Baltimore Orioles Baseball
The Case for Trading for Jake Arrieta
Who doesn't love reunions? You know, when you run into someone unexpectedly that you haven't seen in a while. Maybe it was a sudden parting of ways and it would be nice to catch up with that person. For the Orioles, that person could be Jake Arrieta.Discuss your...
Predicting the AL East: Shortstops
We're nearing the halfway mark of the 2014 season, which makes this a great time to dig in past where the teams will rank at the end of the season. In honor of JJ Hardy hitting his first home run of 2014 on Saturday, the first group to be examined for rest-of-season...
The Complicated O’s Bullpen
The bullpen is one of the most overlooked parts of the roster, though it doesn't deserve to be taken for granted as many fans are wont to do. Take for example, this season's standings so far. As of June 21st the Orioles sit 1 game behind the New York Yankees for the...
Kevin Gausman’s Solid Start
On Saturday I sat in the stands and took in Kevin Gausman's second start this season as he faced a talented Oakland A's team and their ace Sonny Gray. Surely, I thought, I'll get to see a good start out of one of these talented pitchers tonight. Perhaps I'd get lucky...
Predicting the AL East: Quarter Mark
I don't mean to steal my BSL colleague Gary Armida's thunder with this article, seeing as how he puts out a terrific AL East writeup every week. However, we're just about a quarter of the way through the season, just beginning the point in summer when the baseball...
Almost Time To Free Gausman
It's always about the money. Teams will talk about limiting innings and making sure that a player is ready for the rigors of a Major League Baseball team lineup. They'll talk about protecting players and how a young player needs to be nurtured. But, we all know the...
Top 15 Orioles Prospects Through May
With two months of play in the books, BSL now provides a listing of our current Top 15 Orioles prospects.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)Honorable Mention - Henry UrrutiaDOB: 2/13/87Bats: LThrows: R2014 Stats AAA Norfolk: 82 ab's, .220 baa, 0 hrs, 7 rbi,...
The Orioles’ Next 107 Games
The Orioles are 55 games into the 2014 season, leaving 107 until the regular season is over and the playoffs begin. That means the Orioles are about 33.95% of the way through the season (or one game past 1/3 of the way). The O's started off the second third of the...