Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Arrivals and Departures on Orioles 40 Man – 4/28/2013
Well, the Orioles juggled some players and seem to have changed option dates on Alex Burnett, so we are in for another posting of Arrivals and Departures. If you want a quick primer, you will find it here. If you have any further questions, feel free to email me at...
Jake Arrieta is Jason Hammel — Kind Of
This past week, Dan Connolly was talking to Jason Hammel about the struggles Jake Arrieta has been going through this season. Here is an excerpt: “I know exactly how he feels,” said Hammel, who was the Orioles’ Opening Day starter this year at age 30. “Honestly, he...
Aggressive Baserunning and Pacific Outfielders
The season is still quite young as the Orioles have 139 games remaining, but there has been something that has caught my eye. I was thinking about Russell Carleton's article several years back at Baseball Prospectus on the Conservative Nature of Third Base Coaches. ...
Bird Talk – Episode 25
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the week that was for the Baltimore Orioles, Jake Arrieta being sent down and who the candidates are to replace him, go in depth on the American League East, get some minor league updates from Tuck, and finally look to...
Paper Orioles: Win Projections on 4/22/2013
So here we are, two weeks in. If you want a refresher on the models used in this post, be sure to go to the original post this year. It can be found here. Expected Wins by the Baltimore Orioles using Five Projections (4/22/2013) mJS PWE mBP Parcells fWAR 4/1/2013...
Painting the Monitor: Orioles on Pace to Lose 3-5 games to Umps
This article was written with Lou Proctor. Earlier today, we introduced this series looking into the impact of how the game is called for and against the Orioles in terms of miscalled balls and strikes. This is the application of that post. As time passes, I promise...
Painting the Monitor: Orioles and Pitch Framing
This article was written with Lou Proctor. One could imagine, if you really tried, that if there was a Fans’ Bill of Rights for baseball, the First Amendment would read something similar to this: The right of the fans to question the umpire’s judgment, eyesight, or...
Minor League Players of the Week: 4/15 – 4/21
Position Player of the Week: Joel Hutter - SS .440/.500/.520 (11/25) with 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 HBP, 1 BB, 3 K. (A) Hutter might be the one player I have seen this year that has improved the most. He looks to have calmed his swing at the plate. There is a much more level...