Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Boston celebrates; Baltimore does what?
The 2013 Major League Baseball season has ended, with the Boston Red Sox beating the St. Louis Cardinals, to claim the World Series. As a fan of the Baltimore Orioles, this did not have me sleeping well last night. (You can discuss this post on the BSL Board here.)...
Should the Baltimore Orioles Trade J.J. Hardy?
The Baltimore Orioles number one priority this off-season will be to improve the starting rotation, as reported by Rock Kubatko of MASNsports.com and anyone who watched the team play this season. The biggest obstacle standing in the way of accomplishing that goal in a...
Some Free Agent Pitching Options To Consider
Over at MLBTR Jeff Zimmerman was tasked with creating a model to predict Free Agent starting pitching contracts. After a lot of disappointment, Zimmerman was finally able to create a model that relatively accurately projects the contracts free agent pitchers can...
A Hypothetical Chris Davis Trade: Moneyballing with the Oakland A’s.
The Trade A few weeks ago I threw out a potential trade wherein Chris Davis was sent to Oakland for a bevy of prospects. My original trade proposal was: BAL sends: Chris Davis (1B) OAK sends: Addison Russell (SS), Sonny Gray (SP), Dan Straily (SP), Nolan Sanburn (RP),...
Duquette speaks; Abreu signs elsewhere
Earlier this Month, I posted an article illustrating my Orioles related thoughts as the off-season was beginning for the Birds. (You can discuss this article on the BSL Board here.) I was not exactly being profound in my stated hopes that the O's would add a front-end...
The Most Hall of Fame Worthy Orioles
Baseball has a lot of stats that allow us to compare players. Sometimes those comparisons are easy. For example: how does Adam Jones compare to other MLB centerfielders? Sometimes they are more difficult to judge. An example of this would be: how does Mike Mussina...
Bird Talk – Episode 50
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado's decision to have knee surgery over rest and rehab, whether Cal Ripken would make a good manager or not, and discuss what the team can do to improve for the 2014...
O’s vs. The 4 Teams Left Standing
With Detroit's Game 5 victory in Oakland last night, the League Championship Series' are set. Boston vs. the Tigers, and the LA Dodgers vs. St. Louis. How did the '13 O's compare vs. these teams? (You can discuss this post on the BSL Board here.) Baltimore: 5th Runs...