Time not on Orioles’ side trying to get Grayson Rodriguez back for October run
Mike Elias said Rodriguez continues “doing really well” recovering from a lat strain, but the postseason begins in just two weeks.
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Orioles still seeking longer bullpen chain entering final stretch of season
Left-hander Danny Coulombe began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.
Luke Jones and Nestor welcome Norby, toast Hays and discuss Orioles roster management of Elias with injuries
Luke Jones and Nestor welcome Connor Norby, toast a two-homer game by Austin Hays and discuss the Orioles roster management of Mike Elias with injuries stacking up and no rest on the AL East road.
The patience to give Hays more time
Luke Jones and Nestor welcome Connor Norby, toast a two-homer game by Austin Hays and discuss the Orioles roster management of Mike Elias with injuries stacking up and no rest on the AL East road.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on quiet trade deadline
General manager Mike Elias says it’s becoming more difficult to pry away prospects from other clubs.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts in first full week of March
Rule 5 shortstop Richie Martin is off to a good start in Grapefruit League action.
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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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Orioles go all in on rebuild by trading off Schoop, Gausman
Second baseman Jonathan Schoop was traded to Milwaukee for three players just before Tuesday’s deadline.
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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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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 2-1 loss to Cleveland
Baltimore is now scoring a putrid 3.17 runs per game, the lowest mark in the majors.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-5 loss at Detroit
Darren O’Day gave up a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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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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Orioles may move up Cobb’s 2018 debut date
Manager Buck Showalter had previously said the veteran newcomer wouldn’t pitch before April 14.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 7-0 loss to Minnesota
Kevin Gausman certainly didn’t start the 2018 season on a high note.
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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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2018 Orioles preview: Kevin Gausman
Luke Jones will take a look at a member of the 2018 Orioles every day ahead of their March 29 opener.
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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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Twelve Orioles thoughts counting down to spring training
In a pivotal winter for the organization, the Orioles are showing no evidence of a clear direction.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following West Coast trip
A disappointing 4-6 road trip pushed the Orioles back to three games below .500.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following series split with Detroit
The recently-acquired Tim Beckham gave the Orioles a jolt over a successful homestand.
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Lost weekend sweeps away any glimmer of hope for 2017 Orioles
The Orioles are on their way to being sellers with the worst run differential in the American League.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 3-1 win over Toronto
Mychal Givens escaped a bases-loaded jam in the sixth and turned in 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
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Orioles pitching staff making history for wrong reasons
Where does the current pitching ineptitude rank among the worst stretches of Orioles history?
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 14-3 loss to Yankees
Kevin Gausman gave up seven earned runs and walked six in 3 1/3 innings.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-5 win over Pittsburgh
Adam Jones’s alert baserunning set up Mark Trumbo to drive in the winning run.
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Time for Orioles to reset bullpen — and find more quality
The failure of the six-man bullpen came to a climax in Detroit Tuesday with the kind of meltdown that’s been rare in these parts for a long time.
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What has happened to Kevin Gausman?
Aiming to become an ace entering 2017, the 26-year-old has instead been one of the worst pitchers in baseball.
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Even by Orioles standards, superb start to 2017 tough to explain
The Orioles are on pace to win well over 100 games, but even their usual strengths haven’t been special.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-4 win over Washington
Mark Trumbo’s tomahawk home run in the first inning was his third of the season.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-2 loss to Boston
The first eight pitches of the game ruined the afternoon for Kevin Gausman and the Orioles.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 9-3 loss to Cincinnati
Kevin Gausman turned in one of the worst starts of his career on Tuesday night.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 2-1 win over Toronto
Kevin Gausman turned in his best start of the young season with six strong innings.
