Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Luke and Tucker talk O’s: All roads lead back to Joe Saunders
Luke Jackson and Tucker Blair exchanged e-mails about the Orioles in advance of the O's series in Toronto this weekend. The e-mail exchange that you’ll read below was inspired by what you’ll see on Grantland from time to time. You can discuss this piece in the...
Prospect Watch: Vader, Veloz, Yacabonis
Some updates on Sebastian Vader and Hector Veloz, along with my first impression on 13th round selection Jimmy Yacabonis: (Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) Sebastian Vader - RHP Tall and lanky frame at 6'04'', 175. Definitely has room for some...
The American League East: Reviewing Each Team
There’s no division as close as the A.L. East is and now that the Toronto Blue Jays have seemingly forced themselves back into the conversation of respectable teams it only figures to get tighter. As we continue to progress through the regular season and this tough as...
Bird Talk – Episode 33
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys come together for another week of providing analysis on the Baltimore Orioles and bad jokes. Music provided by: Eddie Spaghetti - The Value of Nothing
Getting More from Less
Major League Baseball is a unique sport because of the lack of a salary cap. As a result, there is a much larger gap between what the most prosperous clubs spend on their teams and what those in the bottom rung of revenues spend. To put the spending into context...
Minor League Players of the Week: 6/10 – 6/16
(Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) Reminder: The Aberdeen Ironbirds begin play tonight. Their Opening Night Starter will be RHP Sebastian Vader. He has a smooth delivery to go along with his deceptive fastball that sat around 89-92 in 2012 when I saw...
Kevin Gausman Sent to Triple A, Arrieta Recalled
Outside of a couple of mistakes in the fourth inning last night, Kevin Gausman pitched exceptionally well against the Red Sox. Those two mistakes led to back to back home runs by David Ortiz and Mike Carp but they were both solo shots so the damage wasn’t severe. ...
Henry Urrutia Scouting Report
I have now seen Henry Urrutia play on many occasions. The Cuban prospect has been impressive for the Baysox, and is currently gaining some buzz around the Orioles organization. The following are my notes and thoughts on him. (Discuss this article on the BSL Message...