by Brad Johnson | Sep 13, 2022 | Baltimore Orioles
Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is calculated such that a league-average player is 20 runs better than a freely available replacement. We also write that as 2.0 WAR or two wins better than replacement level. Austin Hays is a league-average player. He has three “full”...
by Rose Katz | Sep 13, 2022 | Baltimore Orioles
The 2022 season has given the Baltimore Orioles another year of data to assess its players at both the majors and minors before what should be the most important 12 months of the Mike Elias era. In those next 12 months, we should expect the Orioles to promote...
by Bob Phelan | Sep 13, 2022 | Baltimore Orioles
Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome back Delmarva Shorebirds broadcaster Sam Jellinek to break down their 2022 season which ended on Sunday September 11th with their final game being rained out. They talk about what the influx of 2022 draftees did for the team, which players...
by Bob Phelan | Sep 12, 2022 | Baltimore Orioles
Once the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020 the baseball card hobby saw a huge surge in interest with thousands of people getting into or getting back into collecting cards and using them as an investment opportunity. I was no exception even if I was late to the game,...
by Brad Johnson | Sep 9, 2022 | Baltimore Orioles
Back in June, I wrote about the uncanny similarities between Ryan Mountcastle and Nick Castellanos. They remain near-perfect baseball clones – and possibly the two most-similar players I’ve ever observed. Today, we have Jorge Mateo under the spotlight. I’ll come right...
by Zach Eisner | Sep 8, 2022 | Baltimore Orioles
At 72-65, the Orioles are currently 4.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the final AL Wild Card spot. Sitting half a game ahead of the Blue Jays are the Seattle Mariners, who have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the past couple months, and sitting...
