Baltimore Orioles Baseball
A Deep Dive into Baltimore Lefty John Means
Some guys just have the “it” factor coming out of college that shows they’re going to be dominant in the big leagues. Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole both had it at UCLA, and while it took them a bit to find their footings in the big leagues, eventually they got there....
Orioles Minor League Discussion With Zach Spedden & Nate Delong
Two of BSL's Minor League Analysts - Zach Spedden & Nate Delong - come together to give their thoughts what they've seen so far from the Orioles system. (You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.) Who has been the biggest surprise so far this year? Zach: Whether...
Orioles Talk: What Is Rebuilding?
There has been debate on local message boards (including BSL) for at-least 15 years regarding the term 'rebuilding' and baseball. I guess my feeling is it is a generic catch-all for building, and at the core; conceptually this is as simple as it gets. Every...
Compare O’s To Astros Rebuild One Month In
A month into the season, the Baltimore Orioles are already pretty much where everybody expected them to be -- last place. And that’s actually fine. Wins and losses don’t matter this season. The razing of the franchise from top to bottom was necessary, and management...
Power Ranking Baltimore’s 25-Man Roster
Great ideas are meant to be stolen -- with proper credit, of course. A former colleague of mine named Paul Swydan used to power rank the 25-man roster for the Boston Red Sox for a newspaper he worked for, and I've always thought that was a fun exercise, so here I'm...
Orioles: Nothing To Lose; Opportunity To Experiment
I'm not here to pile on the Orioles, we all understand what this season is. The O's have started a rebuilding process, and charitably they have a limited roster. If they finish this year with any less than 95 losses, it would be highly surprising, and in the scheme of...
Orioles Affiliates (Mostly) Struggling Early in 2019
The beginning of the 2019 season has largely been a bit of a dud. This is not only true for the Orioles (although this was not unexpected), but for its minor league affiliates as well (mostly). It’s possible that some of you may have expected the Orioles minor league...
2019 Orioles: Thoughts 20 Games In
The Baltimore Orioles beat Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 last night in extra innings, improving to 8-12 for the year. So far in this 2019 season, I've found the O's to be entertaining. They aren't particularly good, but for the most part their games have been competitive, and...