How 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...
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 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....
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A 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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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 ArticleWill Gausman break out in 2017?
The best time of the year is upon us. March Madness has been in full swing, the weather is starting to get warmer and baseball season is less than a week away. The Orioles kick off their 2017 season...
View ArticleBSL Orioles Roundtable – March 2017
As Opening Day nears, BSL’s O’s Analysts (Rob Shields, Zach Spedden, and Brandon Warne) come together to give some thoughts. (You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.) Question 1: The O’s ended...
View ArticleOrioles X-Factors
As we sit here about a week away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training (can you believe that?), it’s time to start looking forward to the upcoming season for the Baltimore Orioles. At...
View ArticleThoughts On The Orioles Rotation
The Orioles’ strategy over the last few seasons has been plain to see: Hit a bunch of home runs to (hopefully) take leads and then rely on a lights-out bullpen to take care of the rest. It has largely...
View ArticleBreaking Down Orioles Steamer Projections
We’re now into what Murray Chass so lovingly called “silly season” in his blog on Sunday. With a slowed-down free-agent market that’ll heat up a bit more the closer we get to spring training, we at...
View ArticleBrutal Week Ends For The Orioles; This Week Has To Be Better
Houston’s 5-3 Sunday victory capped a poor week for the Orioles, as Baltimore dropped both games vs. Boston, and 3 of 4 to the Astros. The O’s will enter Monday at 67-56 overall, in 3rd place in the...
View ArticleTalking Orioles As The ’2nd Half’ Begins
The All-Star break has ended, and the 51-36 AL East leading Baltimore Orioles are in action tonight in Tampa Bay. Several of BSL’s Orioles Analysts – Rob Shields, Zach Spedden, and Reggie Yinger – have...
View ArticleReviewing Gausman
Expectations were once again high for Kevin Gausman coming into this season so it’s been frustrating to see what essentially amounts to stagnation for the 25-year old righty. Of course, in addition to...
View ArticleSo You Have Been Drafted, What’s Next?
Once the MLB concludes the amateur player draft, it’s time for the teams and players to get down and dirty with a contract. This process includes signing bonuses and minor league contracts. Once the...
View ArticleWho Are the Orioles’ All Stars?
With a bit over a month left to vote on the American League All Star starters, maybe it’s time to take a look at what Baltimore Orioles might be representing in San Diego this year. The game is on July...
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