CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES It seems like many of us in the Baltimore media spend a lot of time on baseball’s annual Rule 5 draft – the process in which teams select minor leaguers from other organizations and must put them on their 25-man roster for the...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The argument can be made that no one knows the Double-A Bowie roster better than Adam Pohl, the “Voice of the Baysox.” Pohl goes on the road with the team, sees every game and has a tremendous institutional knowledge of the Orioles’ organization...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Happy Thanksgiving. Yes, it’s cliché, but on this day of reflection we at BaltimoreBaseball.com wanted to thank everyone for coming to the site this year. It’s been a heck of a ride in our start-up season, and we’ve been overwhelmed with the response...
The Orioles selected the contracts of minor-league right-handers Joe Gunkel and Jesus Liranzo on Friday. By adding Gunkel and Liranzo to the 40-man roster – which now includes 35 players – the club protected them from the Rule 5 draft, which will be held Dec. 8 at baseball’s annual winter meetings near...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Over the years, the Arizona Fall League has become a pretty integral part of the baseball landscape. It gives fans, front-office personnel, scouts and media something to pay attention to when the World Series ends. And it gives select minor leaguers – some...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Things haven’t been easy for the High-A Frederick Keys recently. They finished 68-72 overall in 2016, their fifth straight losing campaign. They haven’t been a real force since winning the Carolina League in 2011 with a pair of infielders named Manny Machado and...
If you’re a fan of the Orioles’ minor-league affiliates, I’m sure you already know that Baseball America released its picks for the organization’s Top 10 prospects last week. Click here if you haven’t seen the list yet. You’ll notice that my rankings don’t have a lot in common with Baseball America’s. To...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES There’s just something intriguing about analyzing baseball prospects. Who really knows which ones will pan out and which ones will end up fizzling before they reach the majors? Like the draft, breaking down prospects can be a crapshoot. I guess that’s part of...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Of all the Orioles’ minor league affiliates, none did better record-wise than the Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds, who just missed qualifying for the South Atlantic League playoffs in the first half. The Shorebirds, managed by former Oriole third baseman Ryan Minor, ended up with...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Most Oriole fans are familiar with the organization’s top prospects, whether that’s Chance Sisco, Trey Mancini, Cody Sedlock or Hunter Harvey. But there are plenty of other players trying to push themselves to the big leagues from within the minor-league system. And the...