CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The Orioles completed their three-day minicamp Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla., and one of the participants was right-hander Joe Gunkel. The 25-year-old Gunkel has been in the Orioles’ organization since he was traded by the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Alejandro De Aza in...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The Triple-A Norfolk Tides weren’t very good in 2016, going 62-82 and finishing last in the International League South Division. Yet, with a solid push down the stretch, the Tides actually found themselves in a bizarre divisional race that ended with the Gwinnett...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES It seems like many of us in the Baltimore media spend a lot of time on baseball’s annual Rule 5 draft – the process in which teams select minor leaguers from other organizations and must put them on their 25-man roster for the...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The argument can be made that no one knows the Double-A Bowie roster better than Adam Pohl, the “Voice of the Baysox.” Pohl goes on the road with the team, sees every game and has a tremendous institutional knowledge of the Orioles’ organization...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Happy Thanksgiving. Yes, it’s cliché, but on this day of reflection we at BaltimoreBaseball.com wanted to thank everyone for coming to the site this year. It’s been a heck of a ride in our start-up season, and we’ve been overwhelmed with the response...
The Orioles selected the contracts of minor-league right-handers Joe Gunkel and Jesus Liranzo on Friday. By adding Gunkel and Liranzo to the 40-man roster – which now includes 35 players – the club protected them from the Rule 5 draft, which will be held Dec. 8 at baseball’s annual winter meetings near...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Over the years, the Arizona Fall League has become a pretty integral part of the baseball landscape. It gives fans, front-office personnel, scouts and media something to pay attention to when the World Series ends. And it gives select minor leaguers – some...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Things haven’t been easy for the High-A Frederick Keys recently. They finished 68-72 overall in 2016, their fifth straight losing campaign. They haven’t been a real force since winning the Carolina League in 2011 with a pair of infielders named Manny Machado and...
If you’re a fan of the Orioles’ minor-league affiliates, I’m sure you already know that Baseball America released its picks for the organization’s Top 10 prospects last week. Click here if you haven’t seen the list yet. You’ll notice that my rankings don’t have a lot in common with Baseball America’s. To...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES There’s just something intriguing about analyzing baseball prospects. Who really knows which ones will pan out and which ones will end up fizzling before they reach the majors? Like the draft, breaking down prospects can be a crapshoot. I guess that’s part of...