Baltimore Orioles Baseball
MLB Power Rankings – Week 1
The first week of the season is officially in the books and that means it is time to put together the first real MLB Power Rankings of the season. If you want a refresher on how my power rankings are calculated then you can check that explanation out here, otherwise...
Paper Orioles: Win Projections on 4/8/13
Each year I use a variety of different win projection tools to keep track of the Orioles' progress over the year. The point of this is not to chain yourself to certain methodology or have any belief in the whole "why even play the games" silly mantra people love to...
Minor League Players of the Week: 4/1 – 4/7
I will be running these awards throughout the entire season. These are my choices, depending on whom I have seen or deem as standouts during that time period. Keep in mind that there will often be multiple players deserving of the award. *This was a short week with...
Who Should Play Second Base?
It didn’t take long for Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts to go down with injury, again. Roberts was helped off the field in just the third game of the season after he heard something pop behind his knee after stealing a base in the ninth inning of a game...
Arrivals and Departures on Orioles 40 man – 4/7/2013
If you followed my writing over at Camden Depot, then you know that I compile a great deal of information. One of those efforts is on the Orioles' 40 man roster and options remaining for each player. It helps to know this information because it can inform you on the...
Chris Davis’ Historic Start
Four games into the 2013 season, no player has been as hot as Chris Davis, the lovable first-baseman of the Baltimore Orioles. Through 3 games, Chris Davis had produced .8 WAR, which is pretty remarkable when you really think about it. The only player in the same...
Delmarva Shorebirds Season Preview
The Delmarva Shorebirds had a lot of promise heading into 2012. That promise quickly turned into disappointment, as a large portion of the players struggled. Besides Dylan Bundy, Eduardo Rodriguez, Devin Jones and a few others, the team really fell flat. In 2013, the...
Baltimore Sports and Life’s 2013 Season Predictions
A few days ago Lance took a look at the preseason predictions from some of the experts over at Baseball Prospectus. He walked through their predictions and how the O's fit in with the rest of their division-mates. That sparked the idea in me to do a poll of the BSL...