Baltimore Orioles Baseball
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...
Alvarez Deal Ends Minors Speculation
The steps the Baltimore Orioles must take to improve their farm system are now clear. By signing Pedro Alvarez to fill their remaining lineup spot, the Orioles assured retention of the 27th draft choice—which they would’ve lost had they come to terms with Dexter...
It’s Not the Strikeouts
The signing of Pedro Alvarez has brought on much derision for the Orioles as they are now loaded with premium strikeout batters in the heart of the order (to say nothing of the fact that they’re also premium power bats, but we know that) in the form of Chris Davis,...
Pedro Alvarez & The Orioles
In a move that yours truly has been predicting for some time, the Baltimore Orioles locked down masher Pedro Alvarez to a one-year deal worth $5.75 million with the potential to drive it to $7 million with playing-time bonuses. All things considered, Alvarez might not...