The Orioles’ minor league system could look a lot different by this time next week. Or maybe it won’t. It all depends on whether executive vice president Dan Duquette can find a match in his quest to improve the American League East-leading club with a trade (or more). When I first started...
The Orioles continue to lead the American League East as we creep closer to August, but things aren’t going as smoothly down on the farm at the moment. Right-hander Hunter Harvey hurt his arm over the weekend. Left-hander Chris Lee had a setback in his rehab. Infielder Jomar Reyes has been dealing...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Keith Bodie is new to managing the Frederick Keys. But he’s not new to managing. This is his 19th year as a minor-league skipper, and nine previous times his clubs have made the postseason. Spending most of his career in the Houston Astros...
We’ve reached the official midpoint of the major league season. And, at the same time, Triple-A Norfolk and Double-A Bowie have also reached their respective All-Star breaks. The Tides (35-56) have the worst record in the International League, while the defending Eastern League champion Baysox (38-51) are in fourth place in the...
With roughly a week left to sign 2016 draft picks, the Orioles have pretty much inked all of their first 20-rounders, though a few of the players that are not in the fold yet are some of the more recognizable names in that group. According to Orioles scouting director Gary Rajsich, the...
I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July holiday weekend. Or, at least, I hope yours was better than the Orioles’. Yikes. It hasn’t been pretty on the West Coast over the past week. And, really, it hasn’t been pretty on the road all season. The Orioles are just 16-22 away...
The Orioles have done a good job signing many of their 2016 draft picks well before the upcoming July 15 deadline. That’s appreciated by the media crew, which back in the dark ages had to cover potential signings for nearly a year. So much has changed surrounding the draft in my 16 years...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Rick Peterson has had a long and interesting career in baseball. After a stint in the Pirates’ minor league system as a player, he became a Single-A coach in 1979. Other minors coaching gigs eventually led him to the Oakland A’s, where he became major league...
Like I said last week, this is an exciting time of the minor league season. Teams are beginning to sign the players they selected earlier this month in Major League Baseball’s first-year-player draft. And they’re also rewarding prospects with promotions. The Orioles did both over the past week. Through Friday, when the...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph, who has appeared in more games for the Double-A Bowie Baysox, than any other person in that affiliate’s history, was in Bowie this week as part of an injury rehab assignment. No big leaguer likes to be sent back...