SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play In the first part of his minor league season wrap-up last week, Double-A Bowie Baysox announcer Adam Pohl looked at some of the top performances in the Orioles system in 2017. That included outfielder Austin Hays, who was named the organization’s Brooks Robinson...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play The minor league season is over for Orioles’ affiliates. Adam Pohl, the tireless voice of the Bowie Baysox, is never done, though. This week – and next week – Pohl wraps up the 2017 Orioles’ minor league year by talking with BaltimoreBaseball.com’s minor...
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...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play The Orioles had no affiliates in the playoffs last year. This year they definitely have two: The Double-A Bowie Baysox of the Eastern League and the High-A Frederick Keys of the Carolina League. The Baysox, who open their playoff series at home...
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...
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...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play It’s not easy to do what Ryan Mountcastle is attempting to do. He’s 20 years old. And the former supplemental first-rounder in 2015 is playing at Double-A Bowie now. And he’s trying to learn a different position. How hard is it to get...
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...
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...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play Ramon Martinez has one of the more intriguing roles in the Orioles organization. He’s officially listed as special assignment pitching instructor, which means he goes wherever he is needed, from the majors to the low minors, to help teach and evaluate the Orioles’...