Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Scouts Thoughts On Some Of The Talent The Orioles Got Back
The Baltimore Orioles added minor league players in quantity at the end of July. They acquired 14 farmhands in a series of trades they sent six veterans packing leading up to the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline. The question, though, is how many of those minor...
Outside Perspectives Of The Orioles Moves
The Baltimore Orioles’ head-spinning flurry of moves had come to an end last Tuesday afternoon when, a few hours later, an executive from another American League club weighed on the seismic changes that had come to the organization in the days leading up to Major...
How much could the Orioles have improved the Gausman deal?
The Orioles have decided to begin the much-anticipated rebuild. Gone is Schoop, Gausman, Machado, and others. In their stead in the organization are a number of prospects, from Top-100 quality Yusniel Diaz to lower level throw-ins. Some of these players will hopefully...
The Current State of the Baltimore Orioles 40-Man Roster
Following the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the Baltimore Orioles 40-man roster has taken on a completely different look. Many of the team’s most recognizable players are gone, allowing the Orioles to begin a major rebuild toward what the club hopes will be...
The Rebuild Is On…How Did The Orioles Do And What’s Next?
Last week, I wrote an article saying that just because the Orioles dealt Manny Machado and Zach Britton, that we shouldn't call this a rebuild, at least not yet. A few days later, the Orioles also traded one of their impending free agents, Brad Brach. Trading another...
Who Could The Orioles Trade Next?
The dust has settled on a pretty turbulent trade deadline and it’s time to look around and survey the situation. Manny Machado is gone, which was no surprise. Same with Zach Britton, Brad Brach and Darren O’Day. In a mild surprise, Jonathan Schoop was dealt away to...
Assessing the Returns on the Deadline-Day Deals for the Orioles
The Manny Machado deal more or less signaled it, but the Baltimore Orioles continued to embrace the “tear it to the studs” approach as the 2018 trade deadline approached on Tuesday afternoon. While center fielder Adam Jones will remain in Baltimore for the rest of the...
Adam Jones Has Been A Great Oriole; He Shouldn’t Be Back In 2019
One of the primary frustrations of the 1998-2011 era of futility, was how much time was wasted by the Baltimore Orioles not rebuilding correctly. That began to change before the 2008 season when the Orioles traded Erik Bedard to Seattle, and brought back the package...