Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Uncertain Futures: Anxiety Outside the Warehouse
For a very long time, there was no confusion around the Orioles' plans at the trade deadline. For the better part of two decades they were unequivocally sellers, with the ability to move major league assets for minor league ones. They didn't necessarily sell, but they...
Why the Orioles Should be Sellers
As I write this, the Baltimore Orioles are 46-49. They are 7 games behind the Yankees for the Division lead and 5.5 back of the Twins for the second Wild Card. Currently, the Orioles have 4 teams in front of them for the second WC. Texas is also tied with them at the...
Jake Arrieta, The Orioles’ Could-Have-Been Ace
Jake Arrieta.Over the last two seasons, he's been slightly worse than Clayton Kershaw. Sometimes that sort of sentence construction would indicate sarcasm - Delmon Young is slightly worse than Mike Trout* - but not in this case. Kershaw has the lowest FIP in the...
What If the Orioles Burned It All Down?
The Baltimore Orioles are 3.5 games out of first place in the American League East going into the second half of the season, well within the hunt for one of the two Wild Card spots, and a generally strong team with some key performers that can hope to get a bit better...
The Baltimore Orioles At The Break
With a 3-2 Sunday loss to the Washington Nationals, the Baltimore Orioles enter the All-Star break at 44-44 overall. Here we review what we've seen from the O's to date, and project what awaits during the remainder of the year.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board...
An Experience-Based Aging Curve
Baseball players are assumed to follow a general aging curve that peaks around age 27, when his physical and mental attributes are perfectly tuned. At 27, so the thought goes, players have been in the Major Leagues or around the game long enough to grasp the intricate...
Do the Orioles Need Pitching?
Do the Orioles need pitching?Well, in the macro sense, the answer to this question is always “yes.” Quality pitching is the most valuable commodity in baseball, thanks to its rarity and fragility. Even teams like the New York Mets and Washington Nationals could stand...
Where Are The Orioles Weak?
As I write this, the Orioles are in second place in the tightly bunched AL East. They are 1.5 games out and in the midst of a stretch of games where they have lost 6 out of 8. They are less than a handful of games above .500 and are in a very competitive division and...