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Baltimore Orioles: July 2019 Top Prospects 30-16
We've gone through the Draft, the initial days of International Free Agency, and several months of play here in the 2019 season. With that, Baltimore Sports and Life (BSL) provides an updated listing of the Orioles top 30 prospects. Here we look at numbers 30-16. (You...
Things To Watch For In The Remainder Of The Orioles 2019 Season
With the Orioles 35 games under .500; many have long checked out on this season. That is understandable. It's hard to even check-in everyday, when you look at the roster and you question if any of the existing parts will be part of the next quality Orioles team. That...
Astroball Takeaways For The Orioles
I spend a good portion of everyday reading the thoughts of others; but unless I'm on vacation I don't make enough time for books. This past week I had my first trip away in years, and was excited to finally read Ben Reiter's Astroball. This isn't exactly a timely...
Orioles: Who Could Be Traded?
The Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees have unofficially launched MLB’s annual march toward the trade deadline, with Seattle sending slugger Edwin Encarnacion into the AL East with a deal on Saturday. With that, and with the deadline sitting a little more than six...
Orioles Talk: Davis & Trumbo
Mark Trumbo is progressing in his rehab, and apparently moving closer to rejoining the Baltimore Orioles. Chris Davis had a .652 OPS in 62 ab's in April, a .540 OPS in 61 ab's in May, and is 1 for 14 so far in June after coming back off the IL. Richie Martin now has a...
Comparing The Orioles 2019 Draft To The Astros 2012 Draft
About a month ago I took a look at the Orioles’ rebuild after the first month of the 2019 season and compared it to the team they are most closely trying to emulate -- the 2012 Houston Astros. There were some similarities between the two, but the Astros earned a...
When will Rutschman debut in Baltimore?
The Baltimore Orioles were “fortunate” enough to pick first in the 2019 MLB draft and with that pick, the Orioles selected the consensus #1 player on the board in catcher, Adley Rutschman. The Oregon State product has put up monster back to back seasons, including...
Orioles 2019 Draft: Day 2 Summary
Another day, another eight more prospects added to the Orioles' system. While the first day was filled with two big values for the team at #1---Adley Rutschman---and #42---Gunnar Henderson---Day 2 was filled with players who could make signing those first two picks...