Minors
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July 30, 2016 at 7:00 am
Why the Orioles shouldn’t trade Chance Sisco
With just a few days until the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline and the Orioles sitting atop the American League East, trade talk in Birdland is in full swing. An acute need for starting pitching and a thin farm system could be a tricky equation for GM Dan Duquette, which is why...
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July 27, 2016 at 3:26 pm
Talking O’s trade chips and life as a scout in this week’s ‘Minor League Podcast’
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES This is always a big week for the minor leagues, no matter how the teams do on the field. Monday is the non-waiver trade deadline, the last time this season when big league teams can deal whomever they like without passing the players...
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July 26, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Christian Walker among those surging for Orioles’ affiliates
The Orioles’ minor league system could look a lot different by this time next week. Or maybe it won’t. It all depends on whether executive vice president Dan Duquette can find a match in his quest to improve the American League East-leading club with a trade (or more). When I first started...
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July 19, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Injuries and struggles: A rough week on the Orioles’ farm
The Orioles continue to lead the American League East as we creep closer to August, but things aren’t going as smoothly down on the farm at the moment. Right-hander Hunter Harvey hurt his arm over the weekend. Left-hander Chris Lee had a setback in his rehab. Infielder Jomar Reyes has been dealing...
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July 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Minor League Podcast: Keys manager Bodie talks about his prospects, including Stewart
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Keith Bodie is new to managing the Frederick Keys. But he’s not new to managing. This is his 19th year as a minor-league skipper, and nine previous times his clubs have made the postseason. Spending most of his career in the Houston Astros...
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July 12, 2016 at 1:58 pm
Dean Jones Report: Updates on first-rounders Harvey, Stewart and Sedlock
We’ve reached the official midpoint of the major league season. And, at the same time, Triple-A Norfolk and Double-A Bowie have also reached their respective All-Star breaks. The Tides (35-56) have the worst record in the International League, while the defending Eastern League champion Baysox (38-51) are in fourth place in the...
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July 7, 2016 at 5:53 pm
Draft update: O’s sign most of Top 20; Palmeiro, Bonilla, Blohm not signed yet
With roughly a week left to sign 2016 draft picks, the Orioles have pretty much inked all of their first 20-rounders, though a few of the players that are not in the fold yet are some of the more recognizable names in that group. According to Orioles scouting director Gary Rajsich, the...
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July 5, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Dean Jones Report: Mancini, Reyes lead several O’s prospects in bullish week
I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July holiday weekend. Or, at least, I hope yours was better than the Orioles’. Yikes. It hasn’t been pretty on the West Coast over the past week. And, really, it hasn’t been pretty on the road all season. The Orioles are just 16-22 away...
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July 3, 2016 at 7:00 am
Revisionist history: Analyzing the Orioles’ top first-rounders since 2001
The Orioles have done a good job signing many of their 2016 draft picks well before the upcoming July 15 deadline. That’s appreciated by the media crew, which back in the dark ages had to cover potential signings for nearly a year. So much has changed surrounding the draft in my 16 years...
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June 29, 2016 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Rick Peterson discusses how the Orioles develop pitchers
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Rick Peterson has had a long and interesting career in baseball. After a stint in the Pirates’ minor league system as a player, he became a Single-A coach in 1979. Other minors coaching gigs eventually led him to the Oakland A’s, where he became major league...
