by Lance Rinker | Nov 25, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
With the recent slate of teams willing to give up some of their top hitting prospects or one of their better positional players for pitching, the question must be asked – should the Baltimore Orioles seriously consider trading one, or more, of their best pitchers? Jim...
by Chris Stoner | Nov 23, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
Thanksgiving has now passed, the Winter Meetings are right around the corner, and Spring Training is beginning to loom on the horizon. Here are some general thoughts on the roster, and what we see as the biggest questions and story-lines heading into 2013 for the...
by Lance Rinker | Nov 23, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
Given that the deadline to finalize the 40-man roster for each team in baseball was this past Tuesday, November 20 at 11:59 PM, there was a flurry of activity as teams made the moves necessary to protect players they didn’t want made available in the Rule V draft, as...
by Lance Rinker | Nov 19, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
Bird Talk – Episode Three :01 – Shape of the American League East :12 – Josh Hamilton :18 – Free Agency/Bargain Hunting :26 – Special Guest Brandon Warne from FanGraphs and the Minneapolis Star Tribune :49 – Buck Showalter...
by Jeff Long | Nov 19, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
Taxes have been a hot commodity lately with the massive trade sending several big contracts north of the border. While tax rates are a very complex topic that I certainly am not an expert in, I know just enough to be dangerous and hope to walk you through what...
by Lance Rinker | Nov 19, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles
Some brief American League East musings. 1) The Baltimore Orioles should get it over with already and make a trade for Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer. Sure, it would cost us an arm and a leg but we get the best defensive left fielder in all of baseball and he is also...
