Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Q&A w/ other AL East blogs
With Pitchers and Catchers arriving in camps, the unofficial start of Spring has begun. As always with the unbalanced schedule, the Baltimore Orioles will spend 44% of their season (72 games) playing against their American League East foes. Baltimore Sports and Life...
Should the O’s pursue Liriano?
Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported last night that the Twins may consider trading Francisco Liriano. http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/115676604.html Liriano, who turned 27 in October, has started 89 games in the Majors. He burst on the...
10 General thoughts on the O’s & the rest of the AL East
The more I look at the rest of the American League East division, the more optimistic I get about the forthcoming 2011 season for The Baltimore Orioles. Infield: Baltimore: Wieters, Lee, Roberts, Hardy, Reynolds Boston: Saltalamacchia, Gonzalez, Pedroia, Scutaro,...
National Writers Discuss The Baltimore Orioles 2
In recent weeks, we have spoken to some leading Sabermetricians and some leading National Writers for their thoughts on the Baltimore Orioles as we head into this 2011 season. You can find the interview with the Sabermetricians (Dan Szymborski, Rich Lederer, and David...
Orioles sign Guerrero and a look at the current roster
While I wish I would have seen the headline of the O’s signing Vlad Guerrero prior to the 2004 season, I am still excited by the news of the Orioles signing Guerrero here today in 2011....
10 Questions for The Orioles International Scouting Department
In March 2010, David Stockstill and his brother John exchanged their leadership positions within the Organization with David becoming the Director of International Scouting, and John taking over Player Development. As we head to that first anniversary, here are some...
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?...