by Nick Stevens | Jun 1, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles General Manager Mike Elias only has two draft cycles under his belt, but one of the bigger takeaways from his drafts in Baltimore is that he places a heavy emphasis on adding strength up the middle. The early portion of his 2019 draft was dominated...
by Chris Stoner | May 30, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles were swept in a double-header yesterday in Chicago, and have now lost 12 games in a row, falling to 17-35 overall. The Orioles weren’t expected to be good this year – I predicted 68 wins – but there was rationale hope in my...
by Bob Phelan | May 26, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
Zach, Nick, and myself discuss when we think some of the bigger name prospects who are performing well at their current teams will get promoted to the next level. We also talk about Kyle Bradish’s first AAA start, dunk on Chance Sisco, and highlight some...
by Stephen Loftus | May 25, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles, MLB Draft
For 9 months it was Kumar Rocker. Then Jack Leiter threw 20 hitless innings. The allure of the high school shortstop vaulted Jordan Lawlar ahead of these two collegiate stars. And then… Consensus now is that Louisville C Henry Davis goes 1st in MLB Draft, 2...
by Nick Stevens | May 25, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
I’ve only watched one Baltimore Orioles major league game since May 2nd, but the nightly frustrations on social media remind me that things aren’t going very well for the big league Birds right now. A quick check on FanGraphs tells me that Orioles starting pitching...
by Bob Phelan | May 25, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles
Welcome to ‘Down on the Farm’, a minor league spin-off of my weekly article ‘3 Up, 3 Down’. Every week I will highlight the three hottest and three coldest players in the Orioles minor league system from the previous week. Hopefully this will help in keeping track of...
