Minors
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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...
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June 14, 2016 at 3:30 pm
Dean Jones Report: Sisco’s stinginess, Mountcastle’s mashing, Alvarez’s slump
Later this week, I’ll have more than two dozen new players to factor into my updates. Short-season Single-A Aberdeen will begin its New York-Penn League schedule Friday at Hudson Valley. After two games against the Renegades and three more at Staten Island, the IronBirds will return to Ripken Stadium for their home...
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June 13, 2016 at 7:00 am
Want to know more about the O’s draft? Here are capsules on all 41 picks — Really!! — and local selections, too
Major League Baseball’s 2016 first-year-player draft is in the books. It’s the first one since BaltimoreBaseball.com came into existence. So we wanted to do something a little special – with the help of some serious internet research – and provide a snapshot of each one of the Orioles’ picks. Seriously. All 41...
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June 8, 2016 at 2:01 pm
Minor League Podcast: Pohl, Jones and Baseball America’s John Manuel look at Orioles’ draft options
One of the most important aspects of building a farm system is MLB’s annual first-year-player draft. It begins Thursday with the initial two rounds, and runs through Saturday. To get us ready for it, Adam Pohl talks with John Manuel, the co-editor of Baseball America, which is considered the premier source for amateur...
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June 7, 2016 at 4:00 pm
The Dean Jones Report: Welcoming a draft; a surging Aquino; an injured Lee
A few dozen new players will join the Orioles’ minor league system this weekend. The 2016 Major League Baseball first-year player draft will take place Thursday evening through Saturday. The first two rounds will be televised Thursday on MLB Network, starting at 7 p.m., while rounds three through 10 can be viewed...
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May 31, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Dean Jones Report: Recent minor league acquisitions starting strong
The four pitchers acquired by the Orioles earlier this month all made their organizational debuts during the past week. The veteran of the bunch, 33-year-old left-hander Brian Duensing (pictured above), retired all three batters he faced – including the first two on strikeouts – in the eighth inning of Triple-A Norfolk’s 9-2...
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May 24, 2016 at 3:20 pm
Dean Jones Report: Tolliver surges to the majors
As I’m sure you know by now, the Orioles parted ways with Brian Matusz on Monday night. The club dealt the struggling left-handed reliever and a compensatory draft pick (76th overall in this year’s draft) to the Atlanta Braves for two minor league pitchers – right-hander Brandon Barker and left-hander Trevor Belicek....
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May 18, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Lefty pitching prospect Chris Lee joins ‘Minor League Podcast’
One year ago today, the Orioles announced they had dealt two international bonus slots to the Houston Astros for a Low-A left-hander named Chris Lee. I don’t think anyone thought much of the deal at the time. Since then, Lee has posted a 2.91 ERA over 151 2/3 innings between High-A Frederick and Double-A...
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May 17, 2016 at 11:00 am
Yastrzemski’s hot-hitting earns him a promotion and ‘surging’ status
Every Tuesday, I give an update on how the minor leaguers on Baseball America’s Orioles 2016 Top 10 prospect list have played in the previous seven days. Regular readers know that right-handers Dylan Bundy, Mychal Givens and Mike Wright are excluded since they’re in the major leagues. I assign the other seven...
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May 11, 2016 at 2:00 pm
O’s Instructor Jeff Manto talks Stewart’s stance change and promising young hitters on ‘Minor League Podcast’
If you’ve followed the Orioles for the past 20-plus years, you’ll remember the name – and probably the feat. Jeff Manto was a corner infielder who played for eight big league teams in parts of nine seasons. In 1995, he played 89 games and had 280 plate appearances for the Orioles –...
