Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Orioles Select RHP Hunter Harvey with 22nd Overall Pick
The Orioles have selected RHP Hunter Harvey with the 22nd pick in the 2013 MLB Rule 4 Draft. (Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here.) Harvey, 18 (12/9/94), is the son of former MLB Closer Bryan Harvey. The Orioles have now selected a pitcher with five of...
BSL 2013 First Round Mock Draft
1. Houston Astros – Jonathan Gray, RHP After picking Carlos Correa with the number one pick in last year's draft, Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow has developed a reputation as someone who is unpredictable in the draft. This year, many project him to take...
Orioles Hitters in May
The Orioles followed up a 16-11 record in April with a 15-13 May. As a team they scored 142 runs in 28 games, which comes out to an average of 5.07 runs per game. The Orioles offense was nothing if not consistent, averaging 5.11 runs per game during the month of...
The Orioles at 22 and 37: Thurman, Gonzales, Blair and Gonzalez
With the MLB Draft coming up on June 6, I’ll be looking at some potential targets for the Orioles at picks 22 and 37. Below are profiles of Andrew Thurman (University of California, Irvine), Marco Gonzales (Gonzaga), Aaron Blair (Marshall) and Alex Gonzalez (Oral...
Bird Talk – Episode 31
In this week's episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about having groceries delivered, robbers, and feeling #comfortable. (Discuss the show with us here) Music Provided By: Night Birds - Prognosis: Negative Intro 00:05:23 - Week in Review 00:08:40 - Kevin Gausman...
A Winning Team in Baltimore Brings Back the Fans
One concern that often filled the deepest crevices of Orioles fan brains was the concern that maybe that subset of hollering, annoying Ravens fans were right. Baltimore left baseball and became a Ravens town completely. You know the type of fan I am referring...
Minor League Players of the Week: 5/27 – 6/2
(Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) It was a fairly slow week for the Orioles' affiliates. Nothing entirely exciting went on at the tail end of the month. On a positive note, the two DSL Orioles teams officially started playing. One player to watch:...
The Orioles’ First Round Pick and College Bats
Not as much attention has been paid to the Orioles' draft this year. Part of that is likely a consequence of the team putting a product out on the field that can give people hope for back-to-back post seasons. Another part of it is, due to the team's great success...