Minors
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December 30, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Looking at Mancini and the Norfolk Tides
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...
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December 10, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Looking more closely at O’s Rule 5 picks
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...
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November 25, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Pohl spotlights the 2016 Baysox: Dosch, Yaz and Gunkel, among others
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...
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November 24, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Pohl talks Bowie pitching and Mills’ strengths
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...
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November 19, 2016 at 7:00 am
Thoughts on the two pitchers added to the O’s 40-man roster
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...
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November 11, 2016 at 9:37 am
Minor League Podcast: Yacabonis talks pitching and the Arizona Fall League
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...
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November 5, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Spotlight on Frederick Keys
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...
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November 3, 2016 at 7:00 am
Dean’s Dozen: Our Top 12 Orioles prospects for the 2017 season
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...
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October 27, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Melewski, Jones talk prospect rankings
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...
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October 20, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Spotlight on Ryan Mountcastle and the Delmarva Shorebirds
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Of all the Orioles’ minor league affiliates, none did better record-wise than the Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds, who just missed qualifying for the South Atlantic League playoffs in the first half. The Shorebirds, managed by former Oriole third baseman Ryan Minor, ended up with...
