by Chris Stoner | Jul 23, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
If George Sherrill is traded now at the 2009 non-waiver deadline, the question of who closes in the immediate aftermath for a last-place team is of limited concern.Obviously, if you are trading a player like Sherrill, you are doing so because you believe he is at the...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 23, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
I would doubt it is possible, but if the O’s paid Baez’s salary, I wonder if they could obtain Colorado’s AA Short-stop Chris Nelson?Nelson has only played 29 games with AA Tulsa, and I am unaware of what injury he was dealing with.Nelson turns 24 in...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 23, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
At AA Bowie last night, Liz went 7 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits, 0 bb’s, with 8 k’s.This leaves his 2009 AA numbers as:3-1, 2.05 era, 44 innings, 35 hits, 10 er, 1 homer, 12 bb’s, 38 k’s. If Tillman gets the call to the O’s next...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 22, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles have been swept in New York, and started the 2nd-half at 1-5 overall. The 6 games have been marked by a lack of clutch-hits, baserunning mistakes, and poor starts. With the 3 game losing streak, the O’s have fallen to twelve-games under...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 22, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Brian Matusz moved to 6-0 at AA Bowie last-night. In 7 innings of work, Matusz allowed 4 hits, 1 er, 1 homer, 1 bb, with 4 k’s. This lowered his era to 1.88.At Bowie, Matusz has now won each of his 6 starts. He has pitched 38.1 innings, allowed 26 hits, 7 walks,...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 22, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
The Herald Tribune announced yesterday that the O’s reached a tentative deal with Sarasota County. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090721/BREAKING/907219942/2055/NEWS?Title=Sarasota-County-reaches-tentative-deal-with-OriolesIf approved, the O’s...