Baltimore Orioles Baseball
What Can The Orioles Learn From The Rays?
Lost in the Mookie Betts show and the Red Sox still stunning decision even eight months later to rid themselves of him, is the success of the Tampa Rays. The Rays are the modern day Billy Beane A’s, a team that has vaulted themselves past competitors who routinely...
Looking at Possible ETAs for Adley Rutschman
Although the 2020 Minor League Baseball season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, catcher Adley Rutschman advanced his development. While this year’s progress is not enough for him to make an immediate impact in the majors, it does seem that the Baltimore...
Orioles Need A Bold Winter
With three American League East teams in the expanded Major League Playoffs, the glow of the Orioles’ successes quickly faded. And, before moving on, it should be noted that the Orioles did have quite a bit of success this year. They were able to give young players...
Orioles Rule 5 Preview: Tough Decisions to Make
Over the coming weeks, the Baltimore Orioles will have to make several tough decisions regarding their 40-man roster. Some of the team’s top prospects are eligible for this year’s Rule 5 Draft, meaning that the organization will have to make some moves to protect them...
Unlikely To Be Forgotten
On Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles completed a 60-game season that’s unlikely to be forgotten. The season included “road” games against the Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards, as well as multiple 7-inning doubleheaders and extra innings games that started...
Orioles 2020 Season A Success On Multiple Fronts
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year to forget. As a shortened 2020 MLB season quickly approached, for obvious reasons, I wasn’t enthusiastic about the idea. I wasn’t cheering against baseball, I spend 365 days a year watching/thinking about/writing...
Orioles: 3 Up, 3 Down September 28th
The Baltimore Orioles 2020 season has ended. Here we take note of the three hottest Orioles and the three coldest during this past last week of action. (You can discuss this on the BSL board here.) 3 Up Alex Cobb – 1-0, 1.29 ERA, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 1.14 WHIP Cobb...
Building A Birds Pen
Building a consistently good bullpen is hard. Relievers are notoriously mercurial in their abilities and health so achieving consistency and quality over a multi-year period from a bullpen is like asking your five-year-old to share his candy with his brother. It’s...