by Patrick Dougherty | Aug 22, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
If you’re anything like me, watching Orioles batters swing at the first pitch can drive you up the wall. “Take pitches!” I yell at my television, “Wait for one you can actually hit.” It’s exasperating, and in a season like 2014,...
by Patrick Dougherty | Aug 19, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Jonathan Schoop’s career has gotten off to a rough start. He’s slashing .220/.256/.361 in his first full year in the Majors, which has caused some of my BSL colleagues to question whether he’s the worst everyday offensive player in the league. Maybe...
by Jeff Long | Aug 14, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles have, for the second time in three seasons, the best bullpen in baseball. Granted, this is somewhat subjective, but if we go by WPA, or the total Win Probability Added by O’s relievers, then they’ve been the best in the game. Back in 2012 the...
by Jonathan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
As a team, your Baltimore Orioles are sitting pretty at the top of the American League East and are one of only nine teams with a wRC+ over 100 and their .323 wOBA is tied for fourth in all of baseball.If you are unfamiliar with wRC+, the basic idea is that it is an...
by Patrick Dougherty | Aug 13, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
It wasn’t long ago that Grantland’s Ben Lindbergh brought down the hard truth on the Tigers and the Athletics: having an ace pitcher doesn’t improve a team’s chances of winning in the postseason. That’s good for the Orioles, then! What if...
by Jeff Long | Aug 7, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
When the Orioles first acquired Bud Norris I wrote that he was actually two different pitchers. When facing right-handed batters he basically only threw a fastball-slider combination, but had a four-pitch mix against left-handed batters.Discuss this post and more on...
