Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Orioles Hitters in June
The Orioles have shown remarkable consistency this season in their won loss record each month this season. During June, they went 16-12. This followed a 15-13 May and a 16-11 April. Their winning percentage has been between .536 and .593 each month of the season. ...
Eduardo Rodriguez Game Scouting Report
LHP Eduardo Rodriguez made his Eastern League (AA) debut last night for the Bowie Baysox, causing a large cast of scouts to flock in attendance. I counted close to 25 scouts at the game, possibly indicating that... 1) Teams are interested in Eduardo Rodriguez at the...
Orioles acquire Scott Feldman to upgrade rotation
The Orioles acquired Chicago Cubs right-handed starting pitcher Scott Feldman and catcher Steve Clevenger on Tuesday and sent Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop and international bonus pool money to Chicago, as first reported by Keith Law of ESPN. Feldman is on a one-year deal...
Good Idea, Bad Idea: Hardy, Machado, Wieters
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Deals That Never Happened: Part II
Yesterday, we ran through the 1996 deadline deals that went nowhere when Pat Gillick supposedly brought the deals to Peter Angelos' desk. Today, we address a couple more deals. One is a trade and the other is a pretty well known free agent signing blowup. One more...
Bird Talk – Episode 35
In this week's show of Bird Talk the guys talk about the Baltimore Orioles of course but they touch on Jim Johnson, provide you with the latest updates on all of the roster moves and what they mean for certain players, discuss Chris Davis' MVP candidacy, and...
Prospect Watch: Horacek, Hart, Rheault
(Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) Mitch Horacek - LHP The Dartmouth alumnus was selected in the 9th round of the 2013 draft and stands 6'5" 185 lbs. As a college arm, he displays a good feel on the mound, with signs of strong "pitchability". That...
Deals that Never Happened: Part I
This will be a series covering the deals during that Angelos era that were very close to being completed before a certain owner allegedly interfered. However, it might very well be poor sports writing using Angelos as a convenient crutch to connect with disgruntled...