by Patrick Dougherty | Mar 4, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
You might think that a 26-year-old, out-of-options pitcher who has struggled to maintain success in the Major Leagues would feel the pressure to get his career together. At least in Zach Britton’s case, you would be wrong. At FanFest, Britton was asked about his...
by Gary Armida | Mar 4, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
As teams settle into Spring Training, most organizations are still looking to add pieces to the organization. Most can filed away as organization depth, but some players still available can actually make an impact. The Orioles seem to be done with their shopping spree...
by Jeff Long | Mar 2, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Last season Manny Machado hit into 7 shifts. His batting average on balls in play when a shift was on was a lofty .571, while his BABIP with no shift was a more normal .324. That said, 7 samples is a ridiculously small sample size and tells us little about what...
by Patrick Dougherty | Mar 1, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles’ offense has been described a number of ways recently – boom-or-bust, stars-and-scrubs, home run leaders – and none of these phrases imply a team that can manufacture runs1 on the base path. Baltimore actually ranked 16th in stolen bases...
by Jeff Long | Feb 26, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Way back in 2007 three baseball analysts published a book titled The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball which took a look at many aspects of the game that could be improved upon through careful analysis and consideration. Among the topics discussed were...
by Gary Armida | Feb 22, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
As Spring Training heads into week number two, most teams are getting their workouts in and starting to point towards the beginning of the spring exhibition schedule. The Orioles are no different other than signing their two biggest free agent acquisitions in the past...
