Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Will Gausman break out in 2017?
The best time of the year is upon us. March Madness has been in full swing, the weather is starting to get warmer and baseball season is less than a week away. The Orioles kick off their 2017 season next Monday against the rival Toronto Blue Jays. Starting for the...
Five Orioles Minor League Storylines to Watch
For the Baltimore Orioles’ full-season minor league affiliates, the start of the 2017 season is a little more than a week away. All four full-season clubs will begin their campaigns on April 6, and among those teams there will be plenty of storylines to follow.To...
Why the Orioles Will/Won't Win in 2017
Teams win or lose for strange reasons all the time. Sometimes teams constructed to win fall apart; sometimes teams that don’t look all that impressive on paper win more games than anyone could have imagined.The Orioles under Buck Showalter have tended to be the...
Orioles Thoughts As Opening Day Nears
With two weeks to go before the Baltimore Orioles’ Opening Day matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays (yes!) there are still plenty of questions around this team and issues that will have to be resolved.After making four moves on Sunday -- optioning Jesus Liranzo to...
Orioles Look to Move Dariel Alvarez to the Mound
After years of waiting, Dariel Alvarez might have a new path to a permanent place on the Baltimore Orioles major league roster. Starting this year, the Orioles will experiment with putting the longtime outfield prospect on the mound, believing his arm strength could...
BSL Orioles Roundtable – March 2017
As Opening Day nears, BSL's O's Analysts (Rob Shields, Zach Spedden, and Brandon Warne) come together to give some thoughts.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)Question 1: The O's ended their 2016 season reaching the post-season for the 3rd time in 5 years....
Why Orioles fans should watch the World Baseball Classic
5 reasons for Orioles fans to watch the World Baseball ClassicThe long slow drudgery of winter is coming to an end. We know this because balls are popping gloves and bats are swinging with the Baltimore Orioles down in Sarasota, Fla.But as we prepare eagerly for the...
Orioles Roster Crunch Could Affect Mancini,Taverez, Santander
Only days into their spring training slate, it is apparent that the Baltimore Orioles will have some tough roster decisions to make. Depending on what the club decides over the coming weeks, some of the organization’s more notable prospects could either find...