Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Millwood officially obtained for Ray per Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun is now reporting that Kevin Millwood has officially been obtained for Chris Ray, and a player to be named. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-kevin-millwood-trade-1209,0,4877522.storyIf you are an Oriole fan, you should be encouraged by...
Discussion of the O’s Winter Meetings Rumors
You know the Winter Meetings are in full-swing, when message boards and the blog-o-sphere are in overload with rumors and conjecture. With all of the instantaneous options for news, combined with an insatiable appetite for information from the public; you have a...
Harden, Beltre, Delgado, Soriano, Gonzalez
To be clear, I would be comfortable with the O's if they decided to make zero-additions this off-season. I believe you can upgrade the bullpen internally with Uehara, Mickolio, Berken, and Hernandez. I believe if you do not have Eaton, Hill, Hendrickson, and Berken...
The MLB Winter Meetings & The O’s
The Baseball Winter Meetings start this coming Monday in Indianapolis. What does that mean for the Orioles? Hopefully not much if you are a fan. Traditionally, the Winter Meetings are a time of action for the Front Offices around baseball. They have already held their...
Best and Worst of my 2009 O’s Offensive Projections
Here are some of my best and my worst projections for the O's offense from prior to the 2009 season. Best:Projected Roberts to bat .295, with 10 homers, 60 rbi, a .807 OPS, 80 walks, 35 steals, and 45 doubles.Roberts finished 2009 with a .283 batting average, 16...
Adam Jones is Golden; but is Pie better?
Adam Jones was officially awarded with his first Gold Glove today. Jones is an extremely capable fielder, who glides easily to the ball, and has an outstanding arm. The Gold Glove is confirmation that Jones' reputation has been firmly established around baseball....
What I believe needs to occur to compete with NY in 2011
In the 2009 Major League Baseball season, the New York Yankees won their 27th World Championship, while the Baltimore Orioles finished 39 games behind the Bronx Bombers in the American League East. What is going to have to occur to allow the O's to compete with the...
Would you have dealt Felix Pie for JJ Hardy?
Shortstop JJ Hardy was traded yesterday from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for CF Carlos Gomez. Gomez turns 24 on December 4th, and was once a heralded prospect for the New York Mets, and the central player in Johan Santana deal. While he has superior...