How Sustainable is Baltimore’s Start?
No team in the American League comes into Tuesday’s action with more wins or a higher winning percentage than your Baltimore Orioles. That’s even more remarkable when considering that the team has...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with Kevin Gausman?
The second half of 2016 was the Kevin Gausman we all wanted to see. He had a 3.10 ERA, struck out 8.9 per nine innings and had a .252 batting average against after the All-Star break. He dominated...
View ArticleWhat Do Bundy & Gausman Need To Do To Improve In ’18?
Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy. Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman. Like it or not, that’s the heart and soul of the Baltimore Orioles’ starting rotation at this moment, and that will likely still be the...
View ArticleScouts On Bundy and Gausman
The importance of Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman needing to have big years for the 2018 Orioles can’t be overstated. The right-handers are the only certainties in the rotation even though pitchers and...
View ArticleThe Baltimore Orioles, Steamer Projections and You
We’re into silly season of a different type — though to be fair, the winter is bleeding into the spring and a lot of people aren’t loving it — as projection systems are releasing their numbers for...
View ArticleOrioles Rotation Is Improved, But Is That Enough?
The signing of Alex Cobb was a pleasant surprise for Baltimore Orioles fans, a late-spring training gift from Executive Vice President Dan Duquette that strengthened the starting rotation and provided...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Gausmans
By now Baltimore Orioles fans know this to be the truth: There are two Kevin Gausmans. There is the Dr. Jekyll Kevin Gausman with the lights-out stuff and pin-point control. This Kevin Gausman is the...
View ArticleWho Else Should The Orioles Look To Trade?
Depending on the day, the 2018 Orioles are either picking first in the June 2019 draft or somewhere else in the top 5. To say that this season has been a disappointment would a gross understatement....
View ArticleAssessing the Returns on the Deadline-Day Deals for the Orioles
The Manny Machado deal more or less signaled it, but the Baltimore Orioles continued to embrace the “tear it to the studs” approach as the 2018 trade deadline approached on Tuesday afternoon. While...
View ArticleHow much could the Orioles have improved the Gausman deal?
The Orioles have decided to begin the much-anticipated rebuild. Gone is Schoop, Gausman, Machado, and others. In their stead in the organization are a number of prospects, from Top-100 quality Yusniel...
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