The Orioles won’t play again until Friday against the Chicago Cubs at Camden Yards. I hope you enjoy the breather from the daily frustration until then. We’ve reached the All-Star break for the organization’s top two affiliates, too. Triple-A Norfolk (37-53) has the third-worst record in the 14-team International League. The Tides...
We’re crawling closer to the All-Star break. After a disastrous sweep in Milwaukee, the Orioles only have one, four-game series remaining – beginning tonight at the Minnesota Twins – before the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday in Miami. Four days off in a row will give everyone, except for second baseman and lone...
After a two-week hiatus to make room for our coverage of the 2017 Major League Baseball first-year-player draft, the “Dean Jones Report” has returned to its spot in the lineup. And as you’ll see, I’ve made some midseason upgrades to my “Dean’s Dozen” rankings. I’ve taken two players out who have pitched...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Just don’t tell my wife I said that. She would tell you that’s the Christmas season. Of course, I know Christmas, her birthday, my two sons’ birthdays, our anniversary and my birthday mean a lot more on a personal level than any of the...
It took 3,927 games for it to happen once. And then it happened again two days later. Nick Markakis never did it. Matt Wieters never did it. Manny Machado never did it. Even Billy Rowell never did it. (Still too soon?) Last week, outfielder Austin Hays and shortstop Ryan Mountcastle became the...
I like to check in on former Orioles – or former Oriole farmhands — and see how they’re doing with their new organizations. While these players won’t help the Orioles – unless they return to the club down the road – it’s still nice to keep an eye on some familiar names...
Two more potential riders on the Norfolk-Baltimore Transit Line debuted this week. OK, it’s a stretch to punch their tickets right now. One of the two pitchers isn’t even in Norfolk yet, so he technically can’t get a seat on that shuttle. And neither is likely to come up any time soon....
As you may recall, the Orioles signed veteran right-hander Edwin Jackson to a minor league deal in early April. For the past month, he has been in extended spring training. On Sunday, Jackson made his first start of the year for Triple-A Norfolk. He allowed one run and three hits in three...
It’s Tebow Time for Low-A Delmarva. The Shorebirds begin a three-game series tonight at Columbia, the South Atlantic League affiliate of the New York Mets. The South Carolina capital also happens to be the current home of 2007 Heisman Trophy winner turned baseball player Tim Tebow. Tebow, 29, is batting .237 with...
Only one Orioles affiliate played Monday – Low-A Delmarva – so that’s where outfielder Joey Rickard went to begin his injury rehab assignment. Triple-A Norfolk and High-A Frederick had scheduled off days, while the rain along the East Coast forced Double-A Bowie’s game at Richmond to be postponed. Rickard, who has been...