Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Free Agent Target: Matt Garza
O's fans should be familiar with Matt Garza, as the hurler spent three seasons with the division rival Rays. Over three years Garza threw 592.1 innings for Tampa Bay, posting an ERA under 4 in each of those seasons. Over almost 1200 innings in his career, Garza has...
The Orioles need to spend $115M+, or be willing to make larger changes
Last week MASN's Steve Melewski asked, "Dollars and sense: What is the right payroll for the Orioles?" My answer to that question is that the Orioles need to spend $115M on payroll in 2014, or being willing to make larger changes. (Other O's fans discussed Steve's...
A Review of Orioles Pitching Draft Picks
After seeing St. Louis and Boston achieve great success in October in part thanks to homegrown pitching talent, I decided to take a look at the pitchers that the Orioles have drafted over the last few years. Good pitching is very important, particularly in short...
Analyzing the Early Free Agent Market
Free Agency seemingly just started and already three players of note have signed on to contracts with new (or the same) teams. The interesting thing to consider about these free agent deals isn't so much where the players have gone, though that is intriguing, but...
BSL O’s Roundtable: Early Offseason Topics
There are already several rumors, possible trades, intriguing free agents, and much more swirling about early in the MLB offseason. BSL's O's Analysts took a look at a few of the hot topics people are talking about, and give their opinions on what the O's should...
Chris Davis, Return on Investment, and the MLB Most Valuable Player Award
When Major League Baseball hands out its Most Valuable Player award, there is plenty of debate over what it means to be valuable. Some people prefer old-school stats over sabermetrics, and some people prefer a defensive stud to a power hitter. Rarely does anyone talk...
Is Scott Kazmir Worth the Gamble?
Scott Kazmir is one of the most interesting pitchers on the free agent market this off-season. Kazmir was a mainstay of the Tampa Bay rotation from 2004, his rookie season, through 2009 when the Rays traded him to Los Angeles. Kazmir was absolutely filthy in 2009 for...
MLBTR Predicts Where Their Top 50 FA Will End Up
Recently MLB Trade Rumors has released its expectations of where they believe their top 50 free agents will land. According to MLBTR, the O's will sign two of their top 50 free agents: Scott Feldman and Nate McLouth.Discuss the O's free agency targets on the BSL...