As they always say, time flies when you’re having fun. It’s hard to believe that we’re almost through the second season of BaltimoreBaseball.com. Hopefully, we’ll have many more. The Orioles’ minor league affiliates will wrap up play in the next few weeks. The Rookie-level Dominican Summer League squad is set to end...
Can I have a mulligan? Two weeks ago, I mentioned here that I didn’t like the Orioles’ move to acquire infielder Tim Beckham from the Tampa Bay Rays. As I wrote then… “Acquiring Beckham isn’t a game-changing move. It’s not going to make the Orioles into instant playoff contenders. Sure, they’re still...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play Ramon Martinez has one of the more intriguing roles in the Orioles organization. He’s officially listed as special assignment pitching instructor, which means he goes wherever he is needed, from the majors to the low minors, to help teach and evaluate the Orioles’...
I don’t like it. That’s my simple reaction to the Orioles’ deal to acquire infielder Tim Beckham – the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft – from the Tampa Bay Rays. In exchange for Beckham, the Orioles dealt short-season Single-A Aberdeen right-hander Tobias Myers to Tampa Bay. (As an aside,...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play Let’s assume for a moment that the Orioles are sellers in the next week. Let’s assume they are willing to move Zach Britton, Brad Brach or maybe Manny Machado to a contender. And let’s assume that the Orioles’ No. 1 target in return...
We’re approaching the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline. This is the last “Dean Jones Report” before the annual wheeling-and-dealing tradition. The past five seasons have spoiled Orioles fans after more than a decade of darkness. Since 2012, the club has routinely been in the hunt as the calendar turns to August. In...
There’s only one thing worse than playing in a 21-inning game over two days. Playing in a 21-inning game over two days and losing. (OK, playing in a 33-inning game – the longest in history – and losing is worse than that. Just ask Cal Ripken Jr. and the rest of the...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play There may be no player in the Orioles organization that has raised more eyebrows in 2017 than Double-A Bowie outfielder Austin Hays. One scout I talked to recently said Hays would be the guy he’d be most interested in acquiring in the entire...
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...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play One of the reasons I want people to listen to our weekly “Minor League Podcast” with Adam Pohl is because it routinely provides perspective that you can’t get anywhere else. Pohl is the voice of the Double-A Bowie Baysox, so he sees a...