Baltimore Orioles Baseball
A Baltimore Without Matt Wieters
There has been a great deal of emphatically contradictory opinions between those who want to get a Matt Wieters extension done yesterday and others who are just as passionate for the team to deal the man, who once had a prolific PECOTA projection, for prospects. I...
Looking for the Right Relief at the Trade Deadline
The Orioles were one of the first teams to move on the trade market by acquiring Scott Feldman from the Cubs for some international spending privileges, eternally promising Jake Arrieta, and frequently confounding Pedro Strop. Feldman shored up the rotation by...
Paper Orioles: Win Projections on 7/19/2013
At the break, we have the Orioles on the fringe of being in the playoffs according to a few of the models. It appears that the team is settling somewhere in the mid 80s for a projection. However, now is also a time things get interesting as a few teams will...
Reviewing FanGraphs’ Trade Value Series
Each year Dave Cameron does a top 50 Trade Value series where he takes a look at the most trade-able assets in Major League Baseball. Dave started this series in 2005 over at U.S.S. Mariner, and set forth the criteria way back then: A. Salaries matter. Would you...
Bird Talk – Episode 37
In this week's episode of Bird Talk the guys discuss the Baltimore Orioles being 10 games over .500 going into the All-Star Break, speculate on the trade values of certain Orioles, give their picks for Most and Least Valuable Orioles, and even make some...
Ryan Minor on Delmonico, Walker and Ohlman
About 17 years ago, Ryan Minor began working his way through the Orioles' minor league system and would go on to play four years at the big league level. These days, Minor is managing the High-A Frederick Keys of the Carolina League. Minor has overseen three position...
Prospect Watch: Kemp, Mancini, Severino
(Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) Jeff Kemp - 2B Bowie native drafted in the 33rd round this year out of Radford. Stands at 6'00", 190 lbs. Possibly a little growth left into his frame, although he probably is what he is. Defensively, average to a...
Minor League Players of the Week: 7/8 – 7/14
NOTE: My Orioles Top 30 Midseason Prospect List will be out by the end of the week! (Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) Position Player of the Week: Henry Urrutia - OF .500/.500/.636 (11/22) with 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K (AAA) Hammerin' Hank...