Baltimore Orioles Baseball
What should the Orioles do differently?
This was supposed to be the year for the Orioles. The last year in the contracts of players like Brad Brach, Zach Britton, Adam Jones and Manny Machado. The last year in the contracts of Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette. This was the last gasp at getting this group a...
The Orioles Are Horrible; Their Future Doesn’t Have To Be
Through the initial 31 games of the 2018 season, the Baltimore Orioles are a remarkable 15 games under .500.They've been putrid.They've become nearly unwatchable.Memories of three post-season appearances between 2012 and 2016 feel like fairy-tale stories from an...
AL East Beat: May 1st Update
With the first month of the 2018 season in the books, we update the latest in the American League East.Baltimore OriolesWhen the Orioles re-signed Chris Davis to a seven-year, $161-million contract during the 2015-16 offseason, it raised plenty of eyebrows around...
Orioles Minor League Storylines to Watch
The Baltimore Orioles’ four full-season affiliates all feature some players that will be worth watching over the course of the year. From prospects on the doorsteps of the majors to those making their full-season debuts, the Orioles’ minor league depth offers a bit...
AL East Beat: April 24th
Baltimore OriolesThe season isn’t a month old and the Orioles have been effectively knocked out of the American League East race.The Orioles have lost 10 of their last 11 games to fall 11 games under .500 at 6-17. They already trail the first-place Boston Red Sox by...
It’s Time For The Orioles To Move On From Duquette & Showalter
If the writing hadn’t been on the wall already, it certainly is now. They’re written in huge block letters, all caps. It’s time for the Baltimore Orioles to shift their rear ends off the fence and drop down on the side where the grass is decidedly less green.The side...
Cold Start Illuminates Path Forward For The Orioles
Today in Detroit, the Orioles found another way to lose a game. The loss - Baltimore's fifth in a row - dropped the Birds to 5-13 overall.It's April 18th, and after these initial 18 games (11% of their schedule) they are 10GB in the American League East, and 6GB of...
AL East Beat: April 17th
Baltimore OriolesAlex Cobb got a very late start on spring training and it showed in his Orioles’ debut last Saturday.The right-handed lasted just 3 2/3 innings in a 10-3 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park. He was tagged for eight runs (seven earned) and 10 hits while...