Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Rickard Making Case for Roster Spot
More than any other prospect this spring, outfielder Joey Rickard has put forth a compelling case to make the Baltimore Orioles’ Opening Day roster. His performance should put an end to months of speculation about his status with the Orioles. From the moment he was...
What a Monster Year from Schoop Might Look Like
A fast start in the Grapefruit League (.349 AVG, .953 OPS) is only fanning the flames of excitement on Jonathan Schoop for 2016. He popped 16 homers in 481 plate appearances back in 2014 and bested that pace last year with 15 in 321 plate appearances. Who knows what...
2016 Bowie Baysox Pitching Outlook
With approximately just over a week left in Spring Training, minor league teams are in full swing on the backfields in Sarasota, Florida. Several more moves were made over the weekend, and we start to have a clearer view of how teams align before the regular season...
What to make of Oliver Drake
Baltimore Orioles reliever Oliver Drake worked a scoreless frame in a loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, and is now up to seven scoreless innings on the spring. The 29-year-old has mixed in strikeouts with a mid-90s fastball and has flashed good secondary pitches...
Should Gausman get the Opening Day start?
Who makes the Opening Day start is really more of a fun topic than it is something that is actually important in the grand scheme of things. Orioles Manager Buck Showalater hasn’t made his decision yet, at least publicly, on whom that starter will be. Chris Tillman...
Three Early Cuts to Watch
Entering tonight’s contest against the New York Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles have either optioned or reassigned 11 players to minor league camp. While most of the players among those 11 were either non-roster invitees or younger prospects who figure to be at least a...
Another Look At The O’s Bullpen
I’ve made comments about it in the past, but it does feel a little bit to me like the Orioles are imitating the Royals’ pitching plan to success. That is, supplementing a shaky-ish rotation with a strong bullpen, essentially hoping that the starter can give Buck...
Projecting the 2016 Baltimore Orioles Everyday Lineup
In 2015, the Baltimore Orioles finished with a total of 217 home runs - good for third place among all MLB teams (behind the Astros and Blue Jays). However, the team's oWAR was 17.6*, placing them in the bottom five of all American League teams. The 2016 season brings...