Dean Jones Report
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February 2, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Unveiling our 2018 Dean’s Dozen: The Top 12 prospects currently in the Orioles’ system
Believe it or not, there are fewer than two weeks before spring training begins. Orioles pitchers and catchers will report to the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla., on Feb. 13. A day later, they’ll start workouts. Position players are due to report a few days after that (Feb. 18), with...
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September 27, 2017 at 7:00 am
Unveiling our second annual Orioles’ Minor League All-Star Team — position by position
A year ago, the Orioles’ top six affiliates combined for a .455 winning percentage. Only Low-A Delmarva finished with a winning record. None made the playoffs. Because of that dismal overall showing, for the most part, it was tough to put together the inaugural BaltimoreBaseball.com Orioles Minor League All-Star Squad last September....
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September 13, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Wrapping up the minor league season, the playoff losses and MLB promotions
Unfortunately for fans of the Orioles’ minor-league teams, the 2017 season is officially over. Double-A Bowie and High-A Frederick both lost in the first round of their respective playoffs, so this will be the final “Dean Jones Report” of the year. Where has the time gone? In the Eastern League, the Baysox...
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September 5, 2017 at 4:37 pm
Stewart reaches 20-20; Sisco debuts; Wells gets big prize; Keys and Baysox get ready
Believe it or not, the Orioles are once again in the playoff hunt in September. It remains to be seen if the club will make the postseason for the fourth time since 2012. Sure, the potential “one and done” wild-card game doesn’t feel like the playoffs – especially when you suffer a...
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August 30, 2017 at 1:19 pm
Stewart’s buoying Bowie; Scott reaches innings high; Is Orioles’ system improving?
Right now, the Orioles’ minor-league system is “the best it has been in several years.” Don’t take my word for it. That’s what Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper said last Friday in his “Prospect Hot Sheet.” It’s an interesting take from a national writer about the current state of the organization. While it’s...
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August 22, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Dean Jones Report: A rough week for most of the Orioles’ top dozen prospects
As they always say, time flies when you’re having fun. It’s hard to believe that we’re almost through the second season of BaltimoreBaseball.com. Hopefully, we’ll have many more. The Orioles’ minor league affiliates will wrap up play in the next few weeks. The Rookie-level Dominican Summer League squad is set to end...
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August 15, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Hays won’t stop hitting; Stewart’s strong year continues; Mountcastle struggling at Bowie
Can I have a mulligan? Two weeks ago, I mentioned here that I didn’t like the Orioles’ move to acquire infielder Tim Beckham from the Tampa Bay Rays. As I wrote then… “Acquiring Beckham isn’t a game-changing move. It’s not going to make the Orioles into instant playoff contenders. Sure, they’re still...
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August 2, 2017 at 2:05 pm
Lee to Norfolk’s bullpen; Mountcastle, Akin experience bumps in road; Mullins springs back
I don’t like it. That’s my simple reaction to the Orioles’ deal to acquire infielder Tim Beckham – the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft – from the Tampa Bay Rays. In exchange for Beckham, the Orioles dealt short-season Single-A Aberdeen right-hander Tobias Myers to Tampa Bay. (As an aside,...
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July 25, 2017 at 2:40 pm
Sisco keeps raking; Mountcastle moves up; Hays stitched up; Mullins, Sedlock return
We’re approaching the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline. This is the last “Dean Jones Report” before the annual wheeling-and-dealing tradition. The past five seasons have spoiled Orioles fans after more than a decade of darkness. Since 2012, the club has routinely been in the hunt as the calendar turns to August. In...
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July 18, 2017 at 2:30 pm
Hunter Harvey will pitch an inning Wednesday in GCL; Sisco and Hays still scalding at plate
There’s only one thing worse than playing in a 21-inning game over two days. Playing in a 21-inning game over two days and losing. (OK, playing in a 33-inning game – the longest in history – and losing is worse than that. Just ask Cal Ripken Jr. and the rest of the...
