Baltimore Orioles Baseball
How to keep the Orioles atop the AL East
The Orioles are coming off the most successful season the team has had since 1997. They have made the playoffs in 2 of the last 3 seasons, which is the best ratio any team in the AL East has in that time frame. They have a good core and a potential superstar, MVP...
Fact & Opinion: Orioles Version
With the usual apologies to former Baltimore Sun columnist and current baltimoreravens.com contributor John Eisenberg, here is my initial attempt at my version of “Fact & Opinion”, in regards to the Baltimore Orioles.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board ...
How does Stanton’s likely extension impact the O’s and Machado?
According to several reports, such as this one, Giancarlo Stanton is about to sign a 13-year contract for 325 million but the deal will have an opt out clause after 2019. Stanton also wasn’t set to become a FA until after 2016 but Miami wants to show their fan base...
Chris Mellen (Baseball Prospectus) gives thoughts on O’s Minor Leaguers
Recently, Baltimore Sports and Life (BSL) Orioles Analyst Jeff Long wrote about Baseball America's Top 10 Oriole Prospects, and a sustainable future.In addition to his work with BSL, Long is also a contributor to Baseball Prospectus (BP). BSL has reached out to Long's...
O’s Q&A with Eno Sarris, FanGraphs
It is the heart of Major League Baseball's award season as the baseball community celebrates the year that was. However, the MLB General Manager Meetings held this week not only serves as preparation for the Winter Meetings (December 9th - 12th) - but symbolically...
Let’s Make a Deal
What do you do with the (almost) $40 million man?When the Baltimore Orioles signed Ubaldo Jimenez to a four-year, $50 million deal before the 2014 season, they handed out the third-largest free agent contract in franchise history, behind Miguel Tejada ($72 million)...
O’s Defense Q&A with Ben Jedlovec, Baseball Info Solutions
To discuss the Baltimore Orioles defense, we've reached out to Ben Jedlovec, President of Baseball Info Solutions. Baltimore Sports and Life (BSL) thanks him for his thoughts.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)BSL: JJ Hardy recently won his 3rd Gold Glove....
An early look at the offseason and potential payroll
For my first article at BSL, I wanted to take an early, basic look at what the Orioles are looking at here in the off-season. Additionally, I wanted to briefly touch on some things I would like to see the Orioles accomplish. Recently, MASN’s Steve Melewski wrote an...