan Mitchell | Aug 22, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles currently sit with the third highest team winning percentage in all of baseball. They are 8.5 games ahead of both the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays (who are both losing as I write this) in the American League East and look to be the...