Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Last 2 spots in the bullpen?
When I look at the Orioles staff, I see a rotation of: Guthrie, Matusz, Arrieta, Bergesen, Duscherer In the bullpen, I see the following as locks: Gregg, Uehara, Gonzalez, Johnson, and Berken To me, you currently have VandenHurk, Accardo, Rosario, Patton, Rapada, and...
Bench: With and Without Vlad
If Vlad is signed, I would expect the bench to be: Pie, Tatum, Fox, Izturis If Vlad is not signed, I would expect the bench to be: Reimold, Tatum, Fox, Izturis Does anyone see this different? Does anyone believe the O's could look at Fox as the sole backup to Wieters?...
Duchscherer makes sense if not handed a job
Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun has reported tonight that 33 year-old Justin Duchscherer has signed with the O's for 1 year with $700k guaranteed at signing, $1.1M when/if he makes the roster, and up to $4.5M if he makes 30 starts. This is a signing with possible...
National Writers Discuss The Baltimore Orioles
Recently we had the opportunity to ask several leading Sabermetricians their thoughts on the Baltimore Orioles. You can find that interview at: https://baltimoresportsandlife.com/?p=1753 Following-up on that Q&A, I have posed some additional Orioles related...
Ohman or Chen for O’s bullpen?
With the signing of Gregg, the O's bullpen currently looks like: Gregg Gonzalez Uehara Johnson Berken VandenHurk / Accardo / Rosario Patton / 2nd lefty (FA?) It has been reported that the O's will pursue a 2nd lefty to add to the pen. Some of the most likely...
FoxSports reports O’s sign Gregg
FoxSports is reporting that the Orioles have signed veteran relief pitcher Kevin Gregg. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/01/reliever-kevin-gregg-signs-two-year-deal-with-the-orioles/1?csp=34 The Baltimore Sun has confirmed it is a 2 year...
AL East by Position
With Lee signed, I thought it would be interesting to look at the division position by position. 1st base BAL) Lee BOS) Gonzalez NYY) Teixeira TOR) Lind TAM) Johnson 2nd base BAL) Roberts BOS) Pedroia NYY) Cano TOR) Hill TAM) Rodriguez SS BAL) Hardy BOS) Scutaro NYY)...
Orioles end 2010 looking much improved for 2011
The O's were 37-37 in their last 74 games last season, with a 4.13 ERA. After Showalter took over, the O's had 36 Quality Starts in 57 games with a 3.16 ERA. The O's have now majorly upgraded at 1st, SS, and 3rd. Roberts 2nd Markakis RF Lee 1st Scott DH Reynolds 3rd...