Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Baseball is a Walk of Life
I love baseball. We all love baseball. It's one of the best sports in the world. I dare someone to even attempt an argument against that. I'll shoot your argument down very quickly. But what exactly makes baseball such a great game? Hell, how do I even answer that?...
Bird Talk – Episode 32
In this episode of Bird Talk, Kevin likes chocolate covered coffee beans, Tucker still doesn't like Freddy Garcia, and Lance finally finds a beer that he likes and could possibly be considered a real man. Music Provided By: Big Eyes - Nothing You Could Say 00:00: 30 -...
Minor League Players of the Week: 6/3 – 6/9
(Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) It was a rain-shortened week for all the affiliates except Norfolk. Delmarva did not play for three days straight. Position Player of the Week: Christian Walker - 1B .500/.577/.727 (11/22) with 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 4...
Tyler Wilson Game Scouting Report
RHP Tyler Wilson made his Eastern League (AA) debut last night for the Bowie Baysox, proving that plus command and control will always carry a pitcher throughout the minors. He was up against the New Britain Rock Cats (Twins). (Discuss this article on the BSL Message...
Review of the Orioles’ Second Day of the Draft
In yesterday's article, I wrote some scouty things about the team's first three selections and then spoke more about the process of those selections. Maybe a better way to put it, is that I mentioned the overriding theme. For the first two picks, I had something...
Review of the Orioles First Day of the Draft
After looking at a few comments on the message board, I figured it might be a good time to hit the reset button and think about these selections in a somewhat constructive manner. At least, constructive within my own mind. Perhaps the way I think about these...
Orioles Select OF Josh Hart with 37th Overall Pick
The Orioles have selected OF Josh Hart with the 37th selection in the 2013 MLB Rule 4 Draft. (Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here.) Hart, 18 (10/2/94) is a speedy and toolsy outfielder from Lilburn Georgia. Here is a scouting report from the...
2013 Orioles Draft Tracker
Rd Pos Name DOB Ht./wt. School Bonus 1 (22) RHP Hunter Harvey 12/9/94 6'03"/175 Brandys HS (NC) $1,947,600 1 (37) OF Josh Hart 10/2/94 6'02''/190 Parkview HS (GA) $1,450,000 2 (61) C Chance Sisco 2/24/95 6'01''/190 Temescal Canyon HS (CA) $785,000 3 (98)...