Minors
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April 26, 2019 at 7:00 am
Dean Jones Report: Mountcastle honored, Rodriguez and Knight sizzling for Delmarva
One of these things is not like the others. It isn’t hard to figure out. Orioles (10-16) Triple-A Norfolk (7-14) Double-A Bowie (4-16) High-A Frederick (8-12) Low-A Delmarva (16-2) My colleague, Paul Folkemer, touched on Delmarva’s fast start in this recent post. The Shorebirds already have a 10-game winning streak this season....
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April 22, 2019 at 7:00 am
Five reasons the Delmarva Shorebirds are the minor leagues’ most fascinating team
As Rich Dubroff wrote Friday, the Orioles’ high minors have been a disappointment so far. The Triple-A Norfolk Tides have struggled to a 7-11 record and the Double-A Bowie Baysox have been even worse at 3-13. Discouragingly, many of the Orioles’ most recognizable prospects — including Austin Hays, Yusniel Diaz and Dillon...
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April 6, 2019 at 7:00 am
Bowie’s Buck Britton wants Baysox to emulate the Orioles
BOWIE, Md.—Many of the names on this year’s Bowie Baysox roster are familiar to avid Orioles fans, the ones who carefully followed the comings and goings of spring training. Two of the Baysox, pitchers Hunter Harvey and Dillon Tate, are already on the Orioles’ 40-man roster. Several others, including pitchers Chris Lee,...
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March 29, 2019 at 7:00 am
Dean Jones Report: Preparing for the 2019 minor league season
I have a confession to make… For me, this season came out of nowhere. Yet, here we are, with only 161 games to go. We just completed the earliest Opening Day ever – excluding international games. So it really did sneak up earlier than before, even if it was just a day...
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January 25, 2019 at 7:00 am
Dean Jones Report: Updating our Orioles’ prospect rankings
The 2019 season unofficially begins Saturday morning. That’s when the Orioles will welcome thousands of fans to the Baltimore Convention Center for their annual FanFest. If you’re a season-ticket holder, you can get in at 10 a.m. Everyone else needs to wait until 11 a.m., but the festivities will last throughout the...
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September 28, 2018 at 7:00 am
Unveiling our third annual Orioles’ Minor League All-Star Team
We’re almost to the finish line. On Sunday, the Orioles will officially close the book on their worst season ever. With their 112th loss – in a fitting 19-3 defeat in the first game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon – they took care of that distinction...
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September 7, 2018 at 7:00 am
Dean Jones Report: Wrapping up another minor league season
Just like that, another minor league season is in the books. Triple-A Norfolk (69-71) fumbled away a postseason berth with a 5-15 record in its final 20 games, including an eight-game losing streak from Aug. 26 through last Saturday. Because of that slide, the Tides wound up in third place in the...
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August 31, 2018 at 9:00 am
Dean Jones Report: Arizona Fall League updates; Kremer’s O’s success; Ortiz stays consistent
Thursday, we learned the Orioles’ first two representatives in the Arizona Fall League. When the league begins in October, Double-A Bowie outfielder Austin Hays and Triple-A Norfolk utility player Steve Wilkerson will play for the Glendale Desert Dogs. Four pitchers and a catcher from the organization will join them, but the Orioles...
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August 24, 2018 at 8:38 am
Dean Jones Report: Hays’ struggles continue; Pitchers finishing strong; Harvey injury update
Believe it or not, more than a month still remains in the Orioles’ nightmare season. With 90 losses already, the club needs to play another 35 games. While I don’t think they’ll finish the year with 125 losses, it isn’t safe to assume anything at this point. Meanwhile, we’re less than two...
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August 17, 2018 at 7:00 am
Dean Jones Report: Updated rankings account for new faces in O’s minors
After a week away, I’m back in control of “Minor League Friday” on BaltimoreBaseball.com. Thanks to my colleague, Rich Dubroff, for pinch-hitting last week with a “Diner Question” about which Orioles minor leaguer you’re most eager to see. Later that day, the Orioles made Rich look like a genius with his timing...
