Against The Grain – Orioles Edition

On the ‘Dan Patrick Show’ one of the regular segments by contributor Andrew ‘McLovin’ Perloff is ‘Against The Grain.’ The premise being that Perloff takes a stand against perceived conventional wisdom. With respect to Perloff, I am...

Is Mark Reynolds a Goner?

The Baltimore Orioles have until midnight tonight to either offer first baseman Mark Reynolds arbitration, or a new contract, but neither seems likely to happen at this point. It’s been expected all off-season that the Orioles would decline his $11.5 million dollar...

The Orioles Trade For Danny Valencia

Yesterday, the Orioles traded cash considerations for Danny Valencia of the Red Sox.  Why are they called cash considerations?  Why isn’t it just referred to as cash?  The Orioles received Danny Valencia in exchange for cash.  That should be the headline....

Mike Pelfrey: A Risk Worth Taking

Continuing to explore opportunities in the free agent market that may present themselves to the Baltimore Orioles as potential bargains let’s turn our attention to Mike Pelfrey. The New York Mets (reportedly) plan to non-tender Pelfrey, who had Tommy John Surgery in...
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