SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play We always talk about the Baltimore-to-Norfolk shuttle, about how the Orioles are always dropping down to Triple-A to get reinforcements. Maybe like no other organization, the Orioles are continually promoting and demoting players between the majors and minors. You knew that. But...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play Happy Thanksgiving all!!! We are a little light here on annual traditions at BaltimoreBaseball.com. Technically, we’re only about 20 months old, so we’ve got some time to build our own traditions. And we’re trying. So welcome to one that we intend to keep...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play Although Major League Baseball is done for 2017, there are some games being played that are worth our attention – at least a little bit of attention as November progresses. The Arizona Fall League, which showcases some of the better prospects in the...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play In the first part of his minor league season wrap-up last week, Double-A Bowie Baysox announcer Adam Pohl looked at some of the top performances in the Orioles system in 2017. That included outfielder Austin Hays, who was named the organization’s Brooks Robinson...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play The minor league season is over for Orioles’ affiliates. Adam Pohl, the tireless voice of the Bowie Baysox, is never done, though. This week – and next week – Pohl wraps up the 2017 Orioles’ minor league year by talking with BaltimoreBaseball.com’s minor...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play The Orioles had no affiliates in the playoffs last year. This year they definitely have two: The Double-A Bowie Baysox of the Eastern League and the High-A Frederick Keys of the Carolina League. The Baysox, who open their playoff series at home...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play It’s not easy to do what Ryan Mountcastle is attempting to do. He’s 20 years old. And the former supplemental first-rounder in 2015 is playing at Double-A Bowie now. And he’s trying to learn a different position. How hard is it to get...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play Ramon Martinez has one of the more intriguing roles in the Orioles organization. He’s officially listed as special assignment pitching instructor, which means he goes wherever he is needed, from the majors to the low minors, to help teach and evaluate the Orioles’...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play When the Orioles acquired shortstop Tim Beckham from the Tampa Bay Rays for Short-A right-hander Tobias Myers at Monday’s trade deadline, there were a whole lot of questions that surfaced. Why would a contending team deal a player off its 25-man roster to...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play Let’s assume for a moment that the Orioles are sellers in the next week. Let’s assume they are willing to move Zach Britton, Brad Brach or maybe Manny Machado to a contender. And let’s assume that the Orioles’ No. 1 target in return...