Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Prospect Watch: Green, Beck, Schreurs
Chris Green - RHP Signed by the Orioles midway through the 2012 year, he missed some time to develop with a professional coaching staff around him. He also missed some time due to Tommy John Surgery in the Spring of 2011 while still at Northwest Missouri State. Add on...
Are the Baltimore Orioles Overvaluing J.J. Hardy?
Roch Kubatko of MASN asked Showalter whether the Baltimore Orioles would have to be overwhelmed by an offer in order to trade shortstop J.J. Hardy, who's coveted by the Detroit Tigers. "What's the word above overwhelmed? Stunned?" he said. That response from Showalter...
2013 Projections: Wilson Betemit
Wilson Betemit is, to me anyway, an underrated component of the Orioles roster. Maybe underrated is the wrong word here. He provides little, if not zero or even negative value on defense. He can "play" 3B or 1B but in reality he's a DH at this point in his career. I...
2013 Preview: Nick Markakis
In 2012 which was his age 28 season, Nick Markakis played less than 157 games for the first time since his rookie season in 2006. Usually a picture of perfect health, Nick had to deal with the final stages of recovery from his abdominal strain at the beginning of the...
Bird Talk – Episode 10
In this episode of Bird Talk we get into the Matt Lindstrom rumor and talk about the bullpen. Then we discuss Chris Davis and his glove-work at first base heading into the 2013 season, possible lineups and optimal lineups, and finally we have Steve Melewski from MASN...
2013 Projections: Manny Machado
Drafted 3rd overall in the 2010 Major League Draft, Manny Machado was promoted to Baltimore on August 9th this past year. His production over the next 51 games had a tremendous impact on the Orioles, and their push into the 2012 American League Playoffs. What can we...
Market Value: Joe Saunders
The Baltimore Orioles are still interested in bringing starting pitcher Joe Saunders back and he has said he is interested in coming back to Baltimore, but he’s also leaving the contract negotiations up to his agent. It has been reported that he is looking for a three...
Chris Davis 2013 Projection
2012 was a terrific season in Baltimore. The Orioles made the playoffs and thousands were able to rejoice. A lot of the Orioles success could be attributed to the big bat of Chris Davis down the stretch. Remember that he hit a HR in six straight games, and he even hit...