Minors
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July 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Minor League Podcast: Keys manager Bodie talks about his prospects, including Stewart
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...
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July 12, 2016 at 1:58 pm
Dean Jones Report: Updates on first-rounders Harvey, Stewart and Sedlock
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...
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July 7, 2016 at 5:53 pm
Draft update: O’s sign most of Top 20; Palmeiro, Bonilla, Blohm not signed yet
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...
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July 5, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Dean Jones Report: Mancini, Reyes lead several O’s prospects in bullish week
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...
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July 3, 2016 at 7:00 am
Revisionist history: Analyzing the Orioles’ top first-rounders since 2001
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...
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June 29, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Rick Peterson discusses how the Orioles develop pitchers
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...
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June 28, 2016 at 7:00 am
Dean Jones Report: Wright back on track at Norfolk; Mancini and pitchers surging
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...
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June 22, 2016 at 12:14 pm
Minor League Podcast: Joseph discusses his time in Bowie and Kline details recovery from elbow surgery
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...
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June 21, 2016 at 1:46 pm
Dean Jones Report: Josh Hart hurting; Tanner Scott surging; Hunter Harvey returning
The weeks after Major League Baseball’s first-year-player draft are often filled with promotions, releases and other moves as a new group of signees joins the organization. On Friday, the Orioles announced their first draft-pick signing – former Illinois right-hander Cody Sedlock, the club’s first-round selection (27th overall). And Monday, the club added...
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June 15, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Minor League Podcast: Pohl talks 2016 O’s draft with Rajsich and Jones
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES We won’t really know about the Orioles’ 2016 draft class for another three years, five years or even longer. But it’s always interesting to hear what the organization wanted to accomplish, what they targeted and why they grabbed some of the players they...
