Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Breaking down Kyle Bradish’s start against the Astros
There have been plenty of great surprises on the Orioles this year. In fact, just on the pitching staff alone, there have been plenty of pleasant surprises, and Kyle Bradish is definitely among them. Coming into the year, Bradish wasn't exactly a heralded prospect,...
On the Verge: Wrapping Up the Aberdeen Ironbirds 2022 Season
Zach and Bob break down the 2022 Aberdeen Ironbirds as they play in their league championship early this week. Highlights of their season include the entire pitching staff, the swath of players promoted after a great first half, and Darell Hernaiz continuing his...
What Dean Kremer is doing right (and wrong)
The 2022 Baltimore Orioles have been full of surprises, but perhaps one of the biggest to many Orioles fans has been the rise of Dean Kremer as a really solid starting pitcher in the rotation. Kremer came over to the Orioles as the main pitching piece of the Manny...
These Rookie Level Orioles Prospects Stood Out In 2022
I refuse to believe it, but the 2022 Minor League Baseball season is quickly coming to a close. Luckily, one of the many changes that has come to the minors is the staggered finish, allowing me to slowly ween off my MiLB high versus ripping off the band-aid on one...
The Shortstop Market and Suitors
Whether you’re listening to our podcasts, reading our articles, or bantering on the message boards, you’ve heard somebody at Baltimore Sports and Life talking about the upcoming shortstop free agent market. It represents a huge opportunity for the Orioles to spend...
Austin Hays’ Place In The Plan
Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is calculated such that a league-average player is 20 runs better than a freely available replacement. We also write that as 2.0 WAR or two wins better than replacement level. Austin Hays is a league-average player. He has three “full”...
2022 Has Provided Additional Data For The Orioles
The 2022 season has given the Baltimore Orioles another year of data to assess its players at both the majors and minors before what should be the most important 12 months of the Mike Elias era. In those next 12 months, we should expect the Orioles to promote...
On the Verge: Wrapping Up the Delmarva Shorebirds 2022 Season w/ Sam Jellinek
Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome back Delmarva Shorebirds broadcaster Sam Jellinek to break down their 2022 season which ended on Sunday September 11th with their final game being rained out. They talk about what the influx of 2022 draftees did for the team, which players...