Baltimore Orioles Baseball
The Need for Home Runs
In nearly every conversation regarding free agent acquisitions and trades during this offseason, I've said the same thing: "The Orioles don't need to add power. They're a team full of homer-happy hitters from both sides of the plate. Sure, trading for Giancarlo...
AL East Preview: Boston Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays may win the award for Major League Baseball’s smartest organization. But, the Boston Red Sox have another business model that has proven even more successful. While the Rays have to depend on player development and value spending, the Red Sox are...
The Baltimore Orioles Have a Front Line Starter in Chris Tillman
The beautiful thing about baseball statistics is that they are a simple way to break down the performance of a player, group of players, team, or even an entire league. As journalists we are able to use that information in an effort to build a narrative and tell a...
AL East Preview: New York Yankees
The narrative for the New York Yankees is already written. They are too old. They overspent on the free agent market and brought in a group of guys who have a high risk of injury and produce in 2014. The narrative is easier to write after a season in which the Yankees...
Schoop Offers What Orioles Need To Contend
A decision about a rookie should never be made because of Spring Training. The mini season that is Spring Training is a lesson in what the phrase small sample size means. Remember, Damian Rolls once hit .438 in the spring and won the third base job for the Tampa Bay...
Is This The Year the AL East Has One Playoff Team?
After the emergence of the Orioles as a playoff contender in 2012, every fan in baseball recognized that one division stood out among the rest. The AL East, with its big-money players in New York and Boston, its moneyball pros in Tampa Bay, its all-star (in name only,...
Orioles Bullpen Shaping Up To Be An Asset
One of the most unpredictable aspects of a Major League Baseball team is the bullpen. Because relievers are inherently flawed pitchers who have failed as starters, performance can vary from year to year. As Spring Training starts to head into its final stretch, teams...
The Orioles’ Offseason in Perspective
Dan Duquette has shown a fairly unparalleled competency at adding players via free agency who are able to provide production at a relatively low cost. Recent examples include Nate McLouth and Miguel Gonzalez, and any number of players from this year's free agent crop...