Baltimore Orioles Baseball
BSL Roundtable: Nelson Cruz Edition
As Spring Training heads into week number two, most teams are getting their workouts in and starting to point towards the beginning of the spring exhibition schedule. The Orioles are no different other than signing their two biggest free agent acquisitions in the past...
10 Days Later, Duquette Changes Perception (And Reality) of 2014 Orioles
Rewind maybe 10 days or so and there wasn’t too much positive news about the Baltimore Orioles. Most publications listed the Orioles as having one of the worst off seasons as they headed into Spring Training*. Maybe it’s the Twitter Effect where we want all of our...
First Jimenez; Who’s Next for the Orioles?
The Orioles have announced the signing of starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez to a four-year, $50 million deal. The contract is noteworthy for a few reasons: first, the Orioles have done everything but scratch into a large stone tablet on top of a mountain that thou shalt...
What to Expect from Ubaldo Jimenez
I'm not going to attempt to decipher what the signing of Ubaldo Jimenez means for the team in the big picture. I won't try to assess how the deal impacts their attempts to re-sign players like Hardy or Wieters or Davis. I'm not going to make any predictions for the...
Orioles’ Waiting Results In Ubaldo Jimenez
There is that old saying about patience being a virtue. Dan Duquette showed that virtue all winter by not overspending or overreaching for players who brought minimal gains. Now, it appears that the winter of waiting finally brought something substantial to Baltimore....
On Windows, Free Agents, and Going Big or Going Home
Recently there's been a lot of discussion on a myriad of topics that all generally relate to one thing: how do teams capitalize on their opportunities to compete? The Orioles are, as we're all well aware, in an interesting situation when it comes to their roster...
GM For A Day: Baltimore Orioles
We all want our favorite teams to make moves that give the impression the team cares about winning in the short-term, long-term, and always and forever. Not every team is in the same position, however, and that’s why we’re playing GM for a day. What moves need to be...
Quick Hit: Nothing But Positive With Yoon Signing
The Orioles have spent most of the winter shopping at the bargain bin. That has led to names such as Delmon Young, David Lough, Jemile Weeks, Ryan Webb, Alex Gonzalez, Quintin Berry, Francisco Peguero, Jimmy Paredes, Jack Cust, Liam Hendricks, and Alfredo Aceves...