Baltimore Orioles Baseball
The Orioles Rotation Is Lacking As 2016 Arrives
Beyond anything else, it was the failures of the rotation which took the Baltimore Orioles from 96 wins and a division championship in '14, to a .500 record and watching others play in the post-season this past October.The O's starters posted a 4.53 era for the year,...
Orioles sign Hyun-Soo Kim…What’s Next?
The Orioles made a significant move today, agreeing to terms with soon to be 28y/o Korean OFer Hyun-Soo Kim. They have reportedly signed him to a 2 year, $7M contract, which has a chance to give the club great value. The Orioles have jumped into the Asian market in...
What the Orioles Did, and Didn’t, Do in Nashville
The Orioles didn’t do what they needed to do at the Winter Meetings in order to build a team good enough to compete in the 2016 AL East -- but they didn’t do the things that could have stopped them from becoming that team in the first place, and sometimes that’s good...
What Is Too Much For Chris Davis?
The news (as reported by Ken Rosenthal / FOX Sports) earlier today was that the Baltimore Orioles have offered Chris Davis a contract possibly as high as 7 years, $168M.(EDIT: The latest news per ESPN's Buster Olney is that the O's have pulled their offer to Davis....
Reviewing The Orioles Roster & Current Options
The Winter Meetings are in their third full day, and FanFest for the Baltimore Orioles is this weekend. Here we look at the O's roster as it currently exists, and again discuss the seemingly available options.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)The Roster As...
Orioles Acquire Mark Trumbo, Good Move?
Today, the Orioles completed a trade that sends Mark Trumbo, along with another player, to Baltimore for Mt St Joseph alum Steve Clevenger. When we entered the off-season, Clevenger was the likely back up catcher, behind Joseph. The Orioles thought Wieters would...
Baltimore Orioles Off-season Roundtable: The Winter Meetings Loom
The 2015 Winter Meetings begin December 6th in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (pictured above). With that date fast-approaching, Baltimore Sports and Life's (BSL) Orioles Analysts - Gary Armida, Jonathan Bernhardt, and Rob Shields -...
Baltimore Orioles Minor League Update
The only teams in Major League Baseball that have the revenue streams to potentially be successful without a strong Minor League system are the New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Even for those teams, a barren organization would be limiting.For the Baltimore...