Paul Folkemer
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January 27, 2018 at 5:04 pm
Orioles Fanfest notes: Machado’s and Schoop’s absences loom large
As members of the Orioles greeted fans at the club’s 2018 Fanfest, much of the focus was on the players who weren’t there. Third baseman Manny Machado and second baseman (and 2017 Most Valuable Oriole) Jonathan Schoop dropped out of the event just days earlier, leaving Orioles’ management disappointed by their absences....
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Showalter confirms: Manny Machado will be moving to shortstop in 2018
Orioles’ manager Buck Showalter officially confirmed at FanFest what had been rumored for months: Manny Machado will be switching positions in 2018. “He’s going to play shortstop,” Showalter said. Machado has played primarily third base since the Orioles promoted him to the majors in August 2012, starting 715 games at the hot...
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January 25, 2018 at 7:00 am
Here’s how the newly elected 2018 Hall of Famers fared against — and for — the Orioles
The National Baseball Hall of Fame added four new members to its ranks Wednesday: Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones and Jim Thome. The quartet combined for 75 years in the majors, two MVP awards and 29 All-Star appearances Hoffman notched 601 saves while the slugging trio of Guerrero, Jones and Thome...
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December 19, 2017 at 7:00 am
What’s the precedent for a Machado deal? Looking at MLB trades in the past decade that involved a young superstar before his walk year
As trade rumors swirl around Manny Machado, fans and media have speculated on what kind of return package the Orioles might get if they trade their star third baseman. Can the Orioles land a bounty of top-100 prospects? Can they get a major league ready starting pitcher? Some combination of both? Neither?...
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December 14, 2017 at 1:36 pm
Orioles select three players in Rule 5 draft, adding to Dan Duquette’s extensive Rule 5 history
It’s no surprise that the Orioles were active in Thursday’s Rule 5 draft. Since Dan Duquette took the reins as executive vice president in 2011, the Orioles have made at least one selection in the Rule 5 draft every year. What was surprising, though, was that the Orioles selected three players Thursday...
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5.1K3November 9, 2017 at 7:00 amA look at Roy Halladay’s career highlights — and his sheer dominance — against the Orioles
The baseball world was rocked Tuesday by the death of longtime MLB ace and two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, who...
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November 3, 2017 at 7:00 am
1970 Orioles versus 2017 Astros in a battle of 100-win champs — here’s a guess at who’d win the fictional Series and how they’d do it
The Houston Astros made history in winning the 2017 World Series, and not just because they brought the franchise its first championship. The Astros (101-61), in besting the Los Angeles Dodgers (104-58), became the first 100-win club in 47 years to defeat a fellow 100-win team in the World Series. The last...
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October 19, 2017 at 7:00 am
Revisiting AL East Position Rankings: Pitching
Welcome to the final part of my 2017 end-of-season AL East position rankings. As a reminder, the main purpose of this series is to basically make a fool of myself. I’m looking back at my AL East position rankings from April and determining what I got right and — as is usually...
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October 18, 2017 at 7:00 am
Revisiting AL East Position Rankings: Outfield
Welcome to part two of my AL East position rankings series. If you’re just joining us, I’m rating how each of the five division teams fared at every position in 2017 — and comparing them to my preseason rankings in April to discover just how wrong I was. In part one, I...
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October 17, 2017 at 7:00 am
Revisiting AL East Position Rankings: Infield
At the start of the 2017 season, I attempted to compare the Orioles to their AL East opponents by ranking each team in the division at every position on the field. Making predictions is a fool’s errand, as we all know. And making predictions about how five teams will rank at every...