by Chris Stoner | Dec 31, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles have come to terms with Free Agent 1st baseman Derrek Lee. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2010/12/os_agree_to_terms_with_lee.html With any player his age (Lee turned 35 in September) there is always concern that this will be...
by Chris Stoner | Dec 31, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
In a recent Q&A with some National Sabermetricians (https://baltimoresportsandlife.com/?p=1753) I asked the analysts their thoughts on trying to extend Hardy and Jones. You can review the link for their answers, but my opinion is that extensions for both should be...
by Chris Stoner | Dec 22, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
I recently sent some Baltimore Orioles questions to some of the leading sabermetricians. The following experts provided their responses: Mr. Dan Szymborski, the Editor-in-Chief of Baseball Think Factory (http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/), and a contributing writer...
by Chris Stoner | Dec 20, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
USA Today reported today that the O’s are continuing to negotiate with Adam LaRoche: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/12/orioles-close-to-signing-first-baseman-adam-laroche/1 Little new information has been learned since we discussed...
by Chris Stoner | Dec 16, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
According to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, The Baltimore Orioles are close to adding 1st baseman Adam LaRoche. http://twitter.com/#!/ed_price/status/15493308784582656 LaRoche would be reunited with his former Diamondbacks teammate Mark Reynolds, who has been helping...
by Chris Stoner | Dec 16, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
2010 saw the Major League debut of Jake Arrieta. What can be expected of him in 2011? You can feel pretty confident of receiving positive production from Matusz, and Guthrie at the front of the O’s rotation. With Bergesen and Tillman or Britton; the Orioles...
