Twelve Orioles thoughts on end of Duquette-Showalter era
The pair made mistakes and paid the price for a 115-loss season, but that shouldn’t wipe away what was a good run.
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Checking in on recent trade acquisitions and former Orioles
The centerpiece of the Manny Machado trade, Yusniel Diaz is off to a slow start at Double-A Bowie.
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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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Jones, Orioles weighing complicated question of whether to stay together
With contenders interested in his services, the longtime center fielder is weighing his options and owns a no-trade clause.
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Dear Zach Britton: We’ll forever salute you as Mister ‘What If?’ in Baltimore
Start spreading the news, Zach Britton is leaving today. Nestor pens a #DearOrioles letter to the best closer in franchise history
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Orioles trade two-time All-Star closer Zach Britton to Yankees
The lefty sinkerballer is joining the best bullpen in baseball in the midst of a tight pennant race.
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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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Crunch time rapidly approaching for Orioles’ free-agent-to-be trade chips
It’s been a mixed bag of recent results for the players most likely to be moved by the trade deadline.
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Letting The Warehouse know via #DearOrioles letters that those empty seats are still out here
Once this mess is over and Machado and Jones and Buck are gone, who is going to deodorize the stench of the Baltimore Orioles experience? I’ll be asking questions in #DearOrioles series all summer…
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Britton’s return, Machado’s absence bring Orioles’ expected sell-off into focus
Zach Britton’s return from the DL is the last hurdle on the way to Baltimore unloading pending free agents.
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Orioles receive mixed bag of pitching news
Top pitching prospect Hunter Harvey is sidelined with a right shoulder injury reportedly sustained dodging a foul ball.
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Ten painful Orioles numbers entering month of June
As if a 17-39 record weren’t depressing enough, Luke Jones brings more sobering numbers to light.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts ahead of West Coast road trip
Despite his team’s woeful start, Manny Machado is playing like an MVP thus far.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 7-3 loss to Cleveland
Manny Machado continues to do his part in an offense that’s otherwise been dreadful.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 5-2 win over Yankees
Andrew Cashner pitched six strong innings to earn his first win as an Oriole.
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Rule 5 obsession again hurting Orioles’ chances to win
Josh Reddick’s grand slam off Nestor Cortes blew Tuesday’s game open in the seventh inning.
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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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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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Orioles continue leaving their fans twisting in wind
Miguel Gonzalez signing a cheap one-year deal with the White Sox is the latest bullet point making Orioles fans shake their heads.
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Orioles appear to finally be facing reality with Machado
Rumors are rampant about the All-Star third baseman who’s less than a year away from free agency.
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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.
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By not selling, Orioles continue course toward 2019 cliff
Dan Duquette said the market didn’t develop the way that he’d hoped for closer Zach Britton.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 9-7 win over Houston
All-Star second baseman Jonathan Schoop drove in a run for the seventh consecutive game.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 12-1 win over Texas
Receiving plenty of run support, Dylan Bundy settled in nicely after a rocky start to his outing.
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Report: Angelos gives Duquette approval to shop certain Orioles
Two-time All-Star closer Zach Britton is reportedly among the players now available to other clubs.
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O’Day, Britton take positive steps in their anticipated returns
After a successful sim game, O’Day could be activated from the disabled list as early as Friday.
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Hardy sidelined at least 4-6 weeks with right wrist fracture
The Orioles shortstop suffered a non-displaced fracture and will not need to undergo surgery.
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Orioles continue shuffling bullpen due to injuries, ineffectiveness
Right-hander Mike Wright was placed on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder bursitis on Friday.
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Orioles designate Jackson for assignment in latest bullpen shuffle
The 33-year-old allowed seven runs, 11 hits, two home runs, and four walks in just five innings.
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Orioles place O’Day on disabled list with right shoulder strain
The veteran setup man has been dealing with a shoulder issue off and on since last season.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 5-4 loss to Detroit
Welington Castillo is now 6-for-10 since being activate from the disabled list on Tuesday.
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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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Orioles offense not making life easier for undermanned bullpen
The bullpen’s current state prompted Buck Showalter to use Vidal Nuno in the eighth inning of a tie game on Friday.
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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 5-4 win over Washington
The comeback victory moved the Orioles back into first place in the AL East with the best record in baseball.
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Orioles closer Britton to miss 6-8 weeks with re-injured forearm
The two-time All-Star reliever suffered a recurrence of a left forearm strain last week.
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Britton admits returning too soon, will see specialist for forearm
The Orioles closer is back on the disabled list with the recurrence of a left forearm strain.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 4-2 win over White Sox
Joey Rickard tacked on an important insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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Orioles closer Britton again experiencing left forearm discomfort
The two-time All-Star selection was just activated form the disabled list earlier this week.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 8-3 win over Boston
Tyler Wilson turned in a critical quality start less than 24 hours after he found out he’d be getting the ball.
