ABERDEEN-About 40 years ago, Randy Rutschman was in Maryland working for a private airline company. He coached his boss’s son’s baseball team, finding time to catch a game at Memorial Stadium and take the team to Washington D.C. for a day. That was the last time he was in the Baltimore area...
ABERDEEN-On a day when the Orioles are hoping this is the first step in a long and successful career in orange and black, Adley Rutschman is just looking forward to playing baseball. The No.1 overall pick has had to wait a little longer than he expected to make his minor league debut...
Nearly a year after he was the centerpiece of the Zack Britton trade, Dillon Tate has finally found his groove in the Orioles’ minor league system. While his 3.74 ERA entering Wednesday’s game doesn’t look too impressive on the surface, it has continued to drop since the 25-year-old right-hander transitioned away from...
BOWIE-At Double A, some players refer to their initial struggles at the level as the “Double-A wall.” The increase in competition is more drastic than when players move up in lower levels, so they sometimes struggle before finding their groove. But the jump hasn’t stopped Bowie Baysox pitcher Zac Lowther. After dominating...
It isn’t a fun time to be an Orioles fan right now. If you’re spending time on BaltimoreBaseball.com, you don’t need me to tell you that. The Orioles have the worst record (22-58) in the majors for the second straight season. With a 28-53 record, the Kansas City Royals are 5 1/2...
FREDERICK–The 2019 season hasn’t been a memorable one for the 29-40 Keys. But Tuesday night, Frederick was the epicenter for a celebration of minor league talent. Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium played host to the Carolina League All-Star Classic, and a number of Keys players contributed to the Northern Division All-Stars’...
The Orioles completed their 2019 first-year player draft last week, and the bulk of the attention has been focused on the top picks, particularly No. 1 overall selection Adley Rutschman. That’s the nature of the draft. The top prospects and budding stars, with occasional exceptions, are usually found in the first few...
We’re just three days away from meeting the face of the Orioles’ rebuild. The 2019 Major League Baseball draft will begin Monday night at 7 Eastern time. And, of course, everyone knows the Orioles hold the No. 1 pick for the first time in 30 years. So, who will they take? According...
One of these things is not like the others. It isn’t hard to figure out. Orioles (10-16) Triple-A Norfolk (7-14) Double-A Bowie (4-16) High-A Frederick (8-12) Low-A Delmarva (16-2) My colleague, Paul Folkemer, touched on Delmarva’s fast start in this recent post. The Shorebirds already have a 10-game winning streak this season....
As Rich Dubroff wrote Friday, the Orioles’ high minors have been a disappointment so far. The Triple-A Norfolk Tides have struggled to a 7-11 record and the Double-A Bowie Baysox have been even worse at 3-13. Discouragingly, many of the Orioles’ most recognizable prospects — including Austin Hays, Yusniel Diaz and Dillon...