Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Orioles: Don’t Call This A Rebuild….yet
Late last night, we received word that the Orioles had dealt Zach Britton to the rival New York Yankees for a package of 3 minor league pitchers. This was another signal of the Orioles waiving the white flag on what could go down as the worst season in their history,...
A Brief History of Orioles Plate Discipline
As you might have heard, the Orioles have a bad offense this year. They have .228 batting average, 33rd-worst in history, and many of the batting averages that are worse than the 2018 Orioles occurred in the noted offensive downturn of 1968. The 2018 Orioles' offense...
Evaluating The Trade Of Manny Machado To The Dodgers
Today is a bittersweet day for fans of the Baltimore Orioles. The O's have traded the most talented player this organization has ever produced, Manny Machado, to the Los Angeles Dodgers. For many Orioles fans, it will never matter what the incoming players ever do at...
Scouts On The Other Orioles Who Will & Might Be Traded
Manny Machado is gone, headed off to the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, the All-Star shortstop may not be the only Orioles player dealt leading up to the July 31 deadline for making trades without securing waivers on a player. Left-handed reliever Zach Britton,...
The Orioles Near-Term Outlook With Three Hypothetical Trades
The positive aspect of this disaster of a season is that we're not entering late July wondering if the Orioles could stay within striking distance of the 2nd Wild Card. As such one era has formally closed, and from those ashes another begins. (You can discuss this on...
The Importance of Being Earnest, Or Why the Orioles Need to Act Now
On October 4, 2016, the playoff road to the 2016 World Series began with the Orioles vs. Blue Jays Wildcard game. It was an interesting situation for me personally. I had grown up three hours south of Baltimore and had been an Orioles fan for as long as I had followed...
7 Teams In The Running For Machado
As we approach the All-Star break, the Manny Machado rumor mill party is picking up the pace. On Saturday, Eduardo Encino of the Baltimore Sun reported that seven teams have made offers for the Orioles’ star. The report cited an unnamed source (general manager Dan...
Baltimore Orioles Top-15 Prospects: Mid-Season Update
With the July 6 draft signing deadline approaching, the Baltimore Orioles are seeing a new crop of prospects enter the farm system. That, combined with the performance levels of players already in the system, warrants an updated look at the Orioles top-15 prospects....