The 2019 season unofficially begins Saturday morning. That’s when the Orioles will welcome thousands of fans to the Baltimore Convention Center for their annual FanFest. If you’re a season-ticket holder, you can get in at 10 a.m. Everyone else needs to wait until 11 a.m., but the festivities will last throughout the...
We’re almost to the finish line. On Sunday, the Orioles will officially close the book on their worst season ever. With their 112th loss – in a fitting 19-3 defeat in the first game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon – they took care of that distinction...
Just like that, another minor league season is in the books. Triple-A Norfolk (69-71) fumbled away a postseason berth with a 5-15 record in its final 20 games, including an eight-game losing streak from Aug. 26 through last Saturday. Because of that slide, the Tides wound up in third place in the...
Thursday, we learned the Orioles’ first two representatives in the Arizona Fall League. When the league begins in October, Double-A Bowie outfielder Austin Hays and Triple-A Norfolk utility player Steve Wilkerson will play for the Glendale Desert Dogs. Four pitchers and a catcher from the organization will join them, but the Orioles...
Believe it or not, more than a month still remains in the Orioles’ nightmare season. With 90 losses already, the club needs to play another 35 games. While I don’t think they’ll finish the year with 125 losses, it isn’t safe to assume anything at this point. Meanwhile, we’re less than two...
After a week away, I’m back in control of “Minor League Friday” on BaltimoreBaseball.com. Thanks to my colleague, Rich Dubroff, for pinch-hitting last week with a “Diner Question” about which Orioles minor leaguer you’re most eager to see. Later that day, the Orioles made Rich look like a genius with his timing...
It’s time for another edition of “Dubroff’s Diner,” and now that you’ve had a chance to digest your meal after the trade deadline, let’s look ahead. My colleague, Dean Jones, is off this week and since there won’t be a “Dean’s Dozen,” we have a minor league-themed question. In the trades for...
Boom. It’s all blown up. Let’s start over. It’s obviously never fun to see your favorite major-league club go into rebuilding mode. That’s especially true when the people in charge hint that the overhaul could take a while. Since I was born, I’ve only seen the Orioles in the playoffs five times...
For the second time in as many weeks, the Orioles completed a trade with a contender. This time, the club sent closer Zach Britton to the New York Yankees after Tuesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox. In return, the Orioles received three minor-league pitching prospects – right-handers Dillon Tate and Cody...
Whenever you can add a “Dean” to your organization, you have to make it happen. Even if you need to trade one of the best players in the history of your franchise. Because of that, I’m all for the Orioles sending shortstop Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday to...