Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Orioles Hitters in July
The Orioles had their first losing month of the season in July going 12-13. The club was outscored by eight runs during the month so their record just about matched up with their run differential. The Orioles lost a lot of ground during the month as their three main...
Who Is Bud Norris? A PITCHf/x Profile
Six innings, 8 Ks, just 2 earned runs - both from the long ball. Generally speaking, I'll take it when my starting pitcher gives me 6 innings and gives up half as many hits as he had strikeouts. Bud Norris' first start as an Oriole was promising, and shows the type of...
Minor League Players of the Month: July
It was a rough month for the O's minor leagues. The offense seemed to struggle for the most part. The minor leagues also lost Henry Urrutia (MLB), L.J. Hoes (MLB/Traded), Josh Hader (Traded) and Nick Delmonico (Traded). The pitching was much better this week, and I...
O’s Trade for Bud Norris
Newly acquired Bud Norris will have a short travel-path to his new team, as he just has to leave the visiting Houston dugout tonight; and find the O's dugout across the field. Baltimore has acquired the 28 year-old RHP to bolster their rotation down the stretch. With...
Bird Talk – Episode 39
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys review the week that was for the Baltimore Orioles, discuss trade rumors and talk about the deadline coming up, what trade value Dylan Bundy holds, whether Jason Hammel should be replaced in the starting rotation, and...
What is Dylan Bundy’s Trade Value?
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that the Baltimore Orioles may be willing to trade top starting pitching prospect Dylan Bundy in an effort to snag a major upgrade by the trade deadline. The most obvious question that comes to mind is why. Well, that question...
Elbowing in a Perspective on Francisco Rodriguez
First off, read Luke Jackson's great writeup of the Francisco Rodriguez-Nicky Delmonico deal that went down last week. Second, I want to frame the discussion some more. No, I do not wish to discuss my perspective Rodriguez pleading guilty to attempted assault to...
Schoop talks rehab, Mancini and Yastrzemski talk pro debuts
Orioles infielder Jonathan Schoop made quite the impression on the Aberdeen IronBirds in his three-day stay with the team, capping it off with a 4-for-5 performance that included two home runs (one was a grand slam, which can be seen below), two singles and a walk....