Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Weeks Needs One More Chance
Most baseball fans and analysts expect a young player to take the Mike Trout route and become an instant star. Once a player is drafted, we watch as the young player climbs the prospect lists and becomes the next big star in waiting. He’ll turn the franchise around....
Getting Creative at Second Base
Last year the average MLB second baseman hit .257/.316/.376, and produced a wRC+ of 91, or roughly 9% below an average offensive player regardless of position. Orioles second basemen combined to produce a .236/.299/.376 line, good for a wRC+ of 82. That is, 18% below...
Playing GM: Jimenez and Maholm
As the dust settled on last week’s very busy American League East dealings, the Baltimore Orioles are left with few choices. They could, conceivably, head into Spring Training as currently constituted. It isn’t a sexy choice, but it is a choice that the 85 win team...
Adam Jones, The Protected?
Power hitters are said to offer protection to those batting before them in the lineup. The idea is that with a force warming up on deck, a pitcher will throw more strikes in hopes that he won't be giving the opposing hitter a free pass and an RBI or that a batter will...
What could go right, what could go wrong?
The Orioles have as much as another $17M they could spend before the season. Based on that, it is fair to anticipate there will be some external additions before the season starts. How that available salary will be allocated is anyone's guess though.(You can discuss...
O’s Roundtable: Orioles Talk in the Heart of Winter
During the second coming of the polar vortex, the BSL O's Analysts teamed up for another roundtable discussion. Share your thoughts on the questions posed to the team on the BSL forums. The Orioles seem to be counting on improved seasons from Nick Markakis, Matt...
Thinking About a 2-Run Save Rule
Recently the BSL team got a request to take a look at what would be the results of teams going to a 2-run save rule. The thought process here is that if teams would win the vast majority of games when entering the ninth when up by three runs, then why not only use...
AL East Division Gap Grows; Orioles Must React Quickly
Wednesday January 22nd may be a key day in the 2014 Baltimore Orioles’ season. The divide in the American League East division became more pronounced as the three teams have widened the gap between the other two.The Yankees will get all of the headlines of the day as...