Baltimore Orioles Baseball
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...
Thoughts on the Yanks 27th title & the O’s
The New York Yankees won their 27th World Title tonight, and even though I hate the Yankees more than the Pittsburgh Steelers, Duke Blue Devils, Boston RedSox, and North Carolina Tar Heels combined; I really do not care. All that matters to me as an Oriole fan, is...
Adam Jones, contract extension?
The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that Adam Jones is likely to avoid being designated as a Super 2:http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-sp.osnotes30oct30,0,1767447.story"Though it won't be officially decided until next month, it appears that center fielder...
How much would you bid for Aroldis Chapman?
The O's International Scouting Director John Stockstill met with 21 year-old Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman yesterday, trying to convince the young-lefty to visit Baltimore. I appreciate the O's being aggressive here, meeting with him, and attempting to sell a...