So far, our season-long “Stats All, Folks” feature has delved into sabermetric stats for hitting, pitching and fielding. But there’s one key facet of the game we haven’t yet considered: baserunning. Let’s change that. For today’s edition, we’ll focus on BsR. What is BsR? No tricky acronyms here — BsR is simply...
It’s likely few Orioles fans paid notice earlier this month when the team optioned first baseman David Washington to Triple-A Norfolk. In his first major league action, Washington (pictured above) was 0-for-6 with five strikeouts, barely registering a blip on the club’s radar. Washington, however, has a chance to join a somewhat...
It’s no secret that the Orioles’ 2017 rotation is in pretty poor shape. But things wouldn’t be much better if the club had held onto Yovani Gallardo, who started 23 games in 2016, fourth most among that Orioles’ rotation. The veteran right-hander, whom the Orioles traded to Seattle for Seth Smith last...
Here in Orioles country, we know a little bit something about streaks. Of course, Baltimore was the home of the most famous streak in baseball history, Cal Ripken’s MLB-record 2,632 consecutive games played. But now the Orioles are on the precipice of another record-breaking streak — and this time, nobody will be...
After a seemingly endless string of poor outings from their starting pitchers, the Orioles got a much-needed shot in the arm Sunday from … Ubaldo Jimenez. Just what everyone expected, right? Jimenez’s return to the Orioles’ rotation was a rousing success, as he delivered a seven-inning, two-run gem against the St. Louis...
If you want some good news about the Orioles, it’s this: they cannot get mathematically eliminated from the playoff race in June. If you want some more good news about the Orioles … sorry. I’m fresh out. The Orioles’ return to Camden Yards after a 1-7 road trip wasn’t quite the momentum-changer...
Welcome back to Stats All, Folks, our year-long look at the analytic side of baseball. The previous editions have covered plenty of sabermetric stats for hitters and pitchers. But now let’s get a little crazy. Today we’re going to look at advanced metrics for fielders — specifically, Defensive Runs Saved (DRS). Dan...
En route to their dramatic, extra-inning win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, not everything went swimmingly for the Orioles. Third baseman Manny Machado was forced to leave in the fourth inning with a hand injury, which may require an MRI on Thursday. The injury occurred in the top of the second,...
Is it too soon to install a Trey Mancini statue alongside the Orioles’ legends at Camden Yards? OK, maybe we’ll give it some more time. But the 25-year-old rookie outfielder had the game of his life Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, crushing a game-tying, two-run homer in the ninth and a...
Veteran right-hander Edwin Jackson had his contract purchased by the Orioles from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday afternoon when lefty reliever Donnie Hart was sent down. Once the 33-year-old Jackson appears in a game for the Orioles, he will have played for 12 major league teams in his career, leaving him one shy...