CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The minor league baseball season has ended for all Orioles’ affiliates. But we’re not giving up here at BaltimoreBaseball.com. That would be irresponsible, defeatist, just plain wrong. So our “Minor League Podcast” with Adam Pohl continues – with a little twist. Pohl, the...
It’s clear that the Orioles’ minor league teams collectively had a rough 2016 season. As I mentioned in the final “Dean Jones Report” last week, only Delmarva finished with a winning record this year. The Orioles’ top six affiliates – Norfolk, Bowie, Frederick, Delmarva, Aberdeen and the GCL Orioles – combined...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The Orioles have about three weeks remaining in the 2016 regular season, but their minor league affiliates are finished for the year. Our minor league team at BaltimoreBaseball.com, though, is still going strong – and will throughout the winter. Today’s “Minor League Podcast...
Another minor league season is in the books. When it comes to wins and losses, the Orioles’ organization had a rough time in 2016. Norfolk (62-82), Bowie (56-86), Frederick (68-72), Aberdeen (32-43) and the Gulf Coast League Orioles (27-32) all had losing records. Only Delmarva (73-66) finished above .500 – and that...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES When Dan Duquette was first hired to be the Orioles’ executive vice president in 2011, people in the industry said he had a small group of longtime baseball men that formed his brain trust. He didn’t have a lot of close advisors, but...
By this time next week, the minor league baseball regular season will be complete. With seven games remaining, believe it or not, Triple-A Norfolk – and its 59-78 record – are still technically alive for a playoff spot. The Tides are in last place in the International League South Division, but all...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES As a Rule 5 pick, hard-throwing right-hander Jason Garcia had to stay in the majors all season in 2015 for the Orioles to keep him in the organization. He made it, pitching 21 games with the Orioles last year – all in relief...
Yikes. Maybe I shouldn’t take a vacation again. In the two weeks since the last “Dean Jones Report,” the Orioles are 5-8. They were tied with the Toronto Blue Jays atop the American League East when I left. Now, they’re in third place, two games behind the Blue Jays and the Boston...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Delmarva pitching coach Blaine Beatty has been coaching in the Orioles organization for 11 seasons, and has mentored many of the club’s young hurlers. One of his prized pupils is Dylan Bundy, who is now tearing up the majors. Beatty, a former Orioles’...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES Bowie Baysox manager Gary Kendall, a Baltimore native, is the winningest skipper in team history and the only person to lead the club to an Eastern League championship. He also has one of the better stories in the Orioles’ minor league system. A...