Minor League Podcast: Austin Hays talks about his game, and his choice to forego batting gloves

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play There may be no player in the Orioles organization that has raised more eyebrows in 2017 than Double-A Bowie outfielder Austin Hays. One scout I talked to recently said Hays would be the guy he’d be most interested in acquiring in the entire...

VIDEO: Dan Connolly and Steve Cockey discuss the first half of the Orioles’ season

Myriad O’s Thoughts: Dickerson and Schoop; Remembering Juan and Monica; Nomo’s no-nos

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play Who is Bobby Dickerson? He’s the coach at third base who just made the bad send that got an Orioles’ runner thrown out at home plate, right? That’s probably the only time you see him, the only time you hear Dickerson’s name. The...

Minor League Podcast: Hall talks Norfolk Shuttle; Steenstra discusses Bowie’s arms

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play One of the reasons I want people to listen to our weekly “Minor League Podcast” with Adam Pohl is because it routinely provides perspective that you can’t get anywhere else. Pohl is the voice of the Double-A Bowie Baysox, so he sees a...

Minor League Podcast: Bowie’s Armstrong details conditioning challenges and philosophies involving pro ballplayers

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play One of the cool things about this job – managing the content of the site – is I get to learn things about baseball I previously didn’t know, or delve into areas within the sport I had never explored. This year has been...

Minor League Podcast: Scouting director Gary Rajsich talks about the 2017 Orioles’ draft class

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play The Orioles’ 2017 draft is over, and now the process of signing the club’s 41 picks is underway. On Wednesday, the club announced it had reached deals with 27 players from this draft class – an impressive number so quickly after the picks...

Minor League Podcast: Graham gives his perspective on top Orioles’ prospects

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play With apologies to Adam Pohl and Dean Jones Jr., there’s no one who knows the Orioles’ farm system quite like Brian Graham, the organization’s director of player development. Graham has been with the Orioles for 10 seasons and at the center of the...

Minor League Podcast: Salcedo discusses baseball life in Venezuela; Arnold talks Keys

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play If you’ve ever wanted to know a little more about what it’s like for an international amateur to sign a baseball contract, today’s Minor League Podcast is for you. Adam Pohl, the voice of the Double-A Bowie Baysox, spends several minutes talking with...

Minor League Podcast: DJ Stewart discusses his game, his stance and his famous buddy

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play There may be no more intriguing prospect in the Orioles’ system than outfielder DJ Stewart. Because it’s difficult to know exactly what the club has in him. There’s an impressive pedigree – he was the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year....

Minor League Podcast: New hitting coach Britton talks Shorebirds worth monitoring

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play The High-A Frederick Keys may have more legitimate Orioles’ prospects than any other current level of the organization’s farm system, but there are a few under-the-radar players at Low-A Delmarva who are making a little noise this season with their strong play. Players...