The Orioles won’t play again until Friday against the Chicago Cubs at Camden Yards. I hope you enjoy the breather from the daily frustration until then. We’ve reached the All-Star break for the organization’s top two affiliates, too. Triple-A Norfolk (37-53) has the third-worst record in the 14-team International League. The Tides...
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...
We’re crawling closer to the All-Star break. After a disastrous sweep in Milwaukee, the Orioles only have one, four-game series remaining – beginning tonight at the Minnesota Twins – before the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday in Miami. Four days off in a row will give everyone, except for second baseman and lone...
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...
After a two-week hiatus to make room for our coverage of the 2017 Major League Baseball first-year-player draft, the “Dean Jones Report” has returned to its spot in the lineup. And as you’ll see, I’ve made some midseason upgrades to my “Dean’s Dozen” rankings. I’ve taken two players out who have pitched...
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...
ABERDEEN — Orioles closer Zach Britton faced opposing hitters for the first time since May 4, throwing a scoreless inning Tuesday for the Short-A Aberdeen IronBirds at Ripken Stadium. Britton, who was placed on the disabled list May 6 for a second time this season due to a strained left forearm, began...
Just like that, another Major League Baseball first-year-player draft has come and gone. It’s the second one since BaltimoreBaseball.com was created. Last year, I took a look at all 41 draft picks that the Orioles made during the three-day event. Because Dan Connolly loved the idea – and because it’s a great...
The Orioles made 30 selections on Day Three of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday, completing rounds 11-40. This year, the O’s selected 41 players overall: 21 pitchers and 20 position players, with 29 of the selections being college athletes. The team chose 12 right-handed pitchers, nine left-handed pitchers, eight infielders, seven outfielders, four...
As the second day of the 2017 amateur draft comes to a close, we wanted to highlight not only the Orioles’ selections, but also local high school and college players taken by the other 29 organizations. Here are profiles of the O’s Tuesday picks, as well as four local products who had...