by Patrick Dougherty | Jan 26, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Power hitters are said to offer protection to those batting before them in the lineup. The idea is that with a force warming up on deck, a pitcher will throw more strikes in hopes that he won’t be giving the opposing hitter a free pass and an RBI or that a...
by Chris Stoner | Jan 25, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles have as much as another $17M they could spend before the season. Based on that, it is fair to anticipate there will be some external additions before the season starts. How that available salary will be allocated is anyone’s guess though.(You can...
by Patrick Dougherty | Jan 23, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
During the second coming of the polar vortex, the BSL O’s Analysts teamed up for another roundtable discussion. Share your thoughts on the questions posed to the team on the BSL forums. The Orioles seem to be counting on improved seasons from Nick Markakis, Matt...
by Jeff Long | Jan 23, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Recently the BSL team got a request to take a look at what would be the results of teams going to a 2-run save rule. The thought process here is that if teams would win the vast majority of games when entering the ninth when up by three runs, then why not only use...
by Gary Armida | Jan 23, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Wednesday January 22nd may be a key day in the 2014 Baltimore Orioles’ season. The divide in the American League East division became more pronounced as the three teams have widened the gap between the other two.The Yankees will get all of the headlines of the day as...
by Gary Armida | Jan 19, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
It wasn’t all that long ago when Nick Markakis represented a crop of young, up and coming outfielders. Markakis was the new breed of baseball player–he got on base, hit for a bit of power, ran the bases well, and played stellar defense. He peaked in 2008 as a 24...
