The 2020 season was an important one for catcher Chance Sisco and outfielder DJ Stewart. It didn’t turn out the way they had hoped. Sisco and Stewart were highly touted draft choices from the Dan Duquette regime. Sisco was a second-round choice in the 2013 draft and hit well in the minors....
One area that the Orioles showed substantial improvement in 2020 was relief pitching. In 2019, their bullpen had a 5.79 earned-run average. This year, relievers compiled a 3.90 ERA. The three most experienced Oriole relievers — Richard Bleier, Miguel Castro and Mychal Givens — were traded. Bleier, dealt after two scoreless outings,...
The season many thought wouldn’t be completed because of Covid-19 is over. As executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias inferred during his 25-minute session with the media on Saturday, it is hard for Oriole fans to feel happy about a losing record and failing to qualify for an expanded postseason. With a...
Ending an unusual and difficult season, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde acknowledged that it was a trying time, dealing with a team during a pandemic. “We’ve all gone through a lot this year,” Hyde said after the Orioles’ 7-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Sahlen Field in Buffalo on Sunday. In...
Oriole starter John Means ended the 2020 season with a loss. However, he could hardly have pitched any better. Only a two-out, sixth-inning home run by Cavan Biggio spoiled Means’ night. Means had arm fatigue to begin the season and then lost his father to pancreatic cancer on August 7th. His fastball...
Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias said he’s thankful for his players’ health during a season that was shortened by Covid-19, but that he isn’t satisfied with what he saw on the field. “It’s very difficult for me to label any season a success where we have a losing record and...
Very quickly, the Orioles were down by 10 runs to the Toronto Blue Jays, and even though they cut the deficit in half, it was another lopsided loss. Toronto’s 10-5 win over the Orioles at Sahlen Field in Buffalo on Friday night was the third bad loss in the first four games...
Rightfielder Anthony Santander, who was having an outstanding season before an oblique injury ended it on September 4th, was voted Most Valuable Oriole for 2020, the team announced Friday. The award is voted on by members of the media who cover the Orioles. Santander, 26, played in each of the Orioles’ first...
After scoring just eight runs in the past five games, the Orioles had a rare offensive outburst on Thursday night, dominating the Boston Red Sox, 13-1, at Fenway Park. The win was the Orioles’ fourth in their past 16 game and gives them a 24-33 record with three game left to be...
In a 60-game schedule, it’s easy to look back and see what went right and what went wrong. After 20 games, the Orioles were 12-8, and there was optimism about what could happen in a short season. In their next 20 games, the Orioles were 7-13, leaving them 19-21. Had it not...