Dan Connolly
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May 16, 2018 at 3:35 pm
Myriad O’s Thoughts: Cashner’s start and season; Sunday’s starter; Kapler’s call
When the Orioles signed Andrew Cashner in February to a two-year, $16 million deal, Wednesday’s start is basically what I envisioned. In a rain-soaked loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Cashner lasted into the sixth inning and kept the Orioles in the game. He wasn’t dominating, but he did strikeout six, which ties...
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Triggering the ‘Miguel Castro Starting Experiment’ makes sense in a season that should mainly be about the future
The idea of Miguel Castro starting baseball games has been kicked around for a while in the Orioles organization. He made one start at the end of last season – it didn’t go swimmingly (three runs, 3 1/3 innings) — and was used as a starter in his injury-shortened spring before the...
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May 15, 2018 at 7:00 am
Rule 5 picks can be worth a shot, but they also can put teams behind the 8 ball (also, radio musings with Matt Klentak)
There were several things of note that happened with the Orioles this weekend – on the positive and negative ledger – but two, somewhat related ones stood out to me. Outfielder Anthony Santander was sent to Double-A Bowie on Sunday morning. On Saturday night, right-hander Pedro Araujo had a nightmare of an...
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May 14, 2018 at 7:00 am
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Still break up the O’s; Nunez move; Baby Bird battery
With the Orioles scoring a season-high 17 runs Sunday while winning their fifth game in six tries, the easy joke, of course, is to utter, “Break up the Orioles.” The reality, of course, is breaking up the Orioles is the only path of action that should be taken this season, no matter...
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May 12, 2018 at 5:36 pm
Hess picks up a quality start and win — and shows serious moxie — in MLB debut
Call it an important baseball lesson for young David Hess – or anyone else who takes a major league mound for the first or 100th time. The guys you are facing can hammer the baseball a long way. But keep pounding the strike zone and good things can still happen. The 24-year-old...
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Myriad O’s Thoughts: Manny’s mashing; Camden Yards rocked; Tillman’s MRI
I understand this feels like the Manny Machado Farewell Tour, so maybe this appreciation piece isn’t, well, appreciated. But goodness is the Orioles shortstop putting on an offensive show right now. Say it’s walk-year motivation or the enthusiasm associated with playing shortstop full-time or that he’s simply entering his prime, but I’m...
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May 11, 2018 at 10:51 pm
David Hess will make MLB debut with start Saturday afternoon versus Rays
The Orioles didn’t announce their starter for Saturday afternoon until late Friday night — but it’s fairly noteworthy. Right-hander David Hess will be recalled and make his big league debut in Saturday’s opener of a one-admission doubleheader at 3:05 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Rays. Hess, 24, last pitched Tuesday morning for...
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Orioles place Chris Tillman on disabled list with ‘lower back strain’
The Orioles announced about an hour before game time Friday night that Chris Tillman has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain. The club recalled right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis to take Tillman’s place on the roster. So, this is the current resolution to the Tillman situation. Tillman, 30,...
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We all know it: Tillman can’t keep starting for this team (and thoughts on Saturday afternoon’s starter)
We all know it. Chris Tillman can’t start another game for the Orioles right now, not with the way he has continued to struggle. On Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, Tillman allowed a single, two walks and then a grand slam to Salvador Perez before recording an out. He escaped further...
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May 9, 2018 at 7:00 am
Dylan Bundy said he’s healthy — and that’s a good thing — but then what’s going on with his command?
It’s one of those questions in which the answer isn’t encouraging either way. Is Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy hurt? He says no. “Physically, I’m fine,” said Bundy, who allowed an MLB-record four home runs without recording a single out in a 15-7 loss to Kansas City. “I’m just not executing the pitches...
