Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Orioles Prospect Storylines to Watch in 2020
With their regular season set to begin Friday, the Baltimore Orioles appear poised to give several of their top prospects extended major-league time. While the confines of the 60-game season will limit the exposure these prospects receive, the shortened slate should...
Orioles – Notable Progress Can Still Be Made In 2020
The 2020 Major League Baseball season is finally upon us and while this year is unlike any other, baseball is back and a small bit of normalcy will return for baseball fans across the country. Personally, I’m still uneasy about all of this and my thoughts about a 2020...
Orioles: Three More Dudes
Last week I wrote about three guys on the Orioles. It was truly a paradigm-breaking article. You should read it, but here’s the summation: three guys who likely aren’t part of the Orioles long-term future but who can maybe be useful for a few years and/or gain some...
The DRAFT Model and the Undrafted
The 2020 MLB Draft is a month behind us, and the majority of the Orioles work is done. Heston Kjerstad, Jordan Westburg and Hudson Haskin, and Anthony Servideo and Coby Mayo have all signed. Only Carter Baumler remains, but he seems likely to sign with the team....
Looking at Hanser Alberto
More than ever, baseball is defined by the three true outcomes: a home run, a walk or a strikeout. In 2019, 24 different hitters had a season with 30 or more homers, 100 or more strikeouts and 70 or more walks. Over 200 times, these 24 hitters came to plate and then...
Three Dudes
The Orioles are in an unenviable position. Their chances of actually winning anything in 2020, despite the bizarre schedule and increased chances for unlikely outcomes, are to be blunt, bad. FanGraphs gives them a 0.2 percent chance to win a Wild Card spot. Baseball...
Breaking Down the Orioles 2020 Draft Signing Bonuses
In the weeks since last month’s MLB Draft, the Baltimore Orioles have made significant progress in signing their selected players. Currently, five of the six picks have officially agreed to terms with the Orioles, with the unsigned Carter Baumler expected to formally...
The Unspectacular Certainty of Jose Iglesias
When Spring Training first started back in February, the Baltimore Orioles’ camp had so many uncertainties. Brandon Hyde and his staff were being tasked with trying to figure out which young players were going to be a part of the long term, which intriguing pitching...