Baltimore Orioles Baseball
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...
Examining The Woes Of Dylan Bundy
I was watching Felix Hernandez pitch on Saturday night, curious to see how he and his surprisingly hot Seattle Mariners would do against the powerful Houston Astros, and also to see what kind of stuff Felix had these days. I wanted to see what kind of quality...
Oriole Prospect Notes: Opening Weekend
DL Hall, LHP, Frederick Keys (Advanced-A, Carolina League) Ht / Wt: 6’0’’ / 180 lbs. B/T: L / L Age (as of April 1, 2019): 20y, 6m Video | Scouting Report Baltimore’s top pitching prospect threw three innings in his 2019 debut, pulled early after...