Twelve Orioles Thoughts following Holliday’s debut in 7-5 win over Boston
All eyes were on Jackson Holliday, but two other former first-round picks were the standouts on Wednesday.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts upon reaching 75-game mark
Monday’s victory in Seattle clinched Baltimore’s first full winning month since August 2017.
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Orioles trade Cobb to Angels for young infielder Jahmai Jones
Baltimore will reportedly pay more than half of Cobb’s salary for 2021.
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Castoff Orioles providing no shortage of fun early in weird season
The 2020 Orioles are competing, entertaining, and — to the surprise of everyone — winning.
Finding value in 2020 Orioles season challenging and easy at same time
With fingers crossed and expectations low for the Orioles, let’s play ball.
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Bundy trade serves as reminder of Orioles’ past — and unknown future
Dylan Bundy was once the consensus best pitching prospect in baseball and represented hope.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on Andrew Cashner trade
Pitching up in the zone more and doubling his changeup usage led to Andrew Cashner’s rebound this season.
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All bets off on Orioles’ potential path toward infamy
Surpassing the 1962 New York Mets is hardly a stretch for a club that’s lost 34 of its last 43 games.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts entering late June
Trey Mancini continues to have a career year at the plate, fueling discussion about his future.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts approaching mid-May
Mychal Givens has recorded more than three outs in eight of his first 13 appearances, making him a valuable commodity.
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Nine notable Orioles numbers at end of April
Trey Mancini entered Wednesday ranked eighth in the majors in on-base plus slugging percentage.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts after first 20 games of 2019 season
Trey Mancini has easily been Baltimore’s biggest star, but Dwight Smith Jr. has been the surprise at the plate.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on struggling pitching staff
The Baltimore staff allowed a staggering 37 home runs through its first 13 games.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following series win over Yankees
On Baltimore’s 226th pitch of the game, Paul Fry converted the save in a 7-5 win on Sunday.
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Nine questions on the 2019 Orioles entering the season
Coming off the worst season in club history, what will 2019 bring for the rebuilding Orioles?
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Twelve Orioles thoughts with Grapefruit League action underway
Mychal Givens is just one Baltimore pitcher who could benefit from a greater emphasis on his slider.
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Waiting the hardest part in earliest stages of Orioles’ rebuild
The Orioles will try to sell a promising future, but the wait to get there won’t be easy.
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Orioles non-tender Joseph, Beckham at deadline
The veteran catcher not receiving a contract means the only remaining member of the 2014 AL East champion Orioles is Chris Davis.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on record-setting 2018 club
Perhaps the 1988 Orioles cracked open skunked beers to celebrate on Tuesday night.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts entering second half of August
Dylan Bundy has allowed five or more earned runs in five of his last seven starts and has an 8.33 ERA since the start of July.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts at non-waiver trade deadline
Adam Jones and Dan Duquette want different things with the Orioles rebuild well underway.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on approaching trade deadline
Brad Brach’s season ERA climbed to 4.63 after another poor outing on Monday.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following Memorial Day checkpoint
Baltimore concluded Memorial Day 20 games under .500 and 20 games out of first place in the AL East.
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Bundy’s struggles take Orioles’ season to new low
After posting a 1.42 ERA in his first five starts, Bundy has allowed nine home runs in his last nine innings.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts ahead of nine-game homestand
Baltimore limps home with an 8-26 record after a winless road trip.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 3-1 loss to Boston
The Orioles have scored a combined seven runs in games started by Dylan Bundy.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following Toronto series
Despite receiving little run support, Dylan Bundy has been among the top pitchers in baseball early on.
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Cobb won’t make Orioles debut before April 14
The right-hander threw a four-inning simulated game in Sarasota on Friday.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 3-2 win on Opening Day
Adam Jones was the hero in his 11th Opening Day playing for the Orioles.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts entering 2018 season
Seven years after being drafted fourth overall, Dylan Bundy will finally make his first Opening Day start.
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Bundy selected as Orioles starter for Opening Day
The 25-year-old won 13 games and posted a 4.24 ERA in his first full season as a starter.
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Orioles agree to four-year deal with Alex Cobb
Baltimore has seemingly made a major addition to a starting rotation that was woeful in 2017.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts winding down spring training
The Orioles open the 2018 season a week from Thursday.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on start of spring training
Adam Jones was blunt in discussing his future beyond the 2018 season.
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Tillman a fine flier, but Orioles shouldn’t view him as safe bet
A $3 million bet on the veteran regaining his pre-2017 form is fine, but he shouldn’t just be penciled in as the No. 4 starter.
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Orioles officially sign veteran starter Cashner to two-year deal
The 31-year-old posted a 3.40 ERA in his lone season with Texas last year.
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Orioles’ lack of direction taking optimism out of spring
A last-place team from a year ago enters spring after treading water all winter, neither making one last big run nor taking meaningful steps to start building for future success.
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Labor Day weekend illustrates Orioles’ minuscule margin for error
A blistering August offense has cooled off and the bullpen had to pitch 15 innings in two wins.
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Twelve thoughts on Dylan Bundy’s one-hit shutout
Bundy became the second pitcher in Orioles history to record a one-hit shutout with 12 or more strikeouts.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 8-7 win over Oakland
Dylan Bundy turned in one of his most impressive performances of the season before running into trouble in the seventh inning.