Baltimore Orioles Baseball
The O’s August Preview
The Baltimore Orioles start August play at 44-58 overall, and just 3-7 in their last 10 games.They are currently 28-24 at home, and 16-34 on the road. In the dog days of August, the O's will have only 1 day off. They will face the following:August 1st - 2nd vs...
BSL’s Top O’s Prospects after the 7/31 Non-Waiver Trade Deadline
With the Sherrill trade bringing back Josh Bell, and Steven Johnson, it is a good time to revise the O's Top Prospect List. Chris Tillman will not be included due to his recent promotion to Baltimore. 1) Brian Matusz2) Brandon Snyder3) Jake Arrieta4) Josh Bell5) Troy...
Troy Patton with back to back solid starts
Overall, Troy Patton has had a rough transition to AAA in 2009. As I have said numerous times, 2009 was never about results for Patton. You just wanted to see the guy be able to regularly take the ball every 5th day. His consistency and production at AA Bowie was a...
Brandon Snyder has gotten hot at AAA
1st-base prospect Brandon Snyder is getting hot at the right time for AAA Norfolk. Snyder dug himself a huge whole to dig out of as his OPS is still under .700, his walk to k ratio is still not great, and he has only 11 XBH's in his 140 AAA at-bats. However, with 14...
Opening Day 2010?
With the trade of Sherrill, could this be the O's team on Opening Day 2010?Guthrie, Bergesen, Hernandez, Tillman, ArrietaJohnsonUeharaAlbersRayPerez / Random LeftyBass / SarfateBerken / Meredith / MickolioRoberts 2ndJones CFMarkakis RFWieters CReimold LFScott DHBell...
George Sherrill has been traded to the LA Dodgers
George 'Flat Breezy' Sherrill has been traded to the LA Dodgers for an apparent package of 3rd-baseman Josh Bell & RHP Steven Johnson .This is another example of the dividends that continue to be received from the trade of Eric Bedard.Bell is currently in AA, and...
Adam Jones 2009 vs Adam Jones 2008
Adam Jones is 60% through his 2nd-full season in the Majors. The improvement in his play is obvious to see.In 2008, Jones played in 132 games. He had 477 at-bats, with a .711 OPS. This included 129 hits, 61 runs, 21 doubles, 7 triples, 9 homers, 57 rbi, 23 walks, and...
A review of Chris Tillman’s 1st start
Chris Tillman made his Major League debut last night. Tillman went 4.2 innings, allowing 7 hits, 3er, 3 homers, 1 bb, with 2 k's. A total of 93 pitches, with 58 strikes. It was not a thing of beauty, but it was a glimpse into why his future is so bright. The 21...