by Chris Stoner | Mar 21, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
6 innings of scoreless ball in a Minor League Spring Training game yesterday. Bergesen has had a strong Spring… I would have no problem with him going to AAA, and would want him to – if that meant the difference of losing a Penn, or Pauley to...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 20, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
As mentioned previously, I question Uehara’s ability to go through the 2009 season as a starter, after spending 2007, and 2008 in the bullpen in Japan. I do not question Uehara’s likelyhood of starting Game 2 of this season though. While he is a Major...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 20, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck/2009/03/orioles_roster_cuts_coming.htmlWieters not among the likely cuts… so even though MacPhail apparently recently said Wieters is likely to start in AAA, the O’s again appear to be leaving the door open...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 20, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Baez went 4.2 innings today, allowing 7hits, 4er, 1 walk, with 1 k. Baez continues to do nothing to justify bringing him north. With Sherrill, Ray, and Johnson in the bullpen, Baez does not have the option of going to the bullpen, and raising his value through some...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 20, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck/2009/03/hills_bullpen_session.htmlAs Schmuck alludes to here, the most important thing is not the effectiveness of Hill in the bullpen session… it is that Hill was able to throw another 60 pitches yesterday.That coming of...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 20, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore lost to DC 5-4 yesterday in Grapefruit league action. Alfredo Simon pitched 4 innings, allowing 1 hit, 0er, and 3 k’s.Obviously a very effective outing, and combined with what the O’s saw in his 13 innings to end 2008, and his performance in...
